Author : H. Lawton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 093904627X
Willie Boy
H. Lawton
Willie Boy
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Willie Boy & the Last Western Manhunt
Clifford Trafzer
Author : Clifford Trafzer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735861529
Willie Boy & the Last Western Manhunt by Clifford Trafzer Pdf
"Tribal incest laws formed the basis of the murder and manhunt known as the Willie Boy Affair of 1909. Based on oral testimony by Nuwuvi elders, newspapers, and government documents, Trafzer has woven a remarkably readable and colorful narrative of The Last Western Manhunt." Larry Myers (Pomo)
Willie's Boys
John Klima
Author : John Klima
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780470485224
Willie's Boys by John Klima Pdf
The story of Willie Mays's rookie year with the Negro American League's Birmingham Black Barons, the Last Negro World Series, and the making of a baseball legend Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays is one of baseball's endearing greats, a tremendously talented and charismatic center fielder who hit 660 career homeruns, collected 3,283 hits, knocked in 1,903 runs, won 12 Gold Glove Awards and appeared in 24 All-Star games. But before Mays was the "Say Hey Kid", he was just a boy. Willie's Boys is the story of his remarkable 1948 rookie season with the Negro American League's Birmingham Black Barons, who took a risk on a raw but gifted 16-year-old and gave him the experience, confidence, and connections to escape Birmingham's segregation, navigate baseball's institutional racism, and sign with the New York Giants. Willie's Boys offers a character-rich narrative of the apprenticeship Mays had at the hands of a diverse group of savvy veterans who taught him the ways of the game and the world. Sheds new light on the virtually unknown beginnings of a baseball great, not available in other books Captures the first incredible steps of a baseball superstar in his first season with the Negro League's Birmingham Black Barons Introduces the veteran group of Negro League players, including Piper Davis, who gave Mays an incredible apprenticeship season Illuminates the Negro League's last days, drawing on in-depth research and interviews with remaining players Explores the heated rivalry between Mays's Black Barons and Buck O'Neil's Kansas City Monarchs , culminating in the last Negro League World Series Breaks new historical ground on what led the New York Giants to acquire Mays, and why he didn't sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, or Boston Red Sox Packed with stories and insights, Willie's Boys takes you inside an important part of baseball history and the development of one of the all-time greats ever to play the game.
Lillie Boy Willie Thompson
Bobby Roberson
Author : Bobby Roberson
Publisher : bobby roberson
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 1411622715
Lillie Boy Willie Thompson by Bobby Roberson Pdf
This Is a 54 page plus first start learning book for children from kindergarden school on up to the fifth grade;
The Hunt for Willie Boy
James A. Sandos,Larry E. Burgess
Author : James A. Sandos,Larry E. Burgess
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0806128437
The Hunt for Willie Boy by James A. Sandos,Larry E. Burgess Pdf
Recounts the events of what has been called the West's last famous manhunt--the tracking and killing of a Paiute-Chemeheuvi Indian, Willie Boy--drawing on previously untapped sources to detail the native side of the story.
The Wrong Boy
Willy Russell
Author : Willy Russell
Publisher : Random House
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448152537
The Wrong Boy by Willy Russell Pdf
The hilarious, bittersweet novel from the playwright behind EDUCATING RITA, SHIRLEY VALENTINE and award-winning musical BLOOD BROTHERS. Dear Morrissey, I'm feeling dead depressed and down. Like a streetlamp without a bulb or a goose at the onset of Christmas time. Anyroad, I thought I'd pen a few lines to someone who'd understand... It's 1991. Raymond Marks is a normal boy, from a normal family, in a normal northern town. Only lately, he's been feeling dead down. His dad left home after falling in love with a five-string banjo. His fun-hating grandma believes she should have married Jean-Paul Sartre: 'I could never read his books, but y' could tell from his picture, there was nothing frivolous about John-Paul Sartre.' Felonious Uncle Jason and Appalling Aunty Paula are lusting after the satellite dish. And so he turns to the one person who'll understand what he's going through: Morrissey. Told through a series of heartfelt letters to the frontman of The Smiths, this is a laugh-out-loud funny, incredibly poignant tale from a character you can't help but love. 'Big-hearted, wonderfully funny and engrossing' THE MIRROR 'A warm, funny, poignant story. I loved The Wrong Boy - and so will you' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'A comic masterpiece' BEL MOONEY, MAIL ON SUNDAY
Our Willie Boy
Elizabeth Mary Wright
Author : Elizabeth Mary Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Children
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019669113
Our Willie Boy by Elizabeth Mary Wright Pdf
Drummer Boy Willie McGee, Civil War Hero and Fraud
Thomas Fox
Author : Thomas Fox
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786482405
Drummer Boy Willie McGee, Civil War Hero and Fraud by Thomas Fox Pdf
On December 7, 1864, just one week after the bloody battle of Franklin, Tennessee, William McGee, a drummer boy from Newark, New Jersey, was credited with leading a Federal force to a decisive victory over the Confederates in a clash just thirty miles from the carnage at Franklin. This 15-year-old Irish-American, on convalescent duty and acting as an orderly to General Lovell Rousseau, was recognized for the capture of two guns, several hundred prisoners, and the saving of Fortress Rosecrans in Murfreesboro from the famed Nathan Bedford Forrest. For his actions, young McGee would soon be awarded a Medal of Honor, written up in newspapers and books as a glorious New Jersey legend, be commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States Army at age 18, and then, inexplicably at the height of his notoriety, virtually disappear from history for more than 100 years. This is the story of a lost war hero, a man-child with the world at his feet, whose fall from grace is accelerated by fame, lies, alcohol, bigamy, and murder.
Good Old Boy
Willie Morris
Author : Willie Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0916242684
Good Old Boy by Willie Morris Pdf
The author's boyhood escapades in his hometown of Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Gotti's Boys
Anthony M. DeStefano
Author : Anthony M. DeStefano
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780806539157
Gotti's Boys by Anthony M. DeStefano Pdf
A KILLER LINE-UP In his bloody reign as the head of the Gambino crime family, John Gotti wracked up a lifetime of charges from gambling, extortion, and tax evasion to racketeering, conspiracy, and five convictions of murder. He didn’t do it alone. Surrounding himself with a rogues gallery of contract killers, fixers, and enforcers, he built one of the richest, most powerful and violent crime empires in modern history. Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Anthony M. DeStefano takes you inside Gotti’s inner circle to reveal the dark hearts and murderous deeds of the most remorseless and cold-blooded characters in organized crime. Men so vicious even the other Mafia families were terrified of them. Meet Gotti’s Boys . . . * Charles Carneglia * Gene Gotti * Angelo “Quack-Quack” Ruggiero * Tony “Roach” Rampino * “Sammy the Bull” Gravano * Frank DeCicco * Vincent Artuso * Joe “The German” Watts * THE ULTIMATE MURDERER’S ROW “DeStefano explores John Gotti’s rise to the head of the Gambino family . . . Aficionados are sure to relish the finer, exhaustively researched details.” —Publishers Weekly “A thrilling ride . . . DeStefano has written another excellent biography of a memorable group of gangsters and an excellent addition to the history of the Teflon Don.” —Booklist
Southern War Songs
William Long Fagan
Author : William Long Fagan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : History
ISBN : HARVARD:HW2CKT
Southern War Songs by William Long Fagan Pdf
The Sinatra Club
Sal Polisi,Salvatore Polisi,Steve Dougherty
Author : Sal Polisi,Salvatore Polisi,Steve Dougherty
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451643169
The Sinatra Club by Sal Polisi,Salvatore Polisi,Steve Dougherty Pdf
An insider's account of the downfall of the New York mob profiles organized crime at the height of its influence while recounting the author's participation in several lucrative heists and relating his decision to become a federal informant.
Willie Wins
Almira Astudillo Gilles
Author : Almira Astudillo Gilles
Publisher : Lee & Low Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1600602371
Willie Wins by Almira Astudillo Gilles Pdf
Willie's father tells him there is something special in an old coconut bank brought from the Philippines, but Willie is embarrassed to take it to school for a contest, especially since he knows that one of his classmates will make fun of him.
Willie's Time
Charles Einstein
Author : Charles Einstein
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004-02-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 080932573X
Willie's Time by Charles Einstein Pdf
To a generation of fans, Willie Mays was the greatest ballplayer they had ever seen. The prowess and speed of the Say Hey Kid were unmatched on the diamond before his time, prompting Joe DiMaggio to label him, “the closest you can come to perfection.” He was the first player to hit fifty home runs and steal twenty bases in a single season. Mays played for the New York Giants (1951–1957), San Francisco Giants (1958–1972), and New York Mets (1972–1973), and in his glory days with the Giants he not only set the major league mark for consecutive seasons by appearing in 150 games or more but by winning his two MVP awards a record twelve seasons apart. When Mays retired, he ranked third in career home runs (behind Aaron and Ruth), a record of 660 soon to be surpassed by Mays’s godson, Barry Bonds. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the only ballplayer biography ever named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Willie’s Time: Baseball’s Golden Age, restores to print Charles Einstein’s vivid biography of one of the game’s foremost legends. With a new preface from the author, this volume replays the most dramatic moments of the Say Hey Kid’s career—from the 1951 Miracle Giants to the Amazing Mets of 1973—and takes us inside the lives of Ruth, DiMaggio, Aaron, Durocher, and others along the way. Einstein offers a compelling and complete look at Mays: as a youth in racist Birmingham, a triumphant symbol of African American success, a sports hero lionized by fans, and yet all the while, still a very human figure destined to play for two decades amid baseball’s Golden Age.
Stone Fox
John Reynolds Gardiner
Author : John Reynolds Gardiner
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062009661
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner Pdf
John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years. Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. When Grandfather falls ill, he is no longer able to work the farm, which is in danger of foreclosure. Little Willy is determined to win the National Dogsled Race—the prize money would save the farm and his grandfather. But he isn't the only one who desperately wants to win. Willy and his brave dog Searchlight must face off against experienced racers, including a Native American man named Stone Fox, who has never lost a race. Exciting and heartwarming, this novel has sold millions of copies and was named a New York Times Outstanding Children's Book.
