Victorio

Victorio
Author: Kathleen P. Chamberlain
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0806184604

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A steadfast champion of his people during the wars with encroaching Anglo-Americans, the Apache chief Victorio deserves as much attention as his better-known contemporaries Cochise and Geronimo. In presenting the story of this nineteenth-century Warm Springs Apache warrior, Kathleen P. Chamberlain expands our understanding of Victorio’s role in the Apache wars and brings him into the center of events. Although there is little documentation of Victorio’s life outside military records, Chamberlain draws on ethnographic sources to surmise his childhood and adolescence and to depict traditional Warm Springs Apache social, religious, and economic life. Reconstructing Victorio’s life beyond the military conflicts that have since come to define him, she interprets his character and actions not only as whites viewed them but also as the logical outcome of his upbringing and worldview. Chamberlain’s Victorio is a pragmatic leader and a profoundly spiritual man. Caught in the absurdities of post–Civil War Indian policy, Victorio struggled with the glaring disconnect between the U.S. government’s vision for Indians and their own physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. Graced with historic photos of Victorio, other Apaches, and U.S. military leaders, this biography portrays Victorio as a leader who sought a peaceful homeland for his people in the face of wrongheaded decisions from Washington. It is the most nearly complete and balanced picture yet to emerge of a Native leader caught in the conflicts and compromises of the nineteenth-century Southwest.

Hell's Forty Acres

Hell's Forty Acres
Author: Gordon D. Shirreffs
Publisher: Fawcett
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1987
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780449131718

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The creator of Lee Kershaw, Manhunter, now writes a wild western of one man'sobsession with silver.

America in the Twentieth Century

America in the Twentieth Century
Author: Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2002-10
Genre: United States
ISBN: 9780761473640

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Examines America's progress and setbacks, decade by decade, throughout the twentieth century including important peoole and trends in American politics, social policy and civil rights, foreign policy, economy and trade, literature and arts, and the environment.

Backcountry Adventures Arizona

Backcountry Adventures Arizona
Author: Peter Massey
Publisher: Adler Publishing
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2006-05
Genre: Arizona
ISBN: 1930193289

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Beautifully crafted, high quality, sewn, 4 color guidebook. Part of a multiple book series of books on travel through America's beautiful and historic backcountry. Directions and maps to 2,671 miles of the state's most remote and scenic back roads ? from the lowlands of the Yuma Desert to the high plains of the Kaibab Plateau. Trail history is colorized through the accounts of Indian warriors like Cochise and Geronimo; trail blazers; and the famous lawman Wyatt Earp. Includes wildlife information and photographs to help readers identify the great variety of native birds, plants, and animal they are likely to see. Contains 157 trails, 576 pages, and 524 photos (both color and historic).

The Sample Case

The Sample Case
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 884
Release: 1923
Genre: Labor unions
ISBN:

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Forty Acres

Forty Acres
Author: Dwayne Smith
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2014-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1476730539

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"A thriller about a Black society with a secret"--

Hell's Island

Hell's Island
Author: William Hardy
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2024-09-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

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In the heart of Savannah, Georgia, Benjamin Farrows enjoys a life of luxury: a loving wife, an adorable daughter, and a remote island that has been in his family for generations. When a chemical company offers to purchase the island, Ben must decide whether to sell or keep the mysterious land. Hanley Rivers, an old family friend, fills Ben’s mind with chilling tales of voodoo worshippers and demons who inhabit the island, warning him that they will stop at nothing to protect their sacred ground. Intrigued and determined to uncover the truth, Ben sets out to investigate, unaware that he is about to face a formidable foe: an evil, supernatural demon named Everette Marlowe. As Ben delves deeper into the island’s secrets, Marlowe lures him into a deadly trap, unleashing unspeakable horror upon his family. Can Ben protect his loved ones and prevent Marlowe from guarding his evil domain, a place known as Hell’s Island, which he has secretly watched over for more than three centuries? “Hell’s Island is filled with southern atmosphere and local folklore…a spooky horror novel that successfully blends history with demonic chills…” – Sue Terry, Metapsychology. “The author hooked me with the fifth sentence on page one. From then on, I had no choice but to go with the tide of words…” – Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews. “William Hardy does a wonderful job of weaving a story with interesting twists and turns and then ends with all your curiosity satisfied.” – Fiction Addiction.net “Witchcraft, suspense, and plenty of twists and turns add up to a book that’s sure to hold the reader’s interest… William Hardy has a winner with Hell’s Island.” – Ken Bell, The Beaufort Gazette.

Into Hell I Rode

Into Hell I Rode
Author: Ii Atwood
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1257379941

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In his revealing and frank autobiography, David G. Atwood, II takes us into a world of government corruption, back-stabbing politicians and an all too familiar tour of the criminal justice system. Persecuted by a corrupt sheriff's department for exposing a cabal of local corruption that reached into the upper echelon of international politics; prosecuted and sent to federal prison for a crime he didn't commit; and discriminated against for being gay, David leads us on a journey through the life of a prisoner that only an insider could tell and captivates us with a story of courage that will inspire everyone who reads it. Whether revealing the drug connections that for years have padded the pockets of the local cops and exposing how government-sanctioned drug deals in Vicksburg, Mississippi helped illegally fund the Nicaraguan Contras in the 1980's, David leaves no hole's barred as he takes aim at those who would misuse their political power for personal gain.

House Documents

House Documents
Author: USA House of Representatives
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1418
Release: 1872
Genre:
ISBN:

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