Stars Of Alabama

Author : Sean Dietrich
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780785226383

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Stars of Alabama by Sean Dietrich Pdf

In this heartfelt tale about enduring hope amid the suffering of the Great Depression, Sean Dietrich—also known as Sean of the South—weaves together a tale featuring a cast of characters ranging from a child preacher, a teenage healer, and two migrant workers who give everything they have for their chosen family. When fifteen-year-old Marigold becomes pregnant during the Great Depression, she is rejected by her family and forced to fend for herself. She is arrested while trying to steal food and loses her baby in the forest, turning her whole world upside down. She’s even more distraught upon discovering she has an inexplicable power to heal, making her a sought-after local legend. Meanwhile, middle-aged migrant workers Vern and Paul discover a violet-eyed baby abandoned in the woods and take it upon themselves to care for her. The men continue their search for work and soon pair up with a poverty-stricken widow, plus her two children, and the misfit family begins taking care of each other. As survival brings this chosen family together, a young boy finds himself without a friend to his name as the dust storms rage across Kansas. Fourteen-year-old Coot, a child preacher, is on the run from his abusive tent-revival pastor father with thousands of stolen dollars—and the only thing he’s sure of is that Mobile, Alabama, is his destination. In a sweeping saga with a looming second world war, these stories intertwine in surprising ways, reminding us that when the dust clears, we can still see the stars. Stand-alone Southern historical fiction set during the Great Depression Book length: approximately 98,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs Also by Sean Dietrich: The Incredible Winston Browne

Author : Carl Carmer
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817310721

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Stars Fell on Alabama by Carl Carmer Pdf

Stars Fell On Alabama by Carl Carmer is a book of folkways. It is not journalism, or history, folklore, or a novel. It is at times impressionistic, and at other times it conveys deep insights into the character of Alabama's people and places.

Author : Sean Dietrich
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780785226413

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The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich Pdf

Beloved writer Sean Dietrich—also known as Sean of the South—will warm your heart with this rich and nostalgic tale of a small-town sheriff, a mysterious little girl, and a good-hearted community pulling together to help her. Folks in Moab live for ice cream socials, baseball, and the local paper’s weekly gossip column. Sheriff Winston Browne has watched over Moab with a generous eye for a decade, and by now he’s used to handling the daily dramas that keep life interesting for Moab’s quirky residents. But just after Winston receives some terrible, life-altering news, a seemingly mute runaway with no clear origin arrives in Moab. The residents do what they believe is right and take her in—until two suspicious strangers arrive and begin looking for her. Suddenly Winston has a child in desperate need of protection—as well as a secret of his own to keep. With the help of Moab’s goodhearted townsfolk, the humble and well-meaning Winston Browne still has some heroic things to do. He finds romance, family, and love in unexpected places. He stumbles upon adventure, searches his soul, and grapples with the past. In doing so, he just might discover what a life well-lived truly looks like. Sometimes ordinary people do the most extraordinary things of all. Praise for The Incredible Winston Browne: “Sean Dietrich has written a home run of a novel with The Incredible Winston Browne. Every bit as wonderful as its title implies, it’s the story of Browne—a principled, baseball-loving sheriff—a precocious little girl in need of help, and the community that rallies around them. This warm, witty, tender novel celebrates the power of friendship and family to transform our lives. It left me nostalgic and hopeful, missing my grandfathers, and eager for baseball season to start again. I loved it.” —Ariel Lawhon, New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia “Make no mistake. [The Incredible Winston Browne] is a classic story, told by an expert storyteller.” —Shawn Smucker, author of Light from Distant Stars Stand-alone historical novel set in the 1950s Includes discussion questions for book clubs Also from Sean Dietrich: Stars of Alabama

Author : J. Daniels
Publisher : JD Publishing, LLC
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Where I Belong by J. Daniels Pdf

A steamy best friend's older brother, standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author, J. Daniels. When Mia Corelli returns to Alabama for a summer of fun with her childhood best friend, Tessa, there's only one thing keeping her on edge. One person that she’d do anything to avoid. Benjamin Kelly. World’s biggest d*ckhead. Mia hates him with a fury and has no desire to ever see him again. When she decides to start her summer off with a bang and finally give away her v-card, she unknowingly hands it over to the one guy that excelled at making her life miserable, learning a valuable lesson in the process. Always get the name of the guy you’re going home with. Ben can’t get the girl he spent one night with out of his head. When she leaves him the next morning, he thinks he’ll never see her again. Until he sees her lounging by the pool with his sister. Mia is determined to hate Ben, even though she can’t forget him. Ben is determined to prove he’s not the same guy he used to be. What happens when the one person you wish never existed becomes the one person you can’t imagine being without?

Author : Sean Dietrich
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1515019187

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Sean of the South by Sean Dietrich Pdf

The first volume of a collection of short stories by Sean Dietrich, a writer, humorist, and novelist, known for his commentary on life in the American South. His humor and short fiction appear in various publications throughout the Southeast.

Author : Mark Childress
Publisher : Random House Uk Limited
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Alabama
ISBN : 0099283875

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Crazy in Alabama by Mark Childress Pdf

Author : Kelly Kazek
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-29
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781614236351

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Forgotten Tales of Alabama by Kelly Kazek Pdf

Alabama tales that have existed only in rumor, legend and lore are uncovered in this volume of strange, funny, far-fetched, unique and gripping stories from Muscle Shoals to Mobile. From Muscle Shoals to Montgomery to Mobile, there's just no place quite like Alabama. Take a journey off the beaten path through the Cotton State with author Kelly Kazek as she uncovers the stories that make Alabama one of a kind. Kazek, a longtime Alabama resident, unearths tales that have existed only in rumor, anecdote, legend and lore. This collection is packed with little-known stories of strange sites, like the world's largest Nehi bottle; curious critters, like the first monkey in space; and colorful characters, such as the outlaw Tom Clark. Whether funny, far-fetched, gripping or grisly, Forgotten Tales of Alabama is filled with stories you won't soon forget.

Author : Mike Hubbard
Publisher : NewSouth Books
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781603061179

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Storming the State House by Mike Hubbard Pdf

Storming the State House provides a revealing, behind-the-scenes look into the campaign that elected Alabama’s first Republican legislature in modern history and liberated the state from 136 years of Democrat Party rule. Written by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, it is a battlefield account by the architect of the Republican takeover, whose vision and partisan vigor directly led to the GOP tsunami that hit Alabama in November 2010.

Author : Susan Sands
Publisher : Tule Publishing
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781943963911

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Love, Alabama by Susan Sands Pdf

Emma Laroux’s a fallen Southern beauty queen whose past is barely whispered about in her small town. But the secrets and lies surrounding her scandal still haunt her, and something about Matthew Pope may hold the answers...if only she could put her finger on it. Matthew Pope wonders what awful karmic thing he’s done to land him in Podunk, Alabama. But when he sees Emma Laroux again after all this time, he knows he’s still the only one who holds the key to unlocking the truth of her past… Will a shared moment in time ten years ago threaten the best thing that’s ever happened to them – each other?

Author : Judy Reene Singer
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496709462

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In the Shadow of Alabama by Judy Reene Singer Pdf

An estranged daughter returns home to discover her father’s WWII history in a “beautifully written” novel of family rifts and the burdens of racism (Historical Novel Society). Rachel Fleischer has good reasons not to be at her father’s deathbed. Foaling season is at hand and her horses are becoming restless. But her horse manager, Malachi—more of a father to Rachel than Marty ever was—convinces her to go. When a stranger at her father’s funeral delivers an odd gift and an apology, Rachel is drawn into the epic story of her father’s World War II experience and the scandal that would cast a shadow on his life. As she learns about his time as a Jewish sergeant in charge of a platoon of black soldiers in 1940s Alabama, she finally begins to free herself from the past and choose a life waiting in the wings. “Prepare for Singer to keep you up all night ricocheting between a present day horse farm, family traumas, and the unthinkable racism in the military during WWII. The long arm of war travels through generations in this emotional drama.” —New York Times–bestselling author Jacqueline Sheehan

Author : Natalie Chanin,Stacie Stukin
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1584796383

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Alabama Stitch Book by Natalie Chanin,Stacie Stukin Pdf

Includes 20 projects to make, designer and author demonstrates how she learned to sew and how she has learned that what she makes is important to the community where she grew up.

Author : Watt Key
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1429987650

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Alabama Moon by Watt Key Pdf

For as long as ten-year-old Moon can remember, he has lived out in the forest in a shelter with his father. They keep to themselves, their only contact with other human beings an occasional trip to the nearest general store. When Moon's father dies, Moon follows his father's last instructions: to travel to Alaska to find others like themselves. But Moon is soon caught and entangled in a world he doesn't know or understand; he's become property of the government he has been avoiding all his life. As the spirited and resourceful Moon encounters constables, jails, institutions, lawyers, true friends, and true enemies, he adapts his wilderness survival skills and learns to survive in the outside world, and even, perhaps, make his home there. This title has Common Core connections. Alabama Moon is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Author : Allen Tullos
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820339610

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Alabama Getaway by Allen Tullos Pdf

In Alabama Getaway Allen Tullos explores the recent history of one of the nation's most conservative states to reveal its political imaginary—the public shape of power, popular imagery, and individual opportunity. From Alabama's largely ineffectual politicians to its miserly support of education, health care, cultural institutions, and social services, Tullos examines why the state appears to be stuck in repetitive loops of uneven development and debilitating habits of judgment. The state remains tied to fundamentalisms of religion, race, gender, winner-take-all economics, and militarism enforced by punitive and defensive responses to criticism. Tullos traces the spectral legacy of George Wallace, ponders the roots of anti-egalitarian political institutions and tax structures, and challenges Birmingham native Condoleezza Rice's use of the civil rights struggle to justify the war in Iraq. He also gives due coverage to the state's black citizens who with a minority of whites have sustained a movement for social justice and democratic inclusion. As Alabama competes for cultural tourism and global industries like auto manufacturing and biomedical research, Alabama Getaway asks if the coming years will see a transformation of the “Heart of Dixie.”

Author : Harvey H. Jackson
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817350680

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Inside Alabama by Harvey H. Jackson Pdf

An insider's perspective in a conversational, yet unapologetic style on the events and conditions that shaped modern-day Alabama.

Author : Rose Rossner
Publisher : Hometown World
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1728244250

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I Love You as Big as Canada by Rose Rossner Pdf

I Love You as Big as Canada is the perfect addition to any baby's bookshelf! Adorable illustrations and clever rhymes highlight all the places that you and Baby love about your city, state, or country. Combining the evergreen message of love with regional touchpoints, each book features top landmarks for that specific location with all the snuggle-worthy sentiment that baby board books in this category provide.