A collection of some 180 letters and hundreds of drawings, covering artist Charles Wellington Reed's period of service (1862-65) in the Civil War and providing a wealth of information on the role of the Union army in the eastern theater, events in the life of the Civil War soldier, and the war in general. Reed served as bugler of the Ninth Massachusetts Battery. In addition to Gettysburg, he saw action in nearly all of the battles in the east. Campbell is a Park Ranger- Historian for the National Park Service. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Charles Reed had enough life experiences for two men, with an exciting career and the heartbreak of a failed marriage. After bouts with multiple sclerosis and alcoholism, he triumphed over the slings and arrows of adversity.
Can you imagine a life without love? Old Crotchety lived just that kind of life. Grumpy, alone, and miserable, he hated anyone or anything that was happy, even two innocent lovebirds. The sound of the lovebirds’ loving chirping made him very angry, and he wanted it to stop. Will Crotchety succeed in turning the lovebirds’ world of happiness upside down? Or will they, instead, turn his life around?
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In 1963, large animal vet, Paul Canute, driving from Tulsa, Oklahoma to nearby Claremore, encounters a small redheaded man picking weeds on the side of the road. The man introduces himself as Bryan Nappy. Before the end of the hour, Paul and Bryan are pursued, shot at, and almost kidnapped. In desperation, Bryan pulls a pen-sized device from his pocket to summon assistance. But, their escape is not measured in miles, but centuries, and lands them in the year 2110. That "caper" is only the beginning of Paul's travels as he discovers a future he could not imagine, and a chaotic past not adequately reported in history books.
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