How The River Ruined Me

Author : K. Lawson
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467082808

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How the River Ruined Me by K. Lawson Pdf

Water ruined me. Water bubbling over rocks, carving caves into the rock bones of Missouri. Water frozen in icicles a hundred feet long. Floating on quiet water with a spinning leaf beside me. Jumping into cold water on July days. Drinking pure, sweet glacier-cold spring water. The river was freedom and at the same time stability. I spent hours alone but never lonely with water whispering to me, holding me, playing with me, teaching me. I was ruined for the real world from an early age. Southern Missouri is one of those regions that determinedly resist civilization. While we have our cell phones, our satellite TVs and our computers, daily life is still slow and patient and quiet. Like the river, we cant be pushed. During the sixties, I was a barefoot urchin playing in the woods of Shannon County along the tiny Jacks Fork River in southern Missouri. My parents and the bank owned the patch of woods where we lived and worked. We expected to continue to live and work there for a very long time. As people do when they find a place that suits them, we attached ourselves to the place as tightly as lichen to trees. We planted flowers and bushes. We made plans. The Rock House was home base. No less a force than the American government interrupted our plans by declaring eminent domain, and making a park out of our home. This application of eminent domain was one of the first used to acquire recreational property. Today, as we watch the expanding applications of eminent domain, my tale can be considered a cautionary one. Some can point to the park that resulted and see what was gained. My purpose is to show a bit of what was lost.

Author : Oliver Optic
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Brothers and sisters
ISBN : NYPL:33433066603873

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Down the River by Oliver Optic Pdf

Buck Bradford, with his deformed sister, made an eventful voyage down the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans.

Author : T.O. Smith
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Ruined by T.O. Smith Pdf

Three sexy, tattooed, alpha presidents . . . and she's at the center of them all. The one man who always promised to love me - to take care of me - ruined me. Joey? He's my hero. Joey saw me - broken, barely surviving - barely breathing - and he taught me how to breathe again. He gave me a purpose. But we were oil and water. And Joey? He was the oil - trapping me, smothering me. But I love him - I love this man with every fiber of my being. He's made me promise to keep him with me because without him, I'm not living. I'm dying. And when River steps into my life? He teaches me how to live all while Joey reminds me how to breathe. But throw in Tristan - my first love - and it's all one big, screwed-up mess. **NOT A REVERSE HAREM!

Author : Zane Grey
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1250 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788075839534

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7 Western Classics: The Ohio River Trilogy, The Purple Sage Saga, The Lone Star Ranger & The Border Legion by Zane Grey Pdf

Spirit of the Border is a historical novel. It is based on events occurring in the Ohio River Valley in the late eighteenth century. It features the exploits of Lewis Wetzel, a historical personage who had dedicated his life to the destruction of Native Americans and to the protection of nascent white settlements in that region. Riders of the Purple Sage is a Western Classic. Considered by many critics to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called "the most popular western novel of all time." The Rainbow Trail, also known as The Desert Crucible, is a sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage. The novel takes place ten years after events of Riders of the Purple Sage. The Lone Star Ranger is a Western novel that takes place in Texas, the Lone Star State, and several main characters are Texas Rangers, a famous band of highly capable law enforcement officers. It follows the life of Buck Duane, a man who becomes an outlaw and then redeems himself in the eyes of the law. The Border Legion tells the story of a cold hearted man named Jack Kells who falls in love with Miss Joan Randle, a girl his legion has taken captive near the Idaho border. Zane Grey (1872-1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that were a basis for the Western genre in literature and the arts. With his veracity and emotional intensity, he connected with millions of readers worldwide, during peacetime and war, and inspired many Western writers who followed him. Table of Contents: Betty Zane The Spirit Of The Border The Last Trail Riders Of The Purple Sage The Rainbow Trail The Lone Star Ranger The Border Legion

Author : Jack Du Brul
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101098011

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River of Ruin by Jack Du Brul Pdf

In the heart of Panama, a volcanic lake feeds a serpentine river—its stone banks laid by the Inca, who took back the gold and jewels plundered from them by the conquistadors. Legend has it that the Twice-Stolen Treasure has been buried for centuries in the Panamanian jungle. Discovering it means surviving the unpredictable black waters of the River of Ruin.... It begins at a Paris auction house, with a favor granted by an old high school friend to geologist Philip Mercer: the opportunity to buy a rare diary written during the French attempt at digging the Panama Canal. But Mercer isn’t the only one who wants it. Three Chinese assassins have been dispatched to get it, forcing Mercer into a subterranean game of cat and mouse that takes him from the hellish maze of l’empire de la mort and through the sewers of Paris. Mercer realizes he has uncovered an intricate Chinese plot to trigger a deadly shift in the world’s balance of power. At stake is control of the canal, recently handed over to the government of Panama by the United States. Only Philip Mercer—with help from beautiful U.S. Army officer Lauren Vanik, a cell of tough French Foreign Legion commandos, and a crusty eighty-year-old retired sea captain named Harry White—can stop them.

Author : Edgar Lee Masters
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9791041803873

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Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters Pdf

Author : W. Michael Gear
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466823587

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The Morning River by W. Michael Gear Pdf

During the winter of 1825, Richard Hamilton—a timid Harvard philosophy student—arrives in St. Louis on business for his father. Robbed and beaten, desperate to save his life, he reluctantly joins the crew of the Maria, a fur trader's keelboat. Bound for the beautiful, wild, and dangerous Indian country of the Upper Yellowstone River, the native Bostonian begins the education and adventure of a lifetime. On a converging path is Packrat, a Pawnee warrior who captures a beautiful young Shoshone medicine woman named Heals Like a Willow. But slaves with ties to the spirit world can—and do—fight back. As the Maria struggles deeper into the wilderness, Richard and Willow are cast together: seekers of knowledge and spirit, unwitting adversaries separated by time, space, and birthright. As inevitable as the collision of their two worlds, their love begins to unfold—and with it the terrible consequences of a forbidden consummation. Morning River is the first novel in W. Michael Gear's Man from Boston series—a historical fiction saga of the dangers and possibilities of the American frontier. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : H. A. Cody
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547107125

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The River Fury by H. A. Cody Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The River Fury" by H. A. Cody. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Timothy J. McAlpin
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781449724993

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The River of the Lord: a Path Through Suffering by Timothy J. McAlpin Pdf

Learn how to rise above the trials and sufferings in your life. Learn how to keep the right perspective on what God is doing in your life. Learn how to trust God when things in your life are upside down. When you think of deliverance, God is thinking of development. God is always faithful and trustworthy, and often circumstances challenge this in your life. Lock into God's promises and integrity when life has dealt you a rough path to walk. A must read for anyone who is going through trials and suffering, The River of the Lord opens the door to God's path through suffering.

Author : Raymond Fraser
Publisher : Broken Jaw Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0921411618

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Rum River by Raymond Fraser Pdf

Author : Ephraim K. Avery,Benjamin Franklin Hallett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1833
Category : Clergy
ISBN : HARVARD:HXDS17

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Trial of Rev. Mr. Avery by Ephraim K. Avery,Benjamin Franklin Hallett Pdf

Author : Sylvia Giem
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-02-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462808076

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A River Flows From Eden by Sylvia Giem Pdf

A River Flows from Eden is the story of a journey through the terrain of the Catholic Church during the second half of the twentieth century. As we begin a new millenium, the Holy Spirit is stirring in the midst of impending crises. We are being asked to open our hearts and minds to the possibility of new ways to be Church in the heart of the world. This book offers a song of hope in a time of transition.

Author : Deborah Wood
Publisher : Publication Consultants
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594332319

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The Legend of River Mahay by Deborah Wood Pdf

Homesteaders wounding each other in a deadly shootout. Bear attacks. Surviving 60-below zero on the North Slope. Riverboating Class VI whitewater, considered impossible to run without risk of life and limb. Practical jokes. Moose Dropping festivals. Plane crashes. Drownings. Saving lives. Love and Passion. Divorce. Eccentric curmudgeons. All these describe the true-to-life people, stories and tales of high adventure that await you in The Legend of River Mahay. Read about the man, the legend, and the lifestyle that made his name a household word in Alaska. His story will keep you spellbound, laughing and crying from start to finish, and in the end, entice you to become a part of the allure that is Alaska. The Legend of River Mahay is a classic that reveals to us that being an Alaskan is not just a name, but rather, a celebration of an adventure lifestyle; a dream that all of us have within us. This book is also an allegorical tale of the struggle that all Alaska pioneers embrace. Take the adversities with bears and substitute fear, self doubt, isolationism, failure, and hardships that all pioneers combat to survive, succeed and evolve in the wilderness. This is a story about a man who wants to know what is always on the other side of the ridge, and who does what it takes to get there. Christopher Batin, Editor and Publisher, Alaska Angler/Alaska Hunter Publications. Although The Legend of River Mahay illustrates a man and his dream, it also presents life in an Alaska Bush community where the odds are good that the goods are odd. Deborah Cox Wood relates Steve Mahay's yen for adventure, his personal'Mahay Way' philosophy, adventures on the river, his personal life and family, as well as his relentless pursuit of living by God's rules--all amidst the history and local color of Talkeetna, Alaska, population 378 and one old grouch. Larry Kaniut, Author of Alaska Bear Tales

Author : M. E Braddon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783752408454

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All Along the River by M. E Braddon Pdf

Reproduction of the original: All Along the River by M.E Braddon

Author : Thomas Wolfe
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1911 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547753988

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Look Homeward, Angel & Of Time and the River by Thomas Wolfe Pdf

"Look Homeward, Angel" is an American coming-of-age story. The novel is considered to be autobiographical and the character of Eugene Gant is generally believed to be a depiction of Thomas Wolfe himself. Set in the fictional town and state of Altamont, Catawba, it covers the span of time from Eugene's birth to the age of 19. "Of Time and the River" is the continuation of the story of Eugene Gant, detailing his early and mid-twenties. During that time Eugene attends Harvard University, moves to New York City, teaches English at a university there, and travels overseas with his friend Francis Starwick.