Orphans Preferred

Author : Christopher Corbett
Publisher : Crown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767919630

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“WANTED. YOUNG, SKINNY, WIRY FELLOWS. NOT OVER 18. MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS. WILLING TO RISK DEATH DAILY. ORPHANS PREFERRED.” —California newspaper help-wanted ad, 1860 The Pony Express is one of the most celebrated and enduring chapters in the history of the United States, a story of the all-American traits of bravery, bravado, and entrepreneurial risk that are part of the very fabric of the Old West. No image of the American West in the mid-1800s is more familiar, more beloved, and more powerful than that of the lone rider galloping the mail across hostile Indian territory. No image is more revered. And none is less understood. Orphans Preferred is both a revisionist history of this magnificent and ill-fated adventure and an entertaining look at the often larger-than-life individuals who created and perpetuated the myth of “the Pony,” as it is known along the Pony Express trail that runs from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. The Pony Express is a story that exists in the annals of Americana where fact and fable collide, a story as heroic as the journey of Lewis and Clark, as complex and revealing as the legacy of Custer’s Last Stand, and as muddled and freighted with yarns as Paul Revere’s midnight ride. Orphans Preferred is a fresh and exuberant reexamination of this great American story.

Author : Renee Vajko Srch
Publisher : Pen It + ORM
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781639843190

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A remarkable novel of a young boy whose dream of being a Pony Express rider teaches him the meaning of bravery, perseverance, and true friendship. When Billy applies to the Pony Express, he doesn’t expect superintendent, Mr. Slade, to hire him as a farmhand for some remote relay station called Mud Springs. Amos, the station manager, is none too pleased either. Instead of a strong, full-grown farmhand, he’s sent a twelve-year-old boy. As soon as he arrives at the Mud Springs station, Billy realizes he’s in for a challenge. Situated miles from anywhere, surrounded by vast stretches of bleak, dangerous land, the station is nothing more than a stable and a cramped soddy, managed by a grumpy man named Amos who can’t seem to keep his hired help. Right from the start, tempers flare as Amos and Billy clash. While Amos is determined to prove that Billy is too young for the job, Billy sets out to show that he can do the job as well as any man and, hopefully, prove to Mr. Slade he has what it takes to be a Pony Express rider. But life in such an isolated land is full of dangers. Amos and Billy soon discover they have bigger enemies than each other and need to join forces to save the station, the valuable horses, even their own lives.

Author : Christopher Corbett
Publisher : Crown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767906937

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“WANTED. YOUNG, SKINNY, WIRY FELLOWS. NOT OVER 18. MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS. WILLING TO RISK DEATH DAILY. ORPHANS PREFERRED.” —California newspaper help-wanted ad, 1860 The Pony Express is one of the most celebrated and enduring chapters in the history of the United States, a story of the all-American traits of bravery, bravado, and entrepreneurial risk that are part of the very fabric of the Old West. No image of the American West in the mid-1800s is more familiar, more beloved, and more powerful than that of the lone rider galloping the mail across hostile Indian territory. No image is more revered. And none is less understood. Orphans Preferred is both a revisionist history of this magnificent and ill-fated adventure and an entertaining look at the often larger-than-life individuals who created and perpetuated the myth of “the Pony,” as it is known along the Pony Express trail that runs from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. The Pony Express is a story that exists in the annals of Americana where fact and fable collide, a story as heroic as the journey of Lewis and Clark, as complex and revealing as the legacy of Custer’s Last Stand, and as muddled and freighted with yarns as Paul Revere’s midnight ride. Orphans Preferred is a fresh and exuberant reexamination of this great American story.

Author : Renée Vajko Srch
Publisher : Pen It! Publications, LLC
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1639841431

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Orphans Preferred by Renée Vajko Srch Pdf

When Billy applies to the Pony Express, he doesn't expect superintendent, Mr. Slade, to hire him as a farmhand for some remote relay station called Mud Springs. Amos, the station manager, is none too pleased either. Instead of a strong, full-grown farmhand, he's sent a twelve-year old boy. As soon as he arrives at the Mud Springs station, Billy realizes he's in for a challenge. Situated miles from anywhere, surrounded by vast stretches of bleak, dangerous land, the station is nothing more than a stable and a cramped soddy, managed by a grumpy man named Amos who can't seem to keep his hired help. Right from the start, tempers flare as Amos and Billy clash. While Amos is determined to prove that Billy is too young for the job, Billy sets out to show that he can do the job as well as any man and, hopefully, prove to Mr. Slade he has what it takes to be a Pony Express rider. But life in such an isolated land is full of dangers. Amos and Billy soon discover they have bigger enemies than each other and need to join forces to save the station, the valuable horses, even their own lives. Orphans Preferred is the remarkable and fast-moving story of a twelve-year-old boy who learns the meaning of bravery and perseverance, and discovers true friendship in the most unlikely place.

Author : Jim Miller
Publisher : Ulverscroft
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1988-01-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0708964931

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Author : Lorilee Craker
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496409737

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Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter, and Me by Lorilee Craker Pdf

A charming and heartwarming true story for anyone who has ever longed for a place to belong. “Anne of Green Gables,” My Daughter, and Me is a witty romp through the classic novel; a visit to the magical shores of Prince Edward Island; and a poignant personal tale of love, faith, and loss. And it all started with a simple question: “What’s an orphan?” The words from her adopted daughter, Phoebe, during a bedtime reading of Anne of Green Gables stopped Lorilee Craker in her tracks. How could Lorilee, who grew up not knowing her own birth parents, answer Phoebe’s question when she had wrestled all her life with feeling orphaned—and learned too well that not every story has a happy ending? So Lorilee set off on a quest to find answers in the pages of the very book that started it all, determined to discover—and teach her daughter—what home, family, and belonging really mean. If you loved the poignancy of Orphan Train and the humor of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, you will be captivated by “Anne of Green Gables,” My Daughter, and Me. It’s a beautiful memoir that deftly braids three lost girls’ stories together, speaks straight to the heart of the orphan in us all, and shows us the way home at last.

Author : William C. Davis
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307817549

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The Orphan Brigade by William C. Davis Pdf

On September 18, 1861, ominous sounds of battle thundering in the distance, the Kentucky legislature voted to align itself with the Union. It was a decision which tore at the heart of the state, splitting apart families and severing friendships. For the newly formed First Kentucky Brigade, it marked a four-year separation from the beloved homeland. Fiercely independent to the end, these men would fight for the cause of the South. With their first march into battle, they became outcasts from their mother state — orphans in the raging strife of civil war. William C. Davis has written a gripping story of the rebel troops whose remarkable spirit and tenacity were heralded throughout the Confederacy. The First Kentucky Brigade was “baptized in fire and blood” at the Battle of Shiloh and went on to serve with great distinction at Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Chickamauga, and the fight for Atlanta. In this vivid narrative, the author captures the searing drama of each battle, as well as the unbearable drudgery of the months between. We see men of all backgrounds and ranks coming to grips with the war: some of them, renowned leaders such as John C. Breckinridge; others, young soldiers learning the horror of death for the first time. Drawing from a wealth of documents, memoirs, personal letters, and journals, Davis brings to life the fascinating history of the Civil War’s “Orphan Brigade.”

Author : Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Child welfare
ISBN : HARVARD:32044088958301

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New Manual of Digest of the Laws of Massachusetts Concerning Children by Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Missions, British
ISBN : CORNELL:31924057469433

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Mission Field by Anonim Pdf

Author : Earl Emerson
Publisher : Avon Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1991-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0380710471

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Help Wanted by Earl Emerson Pdf

A psychopath is wiping out the fire department of Staircase, Washington, man by man, and part-time lawman Mac Fontana must identify the cunning gunman before he can take aim on another fireman

Author : Lew Freedman
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476640068

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Buffalo Bill Cody by Lew Freedman Pdf

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917) rose from humble origins in Iowa to become one of the most famous and most photographed people in the world. He became a leading scout during the American Indian Wars, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and a renowned show business fixture whose traveling Wild West exhibitions played to millions of spectators the world over for 30 years. He hobnobbed with presidents, kings, queens and European heads of state, befriending many legendary individuals of the West, from General George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull to Wild Bill Hickok and Annie Oakley. Aside from these achievements, Cody's most important legacy may be how he shaped the world's enduring views of the American West through his shows, which he considered to be educational events rather than entertainment. This biography is a fresh look at the life of Buffalo Bill.

Author : J. Springhall
Publisher : Springer
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230612129

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The Genesis of Mass Culture by J. Springhall Pdf

A thorough survey of the origins and development of the major distinct American commercial entertainments that emerged between over the course of the 19th century and into the 20th, including P.T. Barnum_s American Museum, freak show, and circus, as well as blackface minstrelry, Buffalo Bill_s Wild West Show, and vaudeville.

Author : John Barnes
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101475898

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Daybreak Zero by John Barnes Pdf

A year has passed since the catastrophic event known as "Daybreak" began. Seven billion people have died. Washington, D.C., has been vaporized. The United States barely avoided a second civil war between two rival governments that rose from Washington's ashes. And "Daybreak" isn't over...

Author : Edwin Monroe Bacon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Bookplates, American
ISBN : CORNELL:31924082451513

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King's Dictionary of Boston by Edwin Monroe Bacon Pdf

Author : Earl W. Emerson
Publisher : William Morrow
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0688093337

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Help Wanted by Earl W. Emerson Pdf

Fire chief and reluctant part-time sheriff Mac Fontana searches Staircase, Washington, for the psychopath who is killing off his firemen one by one. If he is not careful, Fontana may find himself at the wrong end of a well-aimed semiautomatic rifle.