A Woman of Courage on the West Virginia Frontier: Phebe Tucker Cunningham - Robert Thompson

Reducere. Life on the West Virginia frontier was a daily struggle for survival. For Phebe Tucker Cunningham, that meant the loss of her four children at the ...

This is a book of survival and strength against all odds when a young married woman and her husband along with others are shipwrecked at Sandy Hook...

The story of the young Prudence Crandall's stout-hearted resistance to danger and violence inspirits us in the same way. There really was a patriot...

Women today are expected to multitask, and meanwhile, Satan tells them they are not good enough, not successful enough, and not capable of making a...

Reducere. Katherine Luther or "Kitty" was the woman behind the great man Martin Luther. Kitty mellowed Luther's harsher side, kept the household from bankrup...

Reducere. An authentic voice from the western frontier Elinore Pruitt Stewart is renowned for her books 'Letters of a Woman Homesteader' and its sequel 'Lett...

Reducere. DescriptionFrontier Cabin Story is a rare architectural biography of a long-forgotten 18th-century log farmhouse in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. J...

Reducere. Bringing Down the Mountains provides insight into how mountaintop removal has affected the people and the land of southern West Virginia. It examin...

Reducere. In 1752 an enslaved Pennsylvania ironworker named Ned purchased his freedom and moved to Virginia on the upper James River. Taking the name Edward ...

Reducere. Complete with actual advertisements from both women seeking husbands and males seeking brides, New York Times bestselling book Hearts West includes...

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Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

With fresh appraisals of popular Westerns, this book examines the history of the genre with a focus on definitional aspects of canon, adaptation an...

Cleland's critics too condemned the 'infamous' and 'poisonous' novel when it first appeared in 1748-9. But the proliferation of editions, adaptatio...

The tribal unrest-stirred up by fanatical Islamic religious leaders calling for Jihad against the British-that erupted along the North West Frontie...

Reducere. This second edition of Unflinching Courage is a brief history of the community of Joseph City, Arizona, a small settlement on the Little Colorado R...

Reducere. This second edition of Unflinching Courage is a brief history of the community of Joseph City, Arizona, a small settlement on the Little Colorado R...

Reducere. Winter is coming, and so are the soldiers.In the midst of America's Civil War, the fighting in the mountains of the Northwest is between the white ...

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From a master of historical fiction (NPR), Karin Tanabe's A Woman of Intelligence is an exhilarating tale of post-war New York City, and one remark...

Reducere. Gerald Arbuthnot receives a promotion from Lord Illingworth, a worldly politician who has a sordid history of women, one of whom is Gerald's widowe...

Reducere. Heather Lynette has experienced many trials throughout her life, but God played a significant role in guiding her through the rough times. In A Wom...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Hillside Fields provides a broad view of the development of sports in West Virginia, from one of the first golf clubs in America at Oakhurst Links ...

Reducere. Awards🏆Second Place (2008) - IndieFab awards - (Regional Book)Contributor(s): Author: Rebecca J. BaileyMatewan Before the Massacre provides the fir...

A Fifth Avenue address, parties at the Plaza, two healthy sons, and the ideal husband: what looks like a perfect life for Katharina Edgeworth is an...

In October 1973, the State of Israel was invaded by Egyptian and Syrian forces. Despite early losses, Israel managed to outfight its opponents. The...

Reducere. Everyone loves a transformation story. Rags to riches. Plain to beautiful. Weak to strong. Esther's story is that, but it is much more. It is a tho...

Reducere. Working Class Radicals: The Socialist Party in West Virginia, 1898-1920 examines the rise and fall of organized socialism in West Virginia through ...

Reducere. Mention of the American West usually evokes images of rough and tumble cowboys, ranchers, and outlaws. In contrast, The Not So Wild, Wild West cast...

Four women. Four generations. One ancient house that will stand the test of time. Pen Melyn, the centre of four women's lives, set on an isolated i...

One of a series designed to provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Each title includes general notes on the te...

Reducere. DescriptionFolk-Songs of the South: Collected Under the Auspices of the West Virginia Folk-Lore Society is a collection of ballads and folk songs f...

Reducere. Thunder on the Mountain: Death at Massey and the Dirty Secrets Behind Big Coal, Paperback

Reducere. Today's football superstars know it takes talent, skill, courage, and perseverance to make them great on the gridiron. This Sports Illustrated Kids...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Harvey PekarIllustration(s): THROUGHOUTNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 154 x 231 x ...

DescriptionPeter Sabor presents both the first critical edition and the first accurate, wholly unexpurgated text of the most famous erotic novel in...

Reducere. Combining the haunting power of Toni Morrison's Beloved with the evocative atmosphere of Phillippa Gregory's A Respectable Trade, Dahlma Llanos-Fig...

Woman of Valor is a remarkable and true story of bravery, compassion, and rescue during the Holocaust. Eta Chait, a young Jewish woman, lived with ...