The Man who Rode Midnight

The Man who Rode Midnight
Title The Man who Rode Midnight PDF eBook
Author Elmer Kelton
Publisher TCU Press
Pages 288
Release 1990
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780875650487

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Aging cowboy and bronco-buster Wes Hendricks just wants to be left alone on his poor ranch, even when town developers offer him big money to sell it. Wes's grandson reluctantly tries to convince him to give up his home, but that was before he, too, succumbs to the ranch's--and a young cowgirl's--wild beauty.

The Man Who Rode Midnight

The Man Who Rode Midnight
Title The Man Who Rode Midnight PDF eBook
Author Elmer Kelton
Publisher Turtleback
Pages
Release 1996-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780613289429

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Wes Hendricks begins a one-man war against his family, friends, and the harsh realities of time to hold on to the land he loves

Stand Proud

Stand Proud
Title Stand Proud PDF eBook
Author Elmer Kelton
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 324
Release 2008-03-04
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780765360571

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In Stand Proud, one of his most controversial novels, legendary Western writer Elmer Kelton takes on a character who is not as easy to like as he is to admire.

Hot Iron

Hot Iron
Title Hot Iron PDF eBook
Author Elmer Kelton
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 224
Release 1998-03-15
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0812551192

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In the early days of the Texas panhandle, Espy Norwood is a troubleshooter who's got troubles of his own. Bitter landowners plot against him, determined cattle thieves sneak right under his nose, and his own son refuses to trust or even know him. Can he catch the thieves, save the ranch, and win his son's love? Reissue.

The Day the Cowboys Quit

The Day the Cowboys Quit
Title The Day the Cowboys Quit PDF eBook
Author Elmer Kelton
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 292
Release 2008-02-05
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780765360557

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When legislation is introduced to stop ranch workers from owning cattle, the cowboys rally together and strike.

A Stroke of Midnight

A Stroke of Midnight
Title A Stroke of Midnight PDF eBook
Author Laurell K. Hamilton
Publisher Ballantine Books
Pages 384
Release 2005-04-12
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0345482042

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I am Meredith Gentry, P.I., solving cases in Los Angeles, far from the peril and deception of my real home–because I am also Princess Meredith, heir to the darkest throne faerie has to offer. The Unseelie Court infuses me with its power. But at what price does such magic come? How much of my human side will I have to give up, and how much of the sinister side of faerie will I have to embrace? To sit on a throne that has ruled through bloodshed and violence for centuries, I might have to become that which I dread the most. Enemies watch my every move. My cousin Cel strives to have me killed even now from his prison cell. But not all the assassination attempts are his. Some Unseelie nobles have waited centuries for my aunt Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness, to become weak enough that she might be toppled from her throne. Enemies unforeseen move against us–enemies who would murder the least among us. The threat will drive us to allow human police into faerie for the first time in our history. I need my allies now more than ever, especially since fate will lead me into the arm of Mistral, Master of Storms, the queen’s new captain of her guard. Our passion will reawaken powers long forgotten among the warriors of the sidhe. Pain and pleasure await me–and danger, as well, for some at that court seek only death. I will find new joys with the butterfly-winged demi-fey. My guards and I will show all of faerie that violence and sex are as popular among the sidhe as they are among the lesser fey of our court. The Darkness will weep, and Frost will comfort him. The gentlest of my guards will find new strength and break my heart. Passions undreamed of await us–and my enemies gather, for the future of both courts of faerie begins to unravel.

Paul Revere's Ride

Paul Revere's Ride
Title Paul Revere's Ride PDF eBook
Author David Hackett Fischer
Publisher
Pages 484
Release 1994
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780195088472

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Paul Revere's midnight ride looms as an almost mythical event in American history--yet it has been largely ignored by scholars and left to patriotic writers and debunkers. Now one of the foremost American historians offers the first serious look at the events of the night of April 18, 1775--what led up to it, what really happened, and what followed--uncovering a truth far more remarkable than the myths of tradition. In Paul Revere's Ride, David Hackett Fischer fashions an exciting narrative that offers deep insight into the outbreak of revolution and the emergence of the American republic. Beginning in the years before the eruption of war, Fischer illuminates the figure of Paul Revere, a man far more complex than the simple artisan and messenger of tradition. Revere ranged widely through the complex world of Boston's revolutionary movement--from organizing local mechanics to mingling with the likes of John Hancock and Samuel Adams. When the fateful night arrived, more than sixty men and women joined him on his task of alarm--an operation Revere himself helped to organize and set in motion. Fischer recreates Revere's capture that night, showing how it had an important impact on the events that followed. He had an uncanny gift for being at the center of events, and the author follows him to Lexington Green--setting the stage for a fresh interpretation of the battle that began the war. Drawing on intensive new research, Fischer reveals a clash very different from both patriotic and iconoclastic myths. The local militia were elaborately organized and intelligently led, in a manner that had deep roots in New England. On the morning of April 19, they fought in fixed positions and close formation, twice breaking the British regulars. In the afternoon, the American officers switched tactics, forging a ring of fire around the retreating enemy which they maintained for several hours--an extraordinary feat of combat leadership. In the days that followed, Paul Revere led a new battle-- for public opinion--which proved even more decisive than the fighting itself. ] When the alarm-riders of April 18 took to the streets, they did not cry, "the British are coming," for most of them still believed they were British. Within a day, many began to think differently. For George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Thomas Paine, the news of Lexington was their revolutionary Rubicon. Paul Revere's Ride returns Paul Revere to center stage in these critical events, capturing both the drama and the underlying developments in a triumphant return to narrative history at its finest.