This is the second book in the War Eagle River series. One sister had five rowdy, mischievous boys and considered it a complete family. Life was hard on a rough mountainside, and these things must be considered. She did, however, meet an agonizing circumstance where the decision regarding her family might need to be changed. Could she... should she... put herself through it? Or would the pain be too much? Author Joann Ellen Sisco perfectly captures the voice and soul of the southern Ozarks. People are people, no matter where they are, but the subtle culture and expression of language is unique to a place and time and no one masters this better for this distinctive section of America than Sisco.
This is the fifth book in the War Eagle River series. A view inside the parsonage and of the involvement of a large yellow cat that adopted the minister and his wife. The young minister's wife is a granddaughter of the minister who founded the town church. She learned that while ministers are called of God, that does not necessarily hold true for his wife. As the wife of the minister, she is also "hired" to do anything that needs doing, regardless of her experience in that field. She also finds herself in the position of advising as to whether God "approves" of this or that. And when the school teacher has the mumps... Well, it's all in the book. Author Joann Ellen Sisco perfectly captures the voice and soul of the southern Ozarks. People are people, no matter where they are, but the subtle culture and expression of language is unique to a place and time and no one masters this better for this distinctive section of America than Sisco.
This is the third book in the War Eagle River series. The town moonshiner is brought down by a revenuer's bullet, leaving a pregnant wife with seven other children on a 13 acre hillside farm. Now only that, her oldest son was taken in as an accomplice. It would be a bleak winter on their hill. Though the Bible promised she could rise up with wings like the eagle she thought she would be content just to rise up like the cornbread in the pan that she was cooking for supper for her supper. She promised herself that the old mama pig would be the first step of her climb. Author Joann Ellen Sisco perfectly captures the voice and soul of the southern Ozarks. People are people, no matter where they are, but the subtle culture and expression of language is unique to a place and time and no one masters this better for this distinctive section of America than Sisco.
This is the fifth and final title in the "Carlile Corners" series by acclaimed American author Joann Ellen Sisco. Treasures are where they are found. Some are found under a haystack in the yard, and are heralded by a noisy pup. Some are born on an immigrant ship in an Atlantic Ocean storm, while others are found on the next farm down the road... or in the adjoining settlement. Carlile Corners is a composite of the hundreds of small towns that just grew because that was what small towns did. The people are there... just because they are there... and so many are held in place by their faith in their Maker. It is the same faith that sent young, strong men to distant continents to protect what was theirs. In this Chronicle, the chaplain-surgeon, the teachers, and the new people who just arrived in their wagon all share the pioneer spirit and grow together to become the backbone of our wonderful, heaven blessed country of America. The young writer with the active pencil, seeks, in this book, to pull the 30 years together to be preserved as a part of the nation's history. It is an assignment the narrator is determined to fulfill. It can be your decision as to whether she was successful.
This is the first book of THE TRILOGY OF WHISBONE Hollow u.s.a. BOOK ONE: THIRTEENTH KID LUCKY OR UNLUCKY! Rowenna Moffat: Meets Angel BOOK TWO: GIRL WITH THE GUN Rowenna Moffat: Student Nurse BOOK THREE: LAND OF BARBED WIRE AND BLOOD Rowenna Moffat: World War One: Europe It might seem amazing that a small Arkansas girl could learn to attune herself to angelic assistance. There seems, however, that there is no minimum age for training to begin, and if angels can appreciate human traits, they might have approved of Granddads influence on Rowennas younger years. Her first true conversation with a heavenly being might have been the time when when she was in the top of a massive oak tree picking muscadine grapes but it was certainly not the last time.
No one saw it being built, and the residents of River Bend, Arkansas never got acquainted with the builder before he just disappeared, but he left his tiny, strictly one-man, cabin behind on property that belonged to no one. The land had once belonged to the river, and someday it might be taken back, but in the 1900s hill country, it had one more purpose and the angels would see that the purpose came about. Young Jefferson Masters was a master logger, being the link between the massive trees on the hillside and the lovely, durable furniture created from oak, pecan and walnut logs. He was also skillful at turning logs into cabins, and would create one for himself just as soon as he found someone to occupy it with him. For a young man who is slow in finding a mate, the best path to take is toward a girl who knows how its done and again, it may take the services of an angel or maybe a sick, old man.
When a breeze hits the tiny, ripe, umbrella shaped seeds of the thistle, thye float upward and are gone forever, where only God and the thistle seed know. It would be easy to believe, however, that angels had something to do with the location. Young Lavinia, who was... only six months ago... part of a loving family of four living on the banks of the Mississippi. But, seemingly in the blink of an eye, Lavinia and her brother were orphans, and found themselves alone in a forest, in a wagon with a lame horse and no idea where they were. The children essentially left the direction up to the horses that eventually found a road, and decided which way to go. Like the seeds of the thistle, the children had no choice but to put down roots, and they could not have chosen a better place than River Bend, Arkansas, even though there were those who were open-mouthed amazed that she carried a gun in her pocket. That gun and her skill with it help to decide her future and taught her that some things are meant to be... whether humans understand them or not.
REMEMBER, YOU CARRY THE LIGHT The created beings called angels, as outlined in the King James Version of the Holy Bible, have amazing abilities. Not being bound by time or space, they are well qualified for the missions assigned them. Emmaline Tucker was born premature and with a difficulty that could take her life, and, whats more, her family was westward bound in a covered-wagon and passing through the Badlands of the Oklahoma Prairie. The minus angels were gleefully certain they could claim another life before it even started, but they failed to reckon with the Angels who were given charge over humans. The prairies of the Midwest were going through a great period of transformation in the late 1800s, and how important could one little girl be? It turns out that sometimes well, its better told in the book. Historical fiction by Joann Ellen Sisco.
The old man was on his deathbed after a long and productive life, and his aged wife sat in vigil beside his bed. Her own life had been spent in service to her husband, to others, and when God insisted, to Him. She had one request as she neared the end of her life, and that request was not for something for herself. It was for her granddaughter. THE MIGHTY CEDAR contains the hopes, dreams and final acceptance of a young girl who follows her husband through a long life while he follows his own calling. The trip leads to another state and another culture, but wherever he went, she would go and his God was also her God for as long as there was breath. Author Joann Ellen Sisco perfectly captures the voice and soul of the southern Ozarks. People are people, no matter where they are, but the subtle culture and expression of language is unique to a place and time and no one masters this better for this distinctive section of America than Sisco.
In the early 1900s the coming of the Wards Catalog, both the Summer and Winter issues, was an EVENT. There it appeared in the mailbox.... a picture book, a place for children to learn new words, the latest fashions and shoes. There was even a detailed method of measuring a child's foot. There was furniture, tools, toys and even baby chickens could be ordered. You could choose a variety of fowl, and even ask they to be sexed. There was no guarantee against a crowing 'hen' of two, it was just soup kettle for him. When outdated, the catalog furnished small, handy sheets of paper for multiple uses, and was finally relegated to the small house at the back of the property. So when Mr. John Hansen required a mother for his two young children, where would he look? That was a no-brainer for young Florie and Eddie... just look in the catalog.
The first four books are set about 200 years ago when the land was occupied by a nomadic tribe who lived in pointed tipi houses. It covers activities from the viewpoint of a thirteen year old girl, Bluebird, who illustrates with charcoal on stretched hides. A major part of the stories will be played by the native animals of the time and place, including a roving band of wild stallions. THE BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW is Book One of the series, FOOTSTEPS IN THE CANYON. This ten book series is mainly about a canyon located on the Oklahoma panhandle. The first four books cover the activities and life of the inhabitants of the pointed tipi houses. Most of these stories are from the viewpoint of thirteen year old Bluebird as she sketches on stretched hide with her charcoal. 1.BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW shows the interaction of the people to this native animal. Two other stories are included. 2.SEARCH FOR THE PROCUPINE is about two boys searching for the spiny animals to collect quills to decorate a sisters wedding dress. Two other stories are included 3.THE STORY OF MANY BLANKETS was not the name she was given, but the girl was determined to earn it. Two other stories are included. 4.THE KINGDOM OF THE BLACK STALLION honors the fierce black horse as he protects his band. Two other stories are included. The following six books leap forward 200 years to a modern guest ranch on the exact, same canyon. Illustrations are made by thirteen year old Caitlyn with pencil on her clipboard. Activities cover, among other things, a prairie fire, a flood, a buried treasure of long ago, a diary of a girl she would never meet, and the ditching of a hot air balloon. Each book contains two complete stories. 5. HIDDEN IN THE BLUFF and THE BIG SNOW 6. DIGGIN UP BONES and THE REALLY BAD BAG 7. THE MEMORY BOOK and THE WOLF AND THE WAPITI 8. THE TOSSED CONTAINER INCIDENT and STORIES FROM UNCLE RAYMOND 9. TWISTER and BULLRIDING AND SKYDIVING 10.ANGLERS AND TOAD STRANGLERS and SUMMER TRAIL
The first four books are set about 200 years ago when the land was occupied by a nomadic tribe who lived in pointed tipi houses. It covers activities from the viewpoint of a thirteen year old girl, Bluebird, who illustrates with charcoal on stretched hides. A major part of the stories will be played by the native animals of the time and place, including a roving band of wild stallions. THE BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW is Book One of the series, FOOTSTEPS IN THE CANYON. This ten book series is mainly about a canyon located on the Oklahoma panhandle. The first four books cover the activities and life of the inhabitants of the pointed tipi houses. Most of these stories are from the viewpoint of thirteen year old Bluebird as she sketches on stretched hide with her charcoal. 1.BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW shows the interaction of the people to this native animal. Two other stories are included. 2.SEARCH FOR THE PROCUPINE is about two boys searching for the spiny animals to collect quills to decorate a sisters wedding dress. Two other stories are included 3.THE STORY OF MANY BLANKETS was not the name she was given, but the girl was determined to earn it. Two other stories are included. 4.THE KINGDOM OF THE BLACK STALLION honors the fierce black horse as he protects his band. Two other stories are included. The following six books leap forward 200 years to a modern guest ranch on the exact, same canyon. Illustrations are made by thirteen year old Caitlyn with pencil on her clipboard. Activities cover, among other things, a prairie fire, a flood, a buried treasure of long ago, a diary of a girl she would never meet, and the ditching of a hot air balloon. Each book contains two complete stories. 5. HIDDEN IN THE BLUFF and THE BIG SNOW 6. DIGGIN UP BONES and THE REALLY BAD BAG 7. THE MEMORY BOOK and THE WOLF AND THE WAPITI 8. THE TOSSED CONTAINER INCIDENT and STORIES FROM UNCLE RAYMOND 9. TWISTER and BULLRIDING AND SKYDIVING 10.ANGLERS AND TOAD STRANGLERS and SUMMER TRAIL
The first four books are set about 200 years ago when the land was occupied by a nomadic tribe who lived in pointed tipi houses. It covers activities from the viewpoint of a thirteen year old girl, Bluebird, who illustrates with charcoal on stretched hides. A major part of the stories will be played by the native animals of the time and place, including a roving band of wild stallions. THE BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW is Book One of the series, FOOTSTEPS IN THE CANYON. This ten book series is mainly about a canyon located on the Oklahoma panhandle. The first four books cover the activities and life of the inhabitants of the pointed tipi houses. Most of these stories are from the viewpoint of thirteen year old Bluebird as she sketches on stretched hide with her charcoal. 1.BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW shows the interaction of the people to this native animal. Two other stories are included. 2.SEARCH FOR THE PROCUPINE is about two boys searching for the spiny animals to collect quills to decorate a sisters wedding dress. Two other stories are included 3.THE STORY OF MANY BLANKETS was not the name she was given, but the girl was determined to earn it. Two other stories are included. 4.THE KINGDOM OF THE BLACK STALLION honors the fierce black horse as he protects his band. Two other stories are included. The following six books leap forward 200 years to a modern guest ranch on the exact, same canyon. Illustrations are made by thirteen year old Caitlyn with pencil on her clipboard. Activities cover, among other things, a prairie fire, a flood, a buried treasure of long ago, a diary of a girl she would never meet, and the ditching of a hot air balloon. Each book contains two complete stories. 5. HIDDEN IN THE BLUFF and THE BIG SNOW 6. DIGGIN UP BONES and THE REALLY BAD BAG 7. THE MEMORY BOOK and THE WOLF AND THE WAPITI 8. THE TOSSED CONTAINER INCIDENT and STORIES FROM UNCLE RAYMOND 9. TWISTER and BULLRIDING AND SKYDIVING 10.ANGLERS AND TOAD STRANGLERS and SUMMER TRAIL
At home in River Bend Duke and the Schoolmaster Rob Wilson made himself proficient in every aspect of schoolteaching, as offered by the college. Too bad there was no course in Young Ladies and Girls!
This is the second book of THE TRILOGY OF WISHBONE HOLLOW u.s.a. BOOK ONE: THIRTEENTH KID LUCKY OR UNLUCKY! Rowenna Moffat: Meets Angel BOOK TWO: GIRL WITH THE GUN Rowenna Moffat: Student Nurse BOOK THREE: LAND OF BARBED WIRE AND BLOOD Rowenna Moffat: World War One: Europe Rowenna would have said she only did what was next to do, but the way some things turned out made them purely head-scratchers. It was like someone could read her thoughts or maybe that someone planted the thoughts in her head and had helped them grow. It was not an easy time for an Arkansas girl in the year on 1916 with so much to learn, but every bit of knowledge was going to be needed along with the strength to put it to use. God may not always call those who seem the best equipped, but He can certainly equip those who permit themselves to be called. Rowenna was to learn that.
The created beings called angels, as outlined in the King James Version of the Holy Bible, have amazing abilities. Not being bound by time or space, they are well qualified for the missions assigned them. Who would know that the ship, Wonder of the Waves, would experience such a devastating voyage? But that was fairly common in the 1800s. There were still sailing ships plying the water bringing immigrants to the new continent. Two sisters found themselves in the middle of the worst problem imaginable. The family had left their land with the greatest of hopes, only to have them dashed in a months time. The Boss, however, still had plans for his humans, including a little eight year old girl. Angel 734, was there, and so was Angel 777, with a history of music. Angel 229, with inventive talents was also needed, and it was written that Angels were placed in charge of humans, and well, its all in the book.
THE Soddie AND THE ROADSIDE STAND. When you have a question that has the answer you want to hear, then you just need to ask yourself! Or maybe a very nosey black bird!
Twin girls are suddenly very important to the training and care of their baby sister. Their unique arrangement for school attracts the attention of a favorite teacher
The storm at the pet shop released Mister Mynah and Violet to find a new home. They had a lot to say to each other, but they needed better words to speak with Miranda and Merry Kate. Would it be possible for a couple of chatty birds to learn to speak English..? With teachers like M&M..?
It would seem incredible that a house fire in New York City could have ripples around the world. But stranger things have happened. This book launches the five-book "Carlile Corners" series set in middle America in the late 1800s, where one seventeen-year-old girl with an advantaged background has a sudden opportunity to show the stuff she's made of... on the frontier of Oklahoma Territory. Josie Wheeler and her younger brother Josh are suddenly orphaned when their New York house goes up in flames. Having lived their whole lives in the city, they are suddenly forced to journey across the country to live with their nearest relatives in the just-settled Oklahoma Territory. Fighting snakes, wolf packs and other hazards of frontier living, Josie experiences and learns more than she ever would have thought. "Prairie Academy" describes a time on the American frontier where where life wasn't to be taken for granted -- and one's family and community pulling together was the only means of survival. The "Carlile Corners" series stretches from Conestoga wagons and foot-sore travelers to the birth of the tin lizzie. It grows from the bow and arrow to a tail gunner in a stick and canvass flying machine. From jackrabbit stew and venison to chow lines in Europe, and from the spinning wheel to machine-woven wool worsted. In short, it was no life for the weak minded, so come along and check it out... See how a group of Americans lived, loved and simply persevered to get through it all.
THE BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW is Book One of the series, FOOTSTEPS IN THE CANYON. This ten book series is mainly about a canyon located on the Oklahoma panhandle. The first four books cover the activities and life of the inhabitants of the pointed tipi houses. Most of these stories are from the viewpoint of thirteen year old Bluebird as she sketches on stretched hide with her charcoal. 1.BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW shows the interaction of the people to this native animal. Two other stories are included. 2.SEARCH FOR THE PROCUPINE is about two boys searching for the spiny animals to collect quills to decorate a sisters wedding dress. Two other stories are included 3.THE STORY OF MANY BLANKETS was not the name she was given, but the girl was determined to earn it. Two other stories are included. 4.THE KINGDOM OF THE BLACK STALLION honors the fierce black horse as he protects his band. Two other stories are included. The following six books leap forward 200 years to a modern guest ranch on the exact, same canyon. Illustrations are made by thirteen year old Caitlyn with pencil on her clipboard. Activities cover, among other things, a prairie fire, a flood, a buried treasure of long ago, a diary of a girl she would never meet, and the ditching of a hot air balloon. Each book contains two complete stories. 5. HIDDEN IN THE BLUFF and THE BIG SNOW 6. DIGGIN UP BONES and THE REALLY BAD BAG 7. THE MEMORY BOOK and THE WOLF AND THE WAPITI 8. THE TOSSED CONTAINER INCIDENT and STORIES FROM UNCLE RAYMOND 9. TWISTER and BULLRIDING AND SKYDIVING 10.ANGLERS AND TOAD STRANGLERS and SUMMER TRAIL
THE BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW is Book One of the series, FOOTSTEPS IN THE CANYON. This ten book series is mainly about a canyon located on the Oklahoma panhandle. The first four books cover the activities and life of the inhabitants of the pointed tipi houses. Most of these stories are from the viewpoint of thirteen year old Bluebird as she sketches on stretched hide with her charcoal. 1.BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW shows the interaction of the people to this native animal. Two other stories are included. 2.SEARCH FOR THE PROCUPINE is about two boys searching for the spiny animals to collect quills to decorate a sisters wedding dress. Two other stories are included 3.THE STORY OF MANY BLANKETS was not the name she was given, but the girl was determined to earn it. Two other stories are included. 4.THE KINGDOM OF THE BLACK STALLION honors the fierce black horse as he protects his band. Two other stories are included. The following six books leap forward 200 years to a modern guest ranch on the exact, same canyon. Illustrations are made by thirteen year old Caitlyn with pencil on her clipboard. Activities cover, among other things, a prairie fire, a flood, a buried treasure of long ago, a diary of a girl she would never meet, and the ditching of a hot air balloon. Each book contains two complete stories. 5. HIDDEN IN THE BLUFF and THE BIG SNOW 6. DIGGIN UP BONES and THE REALLY BAD BAG 7. THE MEMORY BOOK and THE WOLF AND THE WAPITI 8. THE TOSSED CONTAINER INCIDENT and STORIES FROM UNCLE RAYMOND 9. TWISTER and BULLRIDING AND SKYDIVING 10.ANGLERS AND TOAD STRANGLERS and SUMMER TRAIL
Just-hatched baby turtles are not the only living thing to be forced to move at a young age for their protection. Just ask a couple of children from New York.
ANGEL ON THE LEDGE The created beings called angels, as outlined in the King James Version of the Holy Bible, have amazing abilities. Not being bound to time or space, they are well qualified for the missions assigned them. During the populating of the new continent, many of the immigrants settled on the first land available, being the eastern coast facing the Atlantic Ocean, hence an immediate overcrowding occurred. This book of historical fiction follows the lives of a number of young girls who, for various reasons, find themselves without family. Angel 734 had been given the mission to transport certain young throw-away girls from the coast, where they are not appreciated, to another place where well, its all in this book. In addition to the angel, the use of the Santa Fe Rail Lines and various other facilities were involved. Angel 734 was inventive, surely, and intent on fulfilling the Boss agenda. It was all well, it is too lengthy to explain here, but its all in the book.
Trouble happened in families, and some members were more affected than others. What happened to Camille Wainwright should never happen to any young teenage girl. It was clear, the Wainright family had a serious problem, and a geographical move could make things a lot easier, especially for little Carly as she grew older. Her uncle Aaron waited and searched for several years until the right opportunity was available. Thats when he lost no time in heading for the territory. Let the chips fall where they may FROM GUNSHOT TO HOMESTEAD is book one of an eight book series, DEEP FORK RIVER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. This series took place in a unique period of history when new land was deeded on the basis of a gunshot and a footrace. The central nugget of land in the Oklahoma Territory was advertised for settlement, quarter sections were marked out and on the 22 of April, l889 the local Cavalry and other officials started the race at the shot of a gun. The small town fictional town of Prosper was settled by these immigrants and others. It is generally thought that this incident was the only one of its kind in history. Book one. FROM GUNSHOT TO HOMKESTEAD. A 22 year old young lady and her father make a night flight to protect a small girl from kidnap. Book two. UNDER THE REDBUDS. An idea born in a Nebraska storm gives birth to a snowball of activity for half a town. Book three. TREK THROUGH THE WILDERNESS. A young Kentucky preacher follows a strange guide with the help of a young lady. Book four. OF BOOMERS AND SOONERS. Free land was passed out, but some of it was already occupied. Book six. BEHIND EVERY CLOUD. Young victim of circumstances feels she finally deserves a silver lining, if she can just turn that cloud around. Book seven. TO THE PROMISED LAND. Young Camille experiences what no girl experience, but some things happen in the best families. Book eight. WITH A SONG IN THE NIGHT. Two young girls who never met are thrown together in desperate circumstances.
The next six of the books tell of the modern guest ranch occupying the exact same spot of land. The story here is centered around a thirteen year old girl, Caitlyn, who illustrates on a clipboard. These six books cover prairie fire, flood, hidden treasure, a tornado that transports an animal from one ranch to the other. These books also show the close association with the same animals as Bluebird's people, including the roving band of wild stallions. THE BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW is Book One of the series, FOOTSTEPS IN THE CANYON. This ten book series is mainly about a canyon located on the Oklahoma panhandle. The first four books cover the activities and life of the inhabitants of the pointed tipi houses. Most of these stories are from the viewpoint of thirteen year old Bluebird as she sketches on stretched hide with her charcoal. 1.BISON OF THE HIGH MEADOW shows the interaction of the people to this native animal. Two other stories are included. 2.SEARCH FOR THE PROCUPINE is about two boys searching for the spiny animals to collect quills to decorate a sisters wedding dress. Two other stories are included 3.THE STORY OF MANY BLANKETS was not the name she was given, but the girl was determined to earn it. Two other stories are included. 4.THE KINGDOM OF THE BLACK STALLION honors the fierce black horse as he protects his band. Two other stories are included. The following six books leap forward 200 years to a modern guest ranch on the exact, same canyon. Illustrations are made by thirteen year old Caitlyn with pencil on her clipboard. Activities cover, among other things, a prairie fire, a flood, a buried treasure of long ago, a diary of a girl she would never meet, and the ditching of a hot air balloon. Each book contains two complete stories. 5. HIDDEN IN THE BLUFF and THE BIG SNOW 6. DIGGIN UP BONES and THE REALLY BAD BAG 7. THE MEMORY BOOK and THE WOLF AND THE WAPITI 8. THE TOSSED CONTAINER INCIDENT and STORIES FROM UNCLE RAYMOND 9. TWISTER and BULLRIDING AND SKYDIVING 10.ANGLERS AND TOAD STRANGLERS and SUMMER TRAIL
Sometimes trouble just seems to follow along or so it seemed to Mrs. Meap! She had done nothing to the THING, but it has still attack her and held to her foot! Then there were the two-legs who seemed to look for trouble. What happened to them just added to the excitement of their life, and Meap Meap learned to be glad of that. The problem was, he hadnt been able to make the THING go away from Mrs. Meap, but the two-legged animal could. That didnt mean, of course, that he now liked or trusted the two-legs, but they could, actually, come in handy sometimes. This is the thirteenth book of the Twenty Book Series, Wildwood Village Summer Camp, where 25 girls, ages ten to twelve, could spend a summer with each other and the local animals of central Oklahoma.
Many circumstances had combined to shape the direction of Sadies life. From the early death of her father, to the social customs of the period, many avenues were blocked to a young female, but an intelligent, inventive lady of any age could find her way around many of them. For a time, Sadie allowed herself to be pushed into place to fill an existing vacancy. The pushing was gently and lovingly done, but she was pushed, nevertheless, and the pushing seemed acceptable. Her life moved along for decades in much the same way, and then came the time that her eyes were opened and she was determined to be pushed no longer. From here on, for the rest of her life, she would set the direction her mind and feet would take. Like a bird, she would rise and take flight FROM GUNSHOT TO HOMESTEAD is book one of an eight book series, DEEP FORK RIVER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. This series took place in a unique period of history when new land was deeded on the basis of a gunshot and a footrace. The central nugget of land in the Oklahoma Territory was advertised for settlement, quarter sections were marked out and on the 22 of April, l889 the local Cavalry and other officials started the race at the shot of a gun. On foot... on horses in wagons and in buggies, they struggled for a place to put down roots. Each of these books brings a different family, person, or in one incident, a whole town to settle in the new land. The small town fictional town of Prosper was settled by these immigrants and others. It is generally thought that this incident was the only one of its kind in history. Book one. FROM GUNSHOT TO HOMKESTEAD. A 22 year old young lady and her father make a night flight to protect a small girl from kidnap. Book two. UNDER THE REDBUDS. An idea born in a Nebraska storm gives birth to a snowball of activity for half a town. Book three. TREK THROUGH THE WILDERNESS. A young Kentucky preacher follows a strange guide with the help of a strong young lady. Book four. OF BOOMERS AND SOONERS. Free land was passed out, but some of it was already occupied. A man does what he had to do. Book five. IN OCTOBER SUNSHINE. The lady, no longer young, realized she permitted herself to be a follower all her life. It was not her time to lead. Book six. BEHIND EVERY CLOUD. Young victim of circumstances feels she finally deserves a silver lining, if she can just turn that cloud around. Book seven. TO THE PROMISED LAND. Young Camille experiences what no girl should experience, but some things happen in the best families. Book eight. WITH A SONG IN THE NIGHT. Two young girls who have never met are thrown together in desperate circumstances.
Many talents and skills were blended in the new Oklahoma Territory. Those who made the trip to the Unassigned Lands were not lazy slackers or hangers-on. They were doers with the confidence of those who knew what they did was of value. The performing arts also came. Poetry from the northern state and music from the banks of the Mississippi, came together in the form of two young girls, with the help of a kidnapper and it combined in a most confusing way in a wooded thicket of the newly settled Oklahoma Territory FROM GUNSHOT TO HOMESTEAD is book one of an eight book series, DEEP FORK RIVER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. This series took place in a unique period of history when new land was deeded on the basis of a gunshot and a footrace. The central nugget of land in the Oklahoma Territory was advertised for settlement, quarter sections were marked out and on the 22 of April, l889 the local Cavalry and other officials started the race at the shot of a gun. On foot... on horses in wagons and in buggies, they struggled for a place to put down roots. Each of these books brings a different family, person, or in one incident, a whole town to settle in the new land. The small town fictional town of Prosper was settled by these immigrants and others. It is generally thought that this incident was the only one of its kind in history. Book one. FROM GUNSHOT TO HOMKESTEAD. A 22 year old young lady and her father make a night flight to protect a small girl from kidnap. Book two. UNDER THE REDBUDS. An idea born in a Nebraska storm gives birth to a snowball of activity for half a town. Book three. TREK THROUGH THE WILDERNESS. A young Kentucky preacher follows a strange guide with the help of a strong young lady. Book four. OF BOOMERS AND SOONERS. Free land was passed out, but some of it was already occupied. A man does what he had to do. Book five. IN OCTOBER SUNSHINE. The lady, no longer young, realized she permitted herself to be a follower all her life. It was not her time to lead. Book six. BEHIND EVERY CLOUD. Young victim of circumstances feels she finally deserves a silver lining, if she can just turn that cloud around. Book seven. TO THE PROMISED LAND. Young Camille experiences what no girl should experience, but some things happen in the best families. Book eight. WITH A SONG IN THE NIGHT. Two young girls who have never met are thrown together in desperate circumstances.
The small armor-plated animal had his own reasons for doing what he did. Food came first, and it didnt matter much what it was, just as long as there was enough of it. Who would have known that he would accidentally taste a certain food that changed his whole life? He was not great on figuring things out, but somehow he managed to link that taste with a human and a feline. His next concern was to avoid letting the girl and the cat get away. This book is the introduction to the Twenty Book Series, Wildwood Village Summer Camp where 25 girls, ages ten to twelve, could spend a summer with each other and the local animals of central Oklahoma.
Gran had lived a lot of years and raised sons and grandsons, and then along came Amy Catherine. Gran's joy knew no bounds. The little girl had come along after five boys and her mother was glad for Gran's help. Gran made quilts for her grandchildren, but this girl's quilt would be special, containing embroidered pictures of her young life--pictures that Amy had drawn. Amy was a modern girl for her era, and at that time, a woman's job was in the home, but there was no money to be made there. Amy managed an answer of her own. She'll tell you about. It has joys and agonizing tears, but that is just part of life. Johnny wanted to marry Amy but girls are difficult to understand, and impossible to lead. He finally decided Amy must be allowed to go her own way, and he would lead her in that direction if he could just get ahead of her. Johnny proved his worth, though, in a battle with the Mississippi Central Railway that was trying to... well, it's in the book and Johnny should get to tell it in his own way.
Bonnies horse, buttercup was a very clever horse, and helped Bonnie do a lot of things she couldnt do without him. There was a time, however, that she needed help from a human friend who risked his own life to help her.
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