The Gates of the Alamo
Title | The Gates of the Alamo PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Harrigan |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 594 |
Release | 2017-01-24 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0525431810 |
A New York Times bestselling novel, modern historical classic, and winner of the TCU Texas Book Award, The Spur Award and the Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Novel It’s 1836, and the Mexican province of Texas is in revolt. As General Santa Anna’s forces move closer to the small fort that will soon be legend, three people’s fates will become intrinsically tied to the coming battle: Edmund McGowan, a proud and gifted naturalist; the widowed innkeeper Mary Mott; and her sixteen-year-old son, Terrell, whose first shattering experience with love has led him into the line of fire. Filled with dramatic scenes, and abounding in fictional and historical personalities—among them James Bowie, David Crockett, William Travis, and Stephen Austin—The Gates of the Alamo is a faithful and compelling look at a riveting chapter in American history.
Remember Ben Clayton
Title | Remember Ben Clayton PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Harrigan |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2012-05-29 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 030794879X |
Winner of the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best American Historical Fiction Francis "Gil" Gilheaney is a sculptor of boundless ambition, but bad fortune and pride have driven him and his long-suffering daughter Maureen into artistic exile in Texas just after World War I. When an aging rancher commissions Gil to create a memorial statue of his son who was killed in action, Gil believes it will be his greatest achievement. But as work proceeds on the statue, Gil and Maureen come to realize that their new client is a far more complicated man than they ever expected, and that he is guarding a secret that haunts his relationship with his son even in death.
All Aboard! California
Title | All Aboard! California PDF eBook |
Author | Haily Meyers |
Publisher | Gibbs Smith |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1423640802 |
Every area of the world can be mapped out for adventure, and brilliant babies love the sophistication of traveling by train.
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title | Civil Practice and Remedies Code PDF eBook |
Author | Texas |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Civil procedure |
ISBN |
Last Child in the Woods
Title | Last Child in the Woods PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Louv |
Publisher | Algonquin Books |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 2008-04-22 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 156512586X |
The Book That Launched an International Movement Fans of The Anxious Generation will adore Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller. “An absolute must-read for parents.” —The Boston Globe “It rivals Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer “I like to play indoors better ’cause that’s where all the electrical outlets are,” reports a fourth grader. But it’s not only computers, television, and video games that are keeping kids inside. It’s also their parents’ fears of traffic, strangers, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus; their schools’ emphasis on more and more homework; their structured schedules; and their lack of access to natural areas. Local governments, neighborhood associations, and even organizations devoted to the outdoors are placing legal and regulatory constraints on many wild spaces, sometimes making natural play a crime. As children’s connections to nature diminish and the social, psychological, and spiritual implications become apparent, new research shows that nature can offer powerful therapy for such maladies as depression, obesity, and attention deficit disorder. Environment-based education dramatically improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages and develops skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. Anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that childhood experiences in nature stimulate creativity. In Last Child in the Woods, Louv talks with parents, children, teachers, scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and environmentalists who recognize the threat and offer solutions. Louv shows us an alternative future, one in which parents help their kids experience the natural world more deeply—and find the joy of family connectedness in the process. Included in this edition: A Field Guide with 100 Practical Actions We Can Take Discussion Points for Book Groups, Classrooms, and Communities Additional Notes by the Author New and Updated Research from the U.S. and Abroad
A Texas Child's Harvest
Title | A Texas Child's Harvest PDF eBook |
Author | Pearl Elley Bethune |
Publisher | |
Pages | 63 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 9780962012402 |
A Texas Child
Title | A Texas Child PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Warren |
Publisher | Harlequin |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2013-12-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0373718918 |
Assistant District Attorney Myra Delgado and her private investigator ex-boyfriend Levi Coyote must set aside their past relationship and work together to rescue a kidnapped baby.