Firesticks

Firesticks
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 166
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0806124903
ISBN-13 : 9780806124902
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Firesticks by : Diane Glancy

Presents a collection of stories filled with such unusual characters as the shy stamp collector who dreams that he can go anywhere through the U.S. Post Office

Firestick

Firestick
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Publisher : Pinnacle Books
Total Pages : 400
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780786040230
ISBN-13 : 0786040238
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Firestick by : William W. Johnstone

Johnstone Justice. What America Needs Now. In this exciting new series, bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone pay homage to America’s trail-hardened backwoodsmen who, like a fine grain whiskey, only get better with age . . . REAL MEN DON’T RIDE INTO THE SUNSET In his mountain-man days, Elwood “Firestick” McQueen was practically a living legend. His hunting, tracking, and trapping skills were known far and wide. But it was his deadly accuracy with a rifle that earned him the Indian name “Firestick.” His two best buddies are Malachi “Beartooth” Skinner—whose knife was as fatal as a grizzly’s chompers—and Jim “Moosejaw” Hendricks, who once wielded the jawbone of a moose to crush his enemies in the heat of battle. Of course, things are different nowadays. The trio have finally settled down, running a horse ranch in West Texas—and spending quality time with their lady friends. But if you think these old boys are ready for lives of leisure, think again . . . Firestick is the town marshal. Beartooth and Moosejaw are his deputies. And when a hired gunman shows up with bullets blazing, these three hard-cases are ready to prove they aren’t getting older. They’re getting deadlier . . . Live Free. Read Hard. www.williamjohnstone.net Also available in Audio Visit us at www.kensingtonbooks.com

Burning Bush

Burning Bush
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 556
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ISBN-10 : 9780295998831
ISBN-13 : 0295998830
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Burning Bush by : Stephen J. Pyne

Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers.“Mr. Pyne, showing what a historian deeply schooled in environmental science can contribute to our awareness of nature and culture, has produced a provocative work that is a major contribution to the literature of environmental studies.”—New York Times Book Review

The Quintessence Cycle

The Quintessence Cycle
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Publisher : Golden Arm Press
Total Pages : 1244
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781939172211
ISBN-13 : 1939172217
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis The Quintessence Cycle by : Terry C. Simpson

In Mareshna, your soul is your magic. The nobility will do anything to take it. The Dracodar called it a game. Far’an Senjin. The Game of Souls. It is anything but. Soul is life. It is death. It is the path to the throne. But no human was ever born with the ability to wield all the soul cycles. With soul magic, the Dracodar ruled over humankind. Until a mysterious plague befell the Dracodar, killing millions. A pestilence for which there was no cure. A pestilence that left humans untouched. Desperate to save their race, the Dracodar bred with humankind. And in so doing, revealed a secret. Humans could wield soul by ingesting Dracodar blood and flesh. Humankind rose to overthrow the Dracodar. They enslaved the creatures, bred them like livestock. Across the world of Mareshna, Dracodar descendants are the lowest of the low, the dregs, fodder for human nobility. But what has fallen may yet rise.

New York Firefighting and the American Revolution

New York Firefighting and the American Revolution
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 192
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781439674741
ISBN-13 : 1439674744
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis New York Firefighting and the American Revolution by : Bruce Twickler

Revolutionary-era Manhattan was a chaotic scene of Loyalists, British occupation troops, Patriot spies and thousands of people seeking to live ordinary lives during extraordinary times. In the 1730s, the colonial legislature of New York officially created a fire department, establishing the origins of today's FDNY. As Washington withdrew from the city and the British rushed in, firefighters were forced to choose between joining the cause for independence or helping to protect British interests. Just days later, a fire broke out on September 21, 1776. By daybreak, it had consumed five hundred buildings and was the most destructive fire in colonial North America. While the British claimed it was set by American revolutionary vandals, controversy surrounding the fire remains today. Author Bruce Twickler uncovers the history of New York firefighting as a new nation was forged.

Lulu Linear Punctated

Lulu Linear Punctated
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Publisher : U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
Total Pages : 365
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780932206947
ISBN-13 : 0932206948
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Lulu Linear Punctated by : Robert C. Dunnell

Dead for a Dollar

Dead for a Dollar
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Publisher : Pinnacle
Total Pages : 353
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780786047987
ISBN-13 : 0786047984
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Dead for a Dollar by : William W. Johnstone

Includes an excerpt from: Hell for breakfast, a Slash and Pecos western.

Someone Knows My Name: A Novel

Someone Knows My Name: A Novel
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 501
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780393067149
ISBN-13 : 0393067149
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Someone Knows My Name: A Novel by : Lawrence Hill

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. "Wonderfully written...populated by vivid characters and rendered in fascinating detail." —Nancy Kline, New York Times Book Review Kidnapped from Africa as a child, Aminata Diallo is enslaved in South Carolina but escapes during the chaos of the Revolutionary War. In Manhattan she becomes a scribe for the British, recording the names of blacks who have served the King and earned their freedom in Nova Scotia. But the hardship and prejudice of the new colony prompt her to follow her heart back to Africa, then on to London, where she bears witness to the injustices of slavery and its toll on her life and a whole people. It is a story that no listener, and no reader, will ever forget. Published in Canada as The Book of Negroes and the basis for the award-winning BET miniseries of the same name.