Bayou Boy

Author : George Harmon Smith
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595007554

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Bayou Boy by George Harmon Smith Pdf

Jean LeBlanc had lived in the Louisiana swamp country all his fourteen years. He loved the swamp, just as his father did. Jean had never gone to school, and neither had his father, but Papa taught him what a man needed to know in order to live in the swamp. Jean could shoot alligators, trap muskrats, and catch fish almost as well as any grown man in the bayou. But things were changing. Big caterpillar tractors were shoving up the black earth and filling the swampland with noise and blue diesel smoke. The state of Louisiana was building a road through the swamp, and the animals were moving farther into the wilds. A man couldn't make a living by hunting and trapping. Papa had to go to work on the offshore oil rigs out in the Gulf of Mexico, and Jean had to look after his mother and sister while Papa was gone. Taking his father's place proved to be more difficult and dangerous than Jean had imagined. But it was a maturing experience, and it helped Jean to accept the fact that nothing stays the same. Both he and Papa had come to realize that the old way of life was gone, and that for Jean, the new life must include school.

Author : George Harmon Smith
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780595138814

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Bayou Boy and the Wolf Dog by George Harmon Smith Pdf

One night after Wolf Boy deafeats an English Stafforshire, he escapes, then travels over a 400 miles, and finally reaches Willa Webber’s family just as they are moving to New Orleans. The moving van wrecks and Willa’s German Shepherd puppy is rescued by Old Howler, an old gray wolf, with aching dugs, because she has lost her pups to hunters. Old Howler takes the pup to her den in the swamp, nurses it, then makes kills for it, and trains him in wolf ways. Heart-broken, Willa comes to the swamp with her father and Aunt Maggy and begs Jean to look for her puppy. Jean , impressed by the girl, keeps his word, but it takes him a long time to find the animal. Old Howler, though cunning, is old, and no match for the younger male wolf and his mate. Finally, the two gray wolfs surprise Old Howler, and Wolf Boy arrives too late to save her. Jean discovers the dog and uses fresh meat to entice him to come home. Jean captures Wolf Boy in the smokehouse. People come from afar to see the wolf-dog. Brush Lockwood, a dog fighting thug, steals Wolf Boy, takes him far away, and fights him in several states. Wolf Boy is undefeated. But he hates his masterhome—Jean’s home. Willa comes up from New Orleans, but decides to leave Wolf Boy with Jean.

Author : Lars Eighner
Publisher : Sunset Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015073376892

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Bayou Boy by Lars Eighner Pdf

"A collection of hot, hard stories ... exploring the many ways men work up a sweat in the steamy Southwest ... also includes the Houston streets stories-- sexy, touching tales about a neighborhood growing gayer every day"--Page 4 of cover

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1648 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : IND:30000099548152

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Merchant Vessels of the United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Maddox,Mary Hall Surface
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Musicals
ISBN : 1583422196

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Perseus Bayou by David Maddox,Mary Hall Surface Pdf

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Author : Liz Talley
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780373718009

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The Road to Bayou Bridge by Liz Talley Pdf

"As a wild teenager, Darby Dufrene tore up the roads around Bayou Bridge. However, years of serving in the navy have reformed him. Now that he's discharged, he's ready to settle down ... just not here in Louisiana. But his "quick" visit becomes the opposite when he discovers that a long-ago, impulsive wedding he had with Renny Latioles was not annulled. Fine. He and Renny are in perfect agreement-an uncontested divorce and he'll be on his way. Too bad the crazy attraction that pulled them together before is just as strong, and it isn't listening to logic. Spending time with her makes him crave more. It could be they're still married for a reason."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Gregory Haydel
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781662405297

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Millions on the Bayou by Gregory Haydel Pdf

Millions on the Bayou is a novel written to give the reader the insight of what could happen when a large amount of cash is found. Many circumstances occur throughout the story that has suspenseful and fatal outcomes. The story is told by a grandfather to his grandson while on a fishing trip, and the grandson is captivated by his grandfather’s vivid imagination. The story has an ending that will have the reader wanting a sequel to Millions on the Bayou.

Author : United States. Coast Guard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Merchant marine
ISBN : UCSD:31822009619289

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Merchant Vessels of the United States by United States. Coast Guard Pdf

Author : Greg Herren
Publisher : Down & Out Books
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Blood on the Bayou by Greg Herren Pdf

Bestselling novelists David Morrell, Alison Gaylin and Elaine Viets headline a new anthology of 22 tales exploring the unique aura of mystery of New Orleans and the surrounding bayou country. BLOOD ON THE BAYOU is published in conjunction with Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, which is being held in New Orleans in 2016. As with the convention itself, the anthology spreads a broad canopy across a wide variety of crime writers from across the country and around the world — including both veteran writers and the brightest up-and-coming talents in the field. These stories range from the light-hearted and fun to the darker side of crime, just as New Orleans and the bayou country can show both to the unsuspecting. All participants contributed their efforts to support our charity — the New Orleans Public Libraries — and by extension readers and writers everywhere. ALL PROFITS GO TO THE LIBRARY. Edited by Greg Herren with an Introduction by Heather Graham. Stories by Kaye Wilkinson Barley, Eric Beetner, G. J. Brown, Sheila Connolly, O'Neil De Noux, Barbara Ferrer, John Floyd, Alison Gaylin, Greg Herren, BV Lawson, R. T. Lawton, Deborah Lacy, Edith Maxwell, Liz Milliron, Terrie Farley Moran, David Morrell, Dino Parenti, Michael Penn, Gary Phillips, Thomas Pluck, Paula Pumphrey, and Elaine Viets.

Author : George Harmon Smith
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595007578

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Wanderers of the Field by George Harmon Smith Pdf

This is a novel about migrant farm workers. All his life Jack O'Neal has known the joy of moving from one place to another, winter and summer, spring and fall, following the crops with his family. Jack is a hard-working boy, and when his father suddenly dies he shoulders the responsibility for supporting himself, his mother, and his little sister. In addition, he takes upon himself the burden of repaying a loan old Colonel House, a plantation owner, had made to Jack's father. Picking, grubbing, and clearing is back-breaking labor for them all, but there is fun and adventure too as they move through the South in the old truck that serves as their home. And they meet all sorts of interesting people, the kind stay-at-homes never get to know. In the end something good happens to Jack, and he knows that thereafter his mother and sister will not have to work the fields again. But not before the reader has had a rare opportunity to get to know the life of the Wanderers of the Field.

Author : Bruce R. Leiby,Linda F. Leiby
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476600758

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A Reference Guide to Television’s Bonanza by Bruce R. Leiby,Linda F. Leiby Pdf

Bonanza aired on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973, playing to 480,000,000 viewers in over 97 countries. It was the second longest running western series, surpassed only by Gunsmoke, and continues to provide wholesome entertainment to old and new fans via syndication. This book provides an in-depth chronicle of the series and its stars. A history of the show from its inception to the current made-for-television movies is provided, and an episode guide includes a synopsis of each show and lists such details as the main characters of each episode and the actors who portrayed them, the dates they stayed with the show, date and time of original broadcast, writer, director, producer, executive producer, and supporting cast. Also provided are character sketches for each of the major recurring characters, career biographies of Lorne Green, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon, brief biographical sketches of the supporting cast, a discography of recordings of the Bonanza theme and recordings of the four major stars, and information on Bonanza television movies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Shellfish trade
ISBN : MINN:31951P00277566A

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Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List by Anonim Pdf

Author : William H. Bowen
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781557288189

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The Boy from Altheimer by William H. Bowen Pdf

Bill Bowen’s memoir deals with many of the most important events and years in Arkansas history in the twentieth century. Bowen was born and raised in Altheimer, in the Arkansas Delta, a section of the country that was among the most impoverished in the nation during the Depression. His adolescence was shaped by the Depression, and as a young adult he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and served in the U.S. Naval Reserve until 1963. After the war, Bowen became a tax attorney. He used his unique skills to refine the legal aspects of investment banking in Arkansas and became so proficient at it that he moved into the banking field to serve first as president then board chairman of one of Arkansas’s largest banks. Legal and banking experience led naturally to politics, and he became chief of staff for Gov. Bill Clinton. After Clinton announced his candidacy for president, it became Bowen’s task to protect the interests and programs of Governor Clinton in the face of intense pressure from then Lt. Gov. Jim Guy Tucker to become de facto governor. Even in retirement he continued to lead an energetic, productive life as he prepared himself for yet another career, this one in education, serving two years as dean of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Law School, which now bears his name.

Author : Blaine Lourd
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476773872

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Born on the Bayou by Blaine Lourd Pdf

In the tradition of the modern classics The Tender Bar and The Liars’ Club, Blaine Lourd writes a powerful Gothic memoir set in the bayous and oil towns of 1970s Louisiana. In this rags-to-riches memoir of finding your way and becoming a man, Blaine Lourd renders his childhood in rural Louisiana­ with his larger-than-life father, Harvey “Puffer” Lourd, Jr., a charismatic salesman during the exploding 1980s awl bidness. From cleaning a duck to drinking a beer, Puffer guides Blaine through the twists and turns of growing up, ultimately pointing him to a poignant truth: sometimes those you love the most can inflict the most pain. Set against a lush landscape of magnolia trees and majestic old homes, haunted swamps and swimming holes filled with wildlife, Lourd gets to the heart of being a Southerner with rawness and grace, beautifully detailing what it means to have a place so ingrained in your being. Just as the timeless memoirs All Over but the Shoutin’ and The Liar’s Club evoke the muggy air of a Southern summer and barrels of steaming crawfish, so does Blaine’s contemporary exploration of what it means to find yourself among the bayous and back roads. Charting his journey from his rural home to working the star-studded streets of Los Angeles as a financial advisor to the rich and famous, Blaine’s story is about the complicated path to success and identity. With witty grace and candid prose, he pays homage to family bonds, unwavering loyalty, and deep roots that cannot be severed, no matter how hard you try.

Author : Suzanna Myatt Harvill
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781663241504

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Bayou Heat by Suzanna Myatt Harvill Pdf

As Hurricane Gladys bears down on Shadow Bayou, Fontaine Varney’s ex-husband, lusty porn star Travis Coltrane, is shot to death in a fishing boat near Maison Fontaine, the luxury hotel Fontaine owns. Coltrane’s reputation for chasing anything that catches his eye, male or female, makes him ripe for killing. The list of people with motives for murdering the bayou stud is as long as a gator’s tail. Among the list of suspects is Travis’s widow, Fontaine’s mother, who spitefully married Travis before the ink dried on the papers nullifying his marriage to her daughter. Football-hero-turned-private-eye, Ace Chapelle, is hired by Fontaine’s wealthy father to protect her. Ace is just too handsome, too cocky, and too blatantly sexy for Fontaine’s taste. Fontaine cannot ignore her attraction to the roguish jock, but instinct warns he is a dangerous man. Meanwhile, she is equally drawn to the bayou’s handsome and charming new doctor, Dan Birdsong, a far more fitting mate for a Creole princess; however, the young physician clearly has a past he wants left undisturbed. Sheriff Cheyne Delacroix’s investigation leads him from the bayou into the fleshpots of New Orleans, where, he finds a spicy gumbo of suspects, most of whom voice the opinion that Coltrane wasn’t worth killing...yet somebody violently murdered him. Suspicions of blackmail, rumors of illicit affairs, and stories of past killings simmer in the sultry heat of Shadow Bayou’s dark, murky waters, when, without warning, an attempt is made on Fontaine’s life. Tension and tempers rise, heightening the fears of the stranded inhabitants of Maison Fontaine, as the storm approaches and the identity of the killer remains unknown. At the peak of the storm’s fury, yet another murder is committed. A terrified Fontaine realizes most of the people surrounding her harbor secrets, secret lives, and hidden agendas.