Download or read book Uncle Earl written by George Sanchez and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Earl K. Long, three-time governor of Louisiana, is on the stump campaigning--the thing he does as well as anyone who ever lived. Barred by law from running again, he is still determined to run for reelection. His aide, Joe Arthur, and his wife, Blanche, are concerned about his health and behavior. Uncle Earl is also in personal crisis. As Joe Arthur keeps him on schedule, he hears the voice of his childhood nanny, Auntie Alice, calling; he recalls his courtship of Blanche; his assassinated brother, Huey. A chance encounter with a young boy reminds him of his lonely, childless condition. He is still "Uncle Earl," wheeling and dealing, but the past is closing in. Obsessed with his brother's fate, he does battle for his political ideals, fighting for the right of African-Americans to vote in the still-segregated South of 1960. Hospitalized in Galveston against his will, his deterioration concerns Blanche. As governor, however, he cannot be confined. Joe Arthur engineers his release and Earl is off on a hectic recuperative tour of the West. After his reelection bid fails, his restless energy is spent partying in New Orleans' French Quarter until a final, redemptive run for Congress. His final race is successful, but he has spent himself in the effort. In death, he returns to Auntie Alice and the rural roots which were the underpinnings of his politics and his life."--Publisher's website.
Download or read book The Earl of Louisiana written by Abbott Joseph Liebling and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Uncle Bubba s Savannah Seafood written by Earl Hiers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People travel from far and wide to taste the fresh and delicious seafood served at Uncle Bubba's Oyster House in Savannah, but now you can stay home and let chef and owner Earl “Bubba” Hiers treat you to his famous Southern hospitality. His first-ever cookbook tells you how to prepare both the dishes that made his restaurant famous and the home cooking that he and his older sister, Food Network star Paula Deen, grew up eating in their Granny Paul's kitchen. Learn how to make finger-lickin' Dixieland favorites like Low Country Boil, Lip-Smackin'-Good Chicken Casserole, Salmon and Grits, and Oyster Stew. Right off the restaurants menu are dishes like BBQ Shrimp, Gumbo, and Shrimp and Grits. And because good cooking seems to run in Bubba's family, recipes like Raised Biscuits, Kathy's Dig Deep salad, and Cheesy Squash Casserole come straight from the recipe boxes in the authentic Southern kitchens of Bubba's grannies, aunts, and friends. Desserts are Bubba's favorite, and there's no shortage. Try Aunt Glennis's version of the classic Dixie staple, Red Velvet Cake, or the Lemon Cheese Cake, which true Southerners know is not a cheesecake at all. There's also Chocolate Almond Pie, Butterscotch Pound Cake, Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie, and three recipes for truly scrumptious desserts that are Paula's gift to her baby brother. Plus, along with the recipes, you'll get family stories and photographs that bring Bubba and Paula's Georgia childhood to life. Like his restaurant, Bubba's recipes are casual—perfect for summer cookouts and picnics where paper napkins and plastic forks are just fine, and the card playing and story swapping begins when the Chargrilled Oysters are put on the table, and doesn't end until long after the last bite of Georgia Peach Cake is cleaned from the plate. Soon, just like Bubba, you'll be spending long afternoons around the grill, bragging on your barbecue and waiting for the Beer Rolls to come out of the oven.
Download or read book Win the Race Or Die Trying written by Jack B. McGuire and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How one of the last Louisiana Longs escaped a mental institution and died after winning election to Congress
Download or read book Treasure Trackers written by Tim Tuck and published by Blake Education. This book was released on 2002 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Dime s Worth of Paper Plates One Young Man s Journey from the Great Depression through World War II written by L.D. (Duke) Hobbs and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Dime's Worth of Paper Plates, the author calls himself "a typical guy who became a teenager during the Depression years and became a man during World War II." Duke begins with his ancestors' history in Norway and their emigration to Iowa in 1892. His grandfather acquired a number of farms in the Norwegian community in central Iowa, and the author lived on one of these farms as a child. His childhood is idyllic, though the Depression and the Dust Bowl years take their toll on the adults in the community. His stepfather takes a job in Pecos, Texas in 1936 and the family adjusts to a new life in this little "cow town." Following a year of college, Duke joins the army in 1944 and after training at Ft. Hood is sent overseas for two years. He serves in Company "F," 314th Infantry, 79th Division in the European Theater. After the war, he returns to Texas A&M to complete his degree. Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the air Force, he serves four years as an intelligence officer during the Korean War.
Download or read book The Little House On The Farm written by Clementine Blackman Troublefield and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little house on the farm was located in the Southern Part of North Carolina. It was surrounded by fields and woods. This was the playground for the four little Rayner Blackman girls. Especially in the spring and summer, they loved playing in the fields and woods. Life was innocent and care free to them. Sometimes the girls and their brother would get in trouble and their parents had to punish them. They learned their lesson from it. There was a special bond they had as a family, and with their relatives and friends. How they dealt with sickness and death of their loved one. The family had faith and love in Jesus Christ, and that faith was tested when their Mother and Sister's lives were in jeopardy. The family had many many blessings in The Little House on the Farm.
Download or read book Cajun Conspiracy written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flip Flops written by Shanae M. Gamble and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: flip -flops The Church is filled with members and friends rejoicing at the sounds of faith and belief as the First Lady testifies on faith and then deliverance. The Holy Spirit touches her with the warmth of forgiveness and servitude. Suddenly First Lady Kelly shouts with joy as tears run down Pastor Marks cheeks. Only the two of them knows the history behind this encounter but each individual member begin to feel a peace to whatever problems he or she face when entering the sanctuary that day. Pastor Marks: (The St. John Baptist Choir Begins to Sing, I wont Complain in the background as the pastor begins to speak) Sometimes we have some rough days and sleepless nights but when we look around and find a light at the end of the tunnel, we found our good days outweighs the bad ones. GOD has tested the idea of faith from the beginning of time with the tree of knowledge in Genesis Chapter 2:9. The tree of knowledge represents life as being good and tests our faith with evil. The Bible explains how eating from this tree will give knowledge of whats good and evil. It is up to our faith in God to distinguish right from wrong and how to lead a path less followed and of righteousness.
Download or read book Cut to the Bone written by Shane Gericke and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective commander for the Naperville, Illinois, sheriff's office, Martin Benedetti, during a routine investigation, gets too close to a serial killer who, savagely mutilating his victims, threatens to destroy everything and everyone Martin loves. Original.
Download or read book The Respite written by Darlene Moore and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After eighteen years of working in a nursing home and meeting all kinds of residents from all walks, and staff members with hidden agendas, including criminal activity, I Lydia will share my personal scandals that almost cost me my freedom and my life. This book will also share how chronically ill residents do not receive their proper medication because greedy staff members find it to be more profitable to sell the prescription drugs on the street instead of giving them to the people they were prescribed for. I will also share how promiscuous behaviour is common in the workplace while staff members should be giving care to the residents. This book contains several occurrences that happened during my employment. Although I share a few of the stories and incidents that occurred while employed at the home, there is one story that haunts me to this very day, and that is the story of the Respite.
Download or read book I Will Praise Thee written by Joanne L. Keini and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the battle Christians have in making decisions about dating, marriage, and relationships. See how the course of a family's life is altered by a loved one's decision in selecting a mate.
Download or read book Lost in Katrina written by Schaefer, Mikel and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. . This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lost in Katrina is powerful! It is the human experience during the worst storm in America's history. Mike Schaefer has captured the stories of those who not only miraculously survived, but went on to become heroes." --Angela Hill, WWL-TV anchor, New Orleans "Mike Schaefer listens. And because he listens so well, we get to hear the real stories of Katrina and St. Bernard Parish. I've seen the aftermath there with my own eyes and thought what must it have been like when the storm hit, when the floods came? Now we know. And what a story." --Harry Smith, CBS News "When friends ask me what Katrina was really like, this is the book I'll recommend to them. The individual stories Mike tells, of survival and loss, desperation and heroism, perfectly capture the unreal chaos that was Katrina. Even if, like I did, you think you know all about the storm and its aftermath, you'll find something new, and, no doubt, inspiring, in this book." --Tracy Smith, CBS News correspondent This book offers insightful, emotional accounts of life before, during, and immediately after Hurricane Katrina in a parish that seemingly disappeared from the government's sight. While President Bush was shaking hands with FEMA director Michael Browne ("Brownie," as he will long be remembered) on the fourth day after the storm, St. Bernard Parish was struggling to salvage what they could. As the rest of the world watched the worst of humanity emerge on television, ordinary people did extraordinary things to save the parish that found itself almost completely submerged in floodwater. Heart-wrenching stories of the human will to survive offer an inside perspective on what it means to be a survivor of Hurricane Katrina.
Download or read book Backrooms and Bayous written by Robert Mann and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State history, behind-the-scenes stories, funny anecdotes, and life lessons come together to form Robert Mann's indelible memoir about his life and career alongside some of the most powerful lawmakers in the South. Offering an in-depth, personal perspective of working in government, Mann shares the lives of major politicians and how they affected his own beliefs, eventually shifting his ideological views. Mann has known every Louisiana governor--aside from Uncle Earl--since 1944. He has interviewed past presidents, senators, and aides as a journalist and served as press secretary to two of the most influential Louisiana legislators. He acted as press secretary to the 1990 US Senate reelection campaign of J. Bennett Johnston when he defeated former Klan leader David Duke. He helped elect Mary Landrieu to the US Senate, and his engaging stories range from Russell Long's struggle with his father's past to how Mann lost John Breaux's suitcase. Through it all, Mann writes with humor and empathy, casting politics and politicians in a refreshing, human light. His life story serves as both a cautionary tale for young people seeking a political career and an entertaining recitation of his decades of experience, offering a fresh look at Louisiana political history.
Download or read book Finding My Voice written by Valerie Jarrett and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work Valerie has been one of Barack and my closest confidantes for decades... the world would feel a lot better if there were more people like Valerie blazing the trail for the rest of us.--Michelle Obama The ultimate Obama insider (The New York Times) and longest-serving senior advisor in the Obama White House shares her journey as a daughter, mother, lawyer, business leader, public servant, and leader in government at a historic moment in American history. When Valerie Jarrett interviewed a promising young lawyer named Michelle Robinson in July 1991 for a job in Chicago city government, neither knew that it was the first step on a path that would end in the White House. Jarrett soon became Michelle and Barack Obama's trusted personal adviser and family confidante; in the White House, she was known as the one who got him and helped him engage his public life. Jarrett joined the White House team on January 20, 2009 and departed with the First Family on January 20, 2017, and she was in the room--in the Oval Office, on Air Force One, and everywhere else--when it all happened. No one has as intimate a view of the Obama Years, nor one that reaches back as many decades, as Jarrett shares in Finding My Voice. Born in Iran (where her father, a doctor, sought a better job than he could find in segregated America), Jarrett grew up in Chicago in the 60s as racial and gender barriers were being challenged. A single mother stagnating in corporate law, she found her voice in Harold Washington's historic administration, where she began a remarkable journey, ultimately becoming one of the most visible and influential African-American women of the twenty-first century. From her work ensuring equality for women and girls, advancing civil rights, reforming our criminal justice system, and improving the lives of working families, to the real stories behind some of the most stirring moments of the Obama presidency, Jarrett shares her forthright, optimistic perspective on the importance of leadership and the responsibilities of citizenship in the twenty-first century, inspiring readers to lift their own voices.
Download or read book Secrets of the Unforgiven written by Carly Robbins and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-11 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets of the Unforgiven By: Carly Robbins Come take a trip home with Katelynn. Enjoy a glass of lemonade on the porch swing while listening to the night bugs sing with her true love, Knight in Shining Armor, who just happens to be a vampire, Corbin. She has come home to see her much-loved family. Has the very essence of evil followed her home, or was it there all along? She will need to rally her entire clan of Vampires, Fairies, and Immortals.... Can they, will they, be able to defeat an unimaginable evil, by the name of SAVAR?
Download or read book Fritos Pie written by Kaleta Doolin and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1932 C.E. Doolin, the operator of a struggling San Antonio confectionery, purchased for $100 the recipe for a fried corn chip product and a crude device used to make it, along with a list of nineteen customer accounts. From that humble beginning sprang Fritos ('fries' in Spanish), a product that, thanks to Doolin's marketing ingenuity and a visionary approach to food technology, would become one of the best-known brands in America. Fritos Pie is an insider's look at the never-before-told story of the Frito Company written by Kaleta Doolin, daughter of the company's founder. Filled with personal anecdotes, more than 150 recipes, and stories, this book recounts the company's early days, the 1961 merger that created Frito-Lay, Inc., and beyond.
