Janie Treeborne lives on an orchard at the edge of Elberta, Alabama, and in time, she has become its keeper. She tells the story of its people: of Hugh--her granddaddy--determined to preserve Elberta's legacy through his art; of his wife Maybelle, who shook the town when she became its first female postmaster, then again when she died a sudden and mysterious death; of her lover Lee Malone, a black orchardist and musician harvesting from a land where he is less than welcome; of the local legend Ricky Birdsong, who scored touchdown after touchdown, only to run headlong into tragedy"--
In the spring of 1621, Plymouth Colony sent STEPHEN HOPKINS to make the first visit to Wampanoag sachem Massasoit to present a red horseman’s coat as a gift and sign of friendship. For most ordinary Englishmen, venturing off into the depths of unexplored America would have been a once in a lifetime adventure: but not for Stephen. By the time he turned forty, he had already survived a hurricane, been shipwrecked in the Bermuda Triangle, been written into a Shakespearean play, witnessed the famine and abandonment of Jamestown Colony, and participated in the marriage of Pocahontas. He was once even sentenced to death! He got himself and his family onto the Pilgrims’ Mayflower, and helped found Plymouth Colony. He signed the Mayflower Compact, lodged the famous Squanto in his house, participated in the legendary Thanksgiving, and helped guide and govern the early colonists. Yet Stephen was just an ordinary man, with a wife, three sons, seven daughters, a small house, some farmland for his corn, and cows named Motley, Sympkins, Curled, and Red. These are the extraordinary adventures of an ordinary man.
From 1630 to 1651, William Bradford wrote a history of Plymouth, the very colony he helped to establish and govern. Never published in his lifetime, the handwritten manuscript was lost during the Revolutionary War, and was rediscovered and published for the first time in 1856. In this new edition, Caleb Johnson has added many valuable footnotes, and included many relevant photos and illustrations. Also included here with Bradford’s History is the complete text of the Pilgrims’ journals chronicling the first year at Plymouth. These exciting first-hand journals capture the day-by-day details of the explorations and adventures of the Pilgrims.
When the Mayflower embarked on her famous voyage to America in 1620, she was carrying 102 passengers. To most, they are simply known as “the Pilgrims.” Perhaps the name of Governor William Bradford, Elder William Brewster, or Captain Myles Standish are vaguely familiar; but the vast majority of the Mayflower passengers have remained anonymous and nameless. In The Mayflower and Her Passengers, I have attempted to resurrect the unique individuality of each passenger by providing short biographies for each person or family group. Also included is a groundbreaking new biography of the Mayflower ship itself.
Love is in the air in Serendipity, a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer. The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker. From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that’s been there all along, 10 of the brightest and award-winning authors writing YA have taken on some of your favorite romantic tropes, embracing them and turning them on their heads. Readers will fall for this collection of stories that celebrate love at its most humorous, inclusive, heart-expanding, and serendipitous. Contributors include Elise Bryant, Elizabeth Eulberg, Leah Johnson, Anna-Marie McLemore, Marissa Meyer, Sandhya Menon, Julie Murphy, Caleb Roehrig, Sarah Winifred Searle, and Abigail Hing Wen.
Light Green seems to be your everyday 14 year old teenager who happens to excel at sports. Well, when his best friend Fred turns out to be anything but normal his life is literally flipped upside down. All of Light's life he has yearned to know about his birth parents, yet nobody on earth could tell him about them. Soon, he finds out his parents were not normal humans after all. No, they are Ninjas from a whole other world called Crendle. After hearing the news he had to meet them! But, apparently they are being held captive by an evil Ninja Warlord known as Shang. The most feared Ninja in all of Crendle. Now Light must venture to this other world to retrieve four pieces of a portal that can take him to where his parents are being held. The only problem is those 4 pieces known as the Cyber Sticks are some of the most heavily guarded things in Crendle. There's no way they're gonna give them away freely.
When will World War III take place? Revelation 9:15 says, "the four angels were loosed...to slay the third part of men." Will you be part of the third? This book identifies the sealing of the 144,000 Israelites, a great multitude, and the seven trumpets. Authors Johnson, Lee, and Stephen reveal: We are living in the latter trumpet era; The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill that happened in America was the fifth trumpet; The sixth trumpet-World War III-is imminent; Afterward, the Seven-Year Treaty will be confirmed just as Revelation 10 prophesied; Then, only seven years remain until the end of this world; The Antichrist-to-be is already present, possibly behind the world stage; Not much time is left until the last (7th) trumpet-the rapture. Therefore, "look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh" (Luke 21:28).
Is Revelation an impossible book to tackle? Do you still believe the seven seals are yet to be fulfilled in the distant future? The Lord says, "Blessed are those who take to heart what is written in it." If Revelation is enigmatic, how could anyone keep the things written therein? This book exhibits unmistakable clues in Revelation to unlock the interpretations of already-familiar events in history: Mongol Invasion by Genghis Khan (13C), Black Death (14C), Religious Reformation (16, 17C), and others. The Author of history revealed them all, long before they happened! In this book, you will discover that: each seal has a clear start and finish, and corresponds to a historic event; Revelation is easy to comprehend; and all the seals have opened already. Therefore, "Look up, and lift up your heads" (Luke 21:28) and aspire to be raptured.
Is there truly rapture for Christians? If there is, when will it be? Will all Christians be raptured automatically? If not, who will be raptured? Can I be one of those raptured? This book scrutinizes the incidents and the detailed timeline of the things to come related to the raptures during the final seven years of human history. Authors Johnson, Lee, and Stephen reveal: There will be two raptures; The raptures are related to the feasts of the LORD in the spring; At the first rapture, only the 144,000 "overcomers" will be raptured; At the second rapture, only those ripened will be raptured; The remaining saints will go through the last 3.5 years of the persecution period; Those raptured and those who do not worship the Antichrist will reign with the Christ at the millennial kingdom. Therefore, "Look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh" (Luke 21:28).
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