Book 3 covers a complicated and exciting period of time where religious and political passions shaped national ambitions.Spain and Portugal followed by France, Britain and the Dutch fight in Europe, on the Seas and in the New World.While Spain, Portugal and France treated the New World as merely a place to exploit resources for European consumption. In Britain itself, the pendulum swung from Catholic to non-Catholic rule creating a Civil War and a flow of British settlers especially from Ireland and Scotland to colonies in the New World. Catholic persecution of non-Catholics in France resulted in a colonization movement from France and Germany via Britain into 13 British colonies on the east coast of North America.Because of the flow of ocean and atmospheric currents, the trip from Britain carried early settlers Barbados and from Barbados to New England, New York, Philadelphia, Jamestown and Charles Town. This was the path taken by the early P-R-S families. who were often associated with seaborne trade and transportation. My male relatives map out sea lanes from Plymouth to Bergen along the west Scottish coast; Plymouth to Copenhagen and Antwerp along the English Channel; Plymouth to Caruana to the Azores and the Canaries and Puerto Rico. The sailors left their DNA but not their names on isolated islands, where "they never met a girl they did not like."

A comprehensive anthology of Chinese poetry from the 12th century B.C. to the present. "This magnificent collection has the effect of a complete library rather than of an anthology of poetry.... A lyric quality comes through into our own language... Every page is alive with striking and wonderful things, immediately accessible." -- Publishers Weekly "Sunflower Splendor is the largest and, on the whole, best anthology of translated Chinese poems to have appeared in a Western language." -- The New York Times Book Review "This remarkably fine anthology should remain standard for a long time." -- Library Journal ..". excellent translations by divers hands. Open to any page and listen to the still, sad music... " -- Washington Post Bookworld

The first SF novel in more than ten years from the scientist and author of A Door into Ocean. A girl goes to college in orbit, in a future transformed by technology, global warming, and invasive species.

Wyoming State Historical Society, First Place - Publications Category. Best Multicultural Fiction Book of 2021 by American Book Fest. Category Finalist for the 2022 Eric Hoffer Book Award. 2022 IPPY Award Bronze Medal Winner for Best Regional Fiction Does time heal all wounds? Or do some last forever? Pennsylvania, 1971: Graham Davidson is a young man with survivor's guilt after the death of three siblings. Estranged from his father and seeking a direction in his life, Graham learns about vision quests from a Crow Indian. He secures seasonal employment in Yellowstone National Park and embarks on a spiritual journey. Wyoming Territory, 1871: Under a full moon at a sacred thermal area, Graham finds himself in Yellowstone a century earlier - one year before it was established as a national park. He joins the Hayden Expedition which was commissioned to explore the region. Although a military escort provides protection for the explorers, the cavalry's notorious lieutenant threatens Graham. His perilous journey through the future park is marred by a horrific tragedy in a geyser basin, a grizzly bear attack, and an encounter with hostile Blackfeet Indians. Graham falls in love with Makawee, a beautiful Crow woman who serves as a guide. As the expedition nears its conclusion, Graham is faced with an agonizing decision. Does he stay in the previous century with the woman he loves or travel back to the future? If you like the historical time travel adventure of Outlander or enjoyed the movie "Dances with Wolves," then you'll love Burning Ground!