Born To The Saddle

Author : Otho James McManus
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469143187

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Morning to Midnight in the Saddle by Otho James McManus Pdf

Seven days before Lee s surrender, Lieutenant Otho McManus was killed leading a battle charge in Alabama. During the previous thirty months, the young Midwestern schoolteacher wrote more than a hundred letters. His polished writing reflects his hopes, ambitions, fears, war experience and domestic concerns. The letters describe his capture while rescuing a wounded cousin, a deadly case of friendly fire, opinions of officers and war prospects, and strong feelings about anti-war dissent. McManus served in the 123rd Illinois Mounted Infantry. This regiment was an integral component of the elite Wilder s Lightning Brigade. Wilder s Brigade played pivotal roles in battles and campaigns in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. McManus letters include extended accounts of the battles of Chickamauga, Hoover s Gap and Perryville and the Atlanta Campaign, among other campaigns, battles and skirmishes. The editors have supplemented the letters with a detailed chronology of the regiment s movements, with an account of explosive political developments in McManus home country, and with post-war sketches of people mentioned in the letters. The editors have also included statistical analyses of the regiment s demographics, mortality and desertion rates. The commentary is based on hundreds of commanders reports from the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, from dozens of pension and compiles service records, from more than a dozen court-martial transcripts, and from other soldiers diaries and letters.

Author : Lynn Westland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : False personation
ISBN : LCCN:40004091

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Born to the Saddle by Lynn Westland Pdf

Author : Douglas B. Green
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000057220888

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Singing in the Saddle by Douglas B. Green Pdf

As the United States expanded west in the 1800s, and cattle became big business, the figure of the young brash cattleman who rode with the herds quickly emerged as a cultural icon. Victorian Americans went crazy for cowboys, snapping up dime-store novels and sheet music, and turning out in droves for Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. It was only a matter of time before someone brought together these three facets-entertainer, singer, and cowboy. And when Carl T. Sprague recorded the first hit cowboy record ("When the Work's All Done This Fall") in 1925, the singing cowboy as we know him was born. A singing cowboy himself, Douglas B. Green (better known as Ranger Doug from the Grammy-award-winning group Riders In The Sky) is uniquely suited to write the story of the singing cowboy. He has been collecting information and interviews on western music, films, and performers for nearly thirty years. In this volume, he traces this history from the early days of vaudeville and radio, through the heyday of movie westerns before World War II, to the current revival. He provides rich and careful analysis of the studio system that made men such as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers famous, and he documents the role that country music and regional television stations played in carrying on the singing cowboy tradition after World War II. This book, lavishly illustrated with over 140 photos, is a wealth of information that comes out of decades of research. Green has unearthed never-before-published photos and rare movie posters-including one from an all-Black western, Harlem on the Prairie (1938). Through his close friendships with other singing cowboys and their families, Green is able to provide rare insights into the ways that some like Autry became stars and others like Raoul Walsh (who lost his eye in a shooting accident and later became a famous director) did not. Green also traces the history of cowboy music, from popular songs such as "Sweet Betsy from Pike" to the instantly recognizable harmonies of the Sons of the Pioneers. Green even speculates about just when the famous yodel became a ubiquitous part of the singing cowboy's repertoire. More important, Green reveals how the imagery of the singing cowboy has become such a potent force that even now country musicians don cowboy hats so as to symbolically take part in the legend. Nowhere has the recorded history of the singing cowboy and the film history been collected in one volume, and this book is sure to become the resource for students of the style. Co-published with the Country Music Foundation Press

Author : Jack Hurst
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465029266

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Born to Battle by Jack Hurst Pdf

Hurst shows how Grant and Forrest brought to the battlefield the fabled virtues of the American working-class: hard work, ingenuity, and intense determination. Each man's background contributed to his triumphs on the battlefield, but the open-mindedness of his fellow commanders proved just as important. When the North embraced Grant, it won a stalwart defender. When the South rejected Forrest, by contrast, it sealed its fate.

Author : Amber Ooley
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781435721807

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Born to Run by Amber Ooley Pdf

Incandescence, a son of Just Groovy, is taken under the care of Victor and the hands of Adrenaline Stables. Under the proper care and training, the bay colt improves tremendously. When a series of crimes is committed and Incandescence is the subject of many tragedies, everything changes. Will Victor and his colt beat the odds?

Author : Rollan A Roberts, II
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781607998457

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Born to Dream by Rollan A Roberts, II Pdf

What would you be or do if you knew you could not fail? How would you live if time and money were no object? What are you so passionate about that sleep escapes you? Rollan A. Roberts II dynamically conveys what dreams are, what they are not, and how to achieve yours in Born to Dream. In this powerful, hard-hitting read, Rollan helps you to define your dream, achieve it, and keep it alive. Learn why people give up on their dreams and the attributes of successful dreamers.Born to Dreamwill bring clarity to your life's purpose and the dreams within you like no other book you've read.Born to Dreamwill inspire you to pursue your dreams with everything you are, have, and hope to be. This thrilling book is for champions-you wereBorn to Dream. You will discover: bull; 10 questions you can ask to define your dreams bull; 7 step play-by-play for achieving your dreams bull; 10 ways to keep your dream alive bull; 27 reasons people quit pursuing their dreams bull; 5 attributes of a champion 'Dreams are a form of goal setting. Without our dreams, we have no reason to move forward.Born to Dreammotivates its readers to dream big and follow through to reach success.' Shannon Miller Olympic Gymnast This is an eLIVE book. Each printed copy contains a special code redeemable for the free download of the audio version of the book.

Author : Nan Weber,Yellowstone Chip Samuell
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1462857051

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Singing in the Saddle by Nan Weber,Yellowstone Chip Samuell Pdf

After finding traces of Yellowstone Chips writing at the historic OTO Dude Ranch north of Yellowstone National Park, Nan Weber tracked Chips history. In the course of her research, she found Chips memoirs, his music, his cartooning, and his family. Chips story follows his travels from his Illinois childhood home to the majesty of the Western United States. His lively journey encompasses music, cowboy life, and, most of all, people. His is the story of a true singing cowboy.

Author : William Soulsby
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781640827295

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Born to Hunt Forced to Work by William Soulsby Pdf

I always loved to hunt, and the title to my book came from my wife. When hunting season came around every year, I would simply put a sign in the window of the office: Gone Hunting, with a date on which I would be back in the office. My wife said that all of our patients knew that I loved to hunt and would be closed during hunting season every year. One year at Christmas, my wife gave me a placard that read “Born To Hunt Forced to Work.” So that became the title that I used for the book. All the stories in the book are completely true, and I hope you find pleasure and some laughter in reading it.

Author : Lorne A. Maull
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781460253205

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Tall in the Saddle by Lorne A. Maull Pdf

Lorne Maull was born on the Prairie when there was still lots of Wild in the West—He is a Master Story Teller Don’t let fear and common sense stop you from saddling up and riding along for an exciting ride with the 7M Running Bar Author. 48 Hilarious Short Stories take you on a journey to: • A Hanging • Making Moonshine • Playing Horse Turd Hockey • The Ladies Leg in the Bar • Crazy Cowboy Stories • Cliffhanger happenings at the 7M Running Bar • Tender moments with his Favourite four legged friends, his devoted Dogs & Horses • Some of the biggest wrecks on the ranch

Author : Amy Elise Reichert
Publisher : Amy Elise Reichert
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Deep in the Saddle by Amy Elise Reichert Pdf

A short story about a horse, a saddle, and all the history contained in both. Humor, pain, and life all mixed together with a horse, a saddle, and a sale. Copyright © 2022 Amy Elise Reichert. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the author, addressed “Attention: Permissions Request,” at the address below. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Names, characters, and places are products of the author’s imagination. Front cover image by Amy Elise Reichert. Book design by Amy Elise Reichert. First online ebook edition 2022. Amy E Reichert PO Box 699 Hudson, CO 80642 amyereichertwriting.wordpress.com

Author : Ramon Frederick Adams
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 080612170X

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Burs Under the Saddle by Ramon Frederick Adams Pdf

"This immense book, by a noted bibliographer of the West, is beyond question the fairest, most complete and most learned evaluation of printed references to western outlaws to appear until now....It will stand for many years, solid as a rock amid the flooding maelstrom of western myth and legend, pointing up the truth about those men of the past who lived by their wits and their guns. It will be impossible for anyone studying that era and such men to do so without reference to this volume."—Los Angeles Times "Adams turns again to the books and histories of the western gunmen and outlaws and critically examines 425 titles, most of which rate as ’burs’ under his saddle. Ramon Adams’ plea is that the writers must stop compounding each other’s errors into legend. In this book, with great skill and without malice, he has pointed out past mistakes. His book should be in the essential baggage of every writer on western outlaws and on every library shelf."—American West "The value of this book to writers and historians of the badman tradition cannot be overestimated, for Adams has replaced rumors, myths, and falsehoods with documented historical facts. It is a book for all conscientious students of and writers on the American West; henceforth, any writer of ’authentic Western history’ who refuses to check with Adams should be, as the judge said to Billy the Kid in one legend, 'hanged by the neck until dead, dead, dead.'"—Southwest Review

Author : Gerard Hartmann
Publisher : Orpen Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781871305340

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Born to Perform by Gerard Hartmann Pdf

Since 1991 Gerard Hartmann has worked as a physical therapist with many of the world's greatest athletes, including Sonia O'Sullivan, Kelly Holmes and Paula Radcliffe, as well as with a number of Irish rugby, athletic and GAA stars. Before a serious injury halted his career as an athlete, Hartmann was among Ireland s first triathlon champions, winning seven national championships from 1984 to 1991. In Born to Perform, Hartmann takes a look at his experiences in sport, both as a competitor and a physical therapist, and how it has helped and healed his life.

Author : Paul Garson,Editors of Easyriders
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1451603614

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Born to Be Wild by Paul Garson,Editors of Easyriders Pdf

Take an exhilarating ride through the history of the American bike, biker, and the biker nation in this fascinating and comprehensive chronicle of the biker era and today's ever-expanding legion of motorcycle enthusiasts. Impassioned, idiosyncratic, and razor sharp, Born to Be Wild traces a century's worth of the culture, the bikers, and the bikes themselves. Who are these bikers? Are they those hard-living, leather-clad, tattooed guys often associated with images of the Hells Angels and Satan's Sinners? Or are they those clean-cut, suit-and-tie wearing riders with the sporty helmets you pass on your daily commute? In fact, they are both, for what began as a subculture of misfits and outlaws has grown into a flourishing society of men and women who celebrate the freedom of the open road and the brotherhood they find among bike enthusiasts of all stripes. Today's biker has evolved from the rough-and-tumble antihero to a vast and vibrant biker culture populated by a new breed of rider including the RUBs, or Rich Urban Bikers, and championed by everyone from titans of industry like the late Malcolm Forbes to media celebrities like Jay Leno. And while elements of rebellion still remain intrinsic to the biker mystique, the culture has in fact expanded to include a plethora of riders from the American mainstream -- doctors, lawyers, and executives -- who love the freedom they find on their bikes and the camaraderie they find with their fellow devotees. It is also a multibillion-dollar industry that draws hundreds of thousands of participants and spectators to its annual events. Born to Be Wild, written by motorcycle journalist Paul Garson and the editors of Easyriders magazine, captures as never before the spirit and evolution of the biker era. Beginning in 1895, Born to Be Wild traces the development of the modern bike, with special attention to Harley-Davidson's supreme contributions to the quality of the machines as well as the aesthetics of biker society. Featuring numerous fascinating sidebars that highlight the particular characteristics of the culture, the book also explores the socio-political events that have culminated in the great biker nation that we know today. With more than two hundred photographs of bikes and bikers across the decades, Born to Be Wild is a definitive work that will open readers' eyes to a thriving society, one whose celebration of freedom and the open road precisely reflects what is best about our country as a whole.

Author : Autumn M. Birt
Publisher : AmWritingFantasy
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Born to Darkness by Autumn M. Birt Pdf

Death. Betrayal. Magic Born of Stone and Black Blood. Her father wants her dead. Though Raiann’s twin brother is meant to rule, even he cannot protect her. Not when the king will do anything to ensure his chosen heir will claim the throne. A desperate escape leads to betrayal and a revelation Raiann never wanted to know. Alone without even the protection of her family’s name, Raiann must find a way to survive in a world divided by light and dark. But can she really trust the white-blooded mercenary who offers her help and asks so little in return? Welcome to the first book of Black Throne, Black Blood set in the world of Sundarkk where the tint of your blood influences your magic and may determine your fate. If you love dark sword and sorcery adventure full of magic and with an adult theme, pick up Born to Darkness today!

Author : David Grant
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781636410869

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Born to Give by David Grant Pdf

How does God get the Word out to a lost and dying world? This book will inspire you to see yourself as a tool for God’s kingdom. God has a ministry for everyone, and He will use what you make available to Him. Missionary-preacher David Grant’s name has become synonymous in the Assemblies of God with riveting storytelling that makes listeners laugh one minute and cry the next. Very human stories of a kid growing up in Southern parsonages mix with deeply moving stories that expose great human need around the world and the great heart of our compassionate God who cares for the neediest and exploited. In Born to Give, Grant tells his own riveting story, of a young boy who gave God his life in an offering pan at the invitation of a legendary missionary and became a missionary to the nations, ministering throughout Southern Asia, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and to victims of sexual slavery. Inspiring both laughter and tears, Born to Give is a refreshing and real story that will lead readers to place their own lives and resources in God’s miracle-working hands and engage with Him to bring hope in a broken, unjust world.