Tumbleweeds Burning

Author : Milt Ost
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781499037302

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Tumbleweeds Burning a Novel by Milt Ost Pdf

Heinrich and Anna Marie Oster are invited by the Czar to move to Russia. Their excitement runs high when a son of their family is selected to serve in the Czar's elite body guard, the Imperial Hussars, and life is good. Life next to the Royals is full of thrills and color, but before long the corruption and greed in high places are exposed, and soon bitter persecution of the family makes their days difficult. Their children flee to America and accept the government's offer of free homestead acres on the great prairies of the heartland. The free land, however, extracts a heavy price. As they wrestle their sod house out of the stubborn buffalo grasses, they discover that their new "palace on the prairies" is only three miles from the Native sons of the warriors who scalped George Armstrong Custer. It leaves their days uneasy, their nights uncertain. At every turn, Nature confronts them with immense battles, from killing blizzards and sweeping fires, to plagues of grasshoppers. From years of deathdealing drought where nothing grows but tumbleweeds and biting flies, to international conflicts that drastically change their lives. Through it all they come together in faith and turn their little spot of earth into the breadbasket of the world.

Author : Milt Ost
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781503530447

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Tumbleweeds Burning by Milt Ost Pdf

Life for the Osters, immigrant Germans in Russia, started out well enough. But then persecution began and life turned sour. Their children flee to America and accept the government’s offer of free homestead acres on the great prairies of the heartland. The free land, however, extracts a heavy price. As they wrestle their sod house out of the stubborn buffalo grasses, they discover that their new “palace on the prairies” is only three miles from the Native sons of the warriors who removed the golden tresses of George Armstrong Custer. It leaves their days uneasy, their nights uncertain. But events bring a twist that adds an entirely new dimension. At every turn, Nature confronts them with immense battles, from killing blizzards and raging fires, to biblical plagues of grasshoppers. From years of paralyzing drought where nothing grows, to tumbleweeds and early death. Violent dust storms threaten to choke all of life around them. They deal with witchcraft and murder, and international conflicts that drastically change their lives. Through it all they come together in faith and turn their little spot of earth into the breadbasket of the world.

Author : Milt Ost
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781664169890

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Tumbleweeds Remembered by Milt Ost Pdf

Edward Oster’s family has been planters of seeds for generations untold. But Edward feels a call to be a fisher of men. Along with his wife, Denise, their journey takes them from the rolling Midwestern prairies to blue Mediterranean waters, from the walls of San Quentin to the walls of the Kremlin, from fire tower on mountain top to the great pyramids of Giza. They dig through history in ancient Caesarea, and marvel at the monster machines digging North Dakota Black gold. They have people to love, a might Word to proclaim, and a Cross to hold high. Theirs is a journey of discovery and a husbanding of traditions as they remember the tumbleweeds of their youth and plant roses of hope for the future.

Author : Harry Marlin
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 981 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781426994968

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I'll Get By by Harry Marlin Pdf

Author Harry Marlin met everything in life head on. This collection of his writing explores a lifetime's experiences-growing up in tiny Blanket, Texas, during the Great Depression; flying combat missions over Germany during World War II; and managing life's perplexities. Called the "Will Rogers of Central Texas," Marlin wrote a weekly column for the Brownwood Bulletin for eleven years. I'll Get By presents the first volume of compilations of his best stories taking a humorous look at a plethora of topics. "The Barbecue Smokes, but the Customers Can't" explores the ins and outs of the Texas tradition of barbecuing. In "Where Summer's Lovely Roses Still Bloom," Marlin reminisces about the dreadful summers spent picking cotton. "The Place They Didn't Catch Clyde Barrow" describes how the news of Bonnie and Clyde running rampant in 1934 took the edge off of an otherwise depressing existence. Colorful and witty, I'll Get By provides insights into life in rural Texas during the Great Depression and shows that humor can provide relief in many challenging situations.

Author : Mike Pickett,Carrie Pickett
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781680315578

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Life Foundations by Mike Pickett,Carrie Pickett Pdf

Faith Simplified Want to know more about God and His Word? Sometimes, it can be difficult to even know where to begin! But everything you need to know about God and yourself can be found in six core principles. These simple, basic principles will revolutionize your relationship with God, empower you to overcome any attack of the enemy, and equip you to help others. In Life Foundations, authors Mike and Carrie Pickett lay out the rock-solid pillars on which to build your Christian walk: God's Love for You Your Spiritual Make-up How God Sees You Your Identity in Christ The True Nature of God Your Spiritual Authority Every essential truth God wants you to know and live out is included right here! How do I have a better marriage and relationships? What does God want me to do with my life? How do I walk in power and authority? How do I evangelize for Jesus? How do I feel confident that I understand Gods Word? Its all right here with much more in these life-altering, biblical truths that will benefit every facet of your life. Your Christian walk cannot outgrow your foundation, so build it strong on these six core Life Foundations!

Author : Ray Sproule
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781039158054

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The Paranoian by Ray Sproule Pdf

There’s a rap on Lester Netherman’s apartment door. It’s a little blue man from the planet Paranoia named Pymm. And so begins a series of misadventures culminating in a bizarre journey to a remote desert region of Nevada. There, after an encounter with a beguilingly lethal ‘sand creature’, Pymm attempts to lure Netherman back to Paranoia with him. Throughout, Netherman undergoes a rash of blackouts in which he vividly experiences three alternate identities — leading him to the ultimate personal question: ‘Who am I?'

Author : Mark Conkling
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780865348776

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Dog Shelter Blues by Mark Conkling Pdf

"This hard-hitting story lights up the world of animal rescue with engaging characters and their pets, bringing hope out of personal tragedies. Danny Sandoval, a character from Prairie Dog Blues, joins up with his friends to take on Norma Jean Lawson and her Safe Sanctuary No-Kill Rescue Center in Albuquerque. Danny accuses Safe Sanctuary of negligent animal care, claiming they do more harm than good. Norma Jean puts up a fierce fight through her attorney Ray, and sues Danny for libel and slander, seeking $500,000 in damages. Danny's friends all rise to his defense: a veterinarian friend, Virgil Hummel, his AA friends Mark and Dave, and his lover Ida. In the midst of the legal battle, Danny and Norma Jean also struggle with internal demons as they attempt to rescue dogs and cats, innocent creatures that sometimes bring a mysterious transforming power to broken lives. As Danny recovers from burns from a fire, he faces his childhood grief and begins to heal in the warmth of people who care. Norma Jean endures psychological abuse, and then rises up to face the evil of her lover William Redfield, finding that bad motives often end in darkness, and that animals and a clean heart can reveal pathways to God's healing. Dog Shelter Blues takes these beaten, everyday people on a breathtaking journey that ends with an astonishing triumph of good over evil."--

Author : Aaron Latham
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781416595908

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The Cowboy with the Tiffany Gun by Aaron Latham Pdf

The cowboy is the American knight, so it would follow that tales of knighthood can provide the inspiration for stories about cowboys and the basis for this grand and dazzlingly innovative epic of the old American West by the celebrated author and screenwriter of Urban Cowboy. Inspired by Sir Percival's great quest for the Holy Grail, Aaron Latham has crafted a classic adventure story set among the tumbleweeds of the American West at the twilight of the nineteenth century. It is first and foremost the coming-of-age story of an innocent -- a fledgling cowboy, that singularly American update on the archetypal knight of old. Featuring characters from Latham's acclaimed Code of the West, The Cowboy with the Tiffany Gun is his most exhilarating performance yet. Our young hero is Percy -- but he prefers his nickname, Pyg, short for Percy York Goodnight. When he learns that the man called Loving has been shot and is near death, Percy and his mother, Revelie, rush away to be by Loving's side in Texas. Long ago, Revelie shared with Loving a bond of great passion. Mother and son arrive to find Loving gravely ill -- and to discover that an heirloom ax has disappeared from the ranch. According to Western lore, this was the very ax that Jimmy Goodnight, Percy's presumed father, once pulled out of an anvil. The ax was stolen from the cemetery, where it had been imbedded in Goodnight's tombstone. The stone is gone, too. Latham's historically authentic narrative takes off on a rousing gallop here as Pyg vows to find the ax and must face trials and calamities of a Biblical scale -- flood, fire, gunfights, and the devastating pestilence that changed the course of frontier history. Of Code of the West, James M. McPherson wrote that "Latham has pulled off the seemingly impossible." With The Cowboy with the Tiffany Gun, he has done it again.

Author : Delores Fossen,Robin Perini,Aimee Thurlo
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460348963

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Harlequin Intrigue December 2014 - Box Set 2 of 2 by Delores Fossen,Robin Perini,Aimee Thurlo Pdf

Harlequin Intrigue brings you three new edge-of-your-seat romances for one great price, available now! This Harlequin Intrigue bundle includes Kidnapping in Kendall County by USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen, Christmas Justice by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Robin Perini and Eagle's Last Stand by Aimée Thurlo. Catch a thrill with 6 new edge-of-your-seat romances every month from Harlequin Intrigue!

Author : Tony Hillerman
Publisher : Wings
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Chee, Jim (Fictitious character)
ISBN : UCSC:32106012864176

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Three Jim Chee Mysteries by Tony Hillerman Pdf

Three classic Hillerman mysteries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Railroads
ISBN : IND:30000089595809

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Railway Age by Anonim Pdf

Author : Merrill Gilfillan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015062585255

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Undanceable by Merrill Gilfillan Pdf

Poetry. With exuberance and economy, Merrill Gilfillan's UNDANCEABLE evokesthe landscape of the American West through the geographic word. Placenames, the texture of speech, and a certain aroma of nature permeatethese pages. Ever alert to unforeseen connections, Gilfillan followsboth eye and ear, his poems unfolding at the pace of consciousness. Be sure to check out Gilfillan's many other titles also available from SPD.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Iowa
ISBN : UOM:39015039514685

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The Palimpsest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : American poetry
ISBN : MINN:31951001356339L

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Pasque Petals by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Aqueducts
ISBN : UCR:31210025029180

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Design Engineer's Criteria for Operation and Maintenance by Anonim Pdf