Set shortly after the Civil War, this distinguished novel tells the story of a boy starting a new life in the Concho country of Northwest Texas. “An epic novel of frontier life—‘BORN OF THE SUN’ is...continuously dramatic and entertaining. It belongs on the same shelf with the novels of Alan Le May and A. B. Guthrie, Jr.”—New York Times “A book any red-blooded American should be proud to read, and we guarantee he’ll be well entertained.”—NEW HAVEN REGISTER “True Americana, filled with the exuberance and hardy spirit of the pioneers.”—ROANOKE TIMES “A magnificent book.”—Dorothy M. Johnson “Strong adult fiction...superb reading...authentic story.”—DENVER SUNDAY POST “One of the most vivid and refreshing novels of the southwest to come along in recent years.”—TULSA SUNDAY WORLD “A permanent addition to enduring Texas fiction.”—DALLAS TIMES HERALD
This is the follow-up novel to John H. Culp’s highly successful Born of the Sun, containing many of the central characters of the earlier novel—particularly the Kid, and the rough-and-ready crew of the Tail End, Ranch of North-west Texas. Readers will be taken on more wild-and-woolly adventures and are in for an even more exciting, dramatic spree in the thundering, danger-filled pages of The Restless Land. “Piles dramatic scene upon dramatic scene until the reader is left breathless”—Chicago Sunday Tribune “THE RESTLESS LAND should be a pleasure to readers of.”—Kirkus Service “Like its predecessor, THE RESTLESS LAND is agreeable to read...an entertaining story of cowhands, Indians, and other members of a frontier community with its abundance of roughhousing, murder and ‘legitimate’ killing in range and Indian conflicts.”—Library Journal “Crowded with stirring conflict and colorful characters, THE RESTLESS LAND finishes with ‘a spectacular climax that will bring readers to their cheering feet.’”—Dallas Morning News “THE RESTLESS LAND IS A GRIPPING TALE.”—Nashville Banner
This 1960 novel by acclaimed author John H. Culp, author of Born of the Sun and The Restless Land, tells the tale of the heroic thirty-two men, guided by Texan political figure John W. Smith, who rode to the relief of the Alamo on March 1, 1836. At dawn on this day, Capt. Albert Martin, with 32 men (himself included) from Gonzales and DeWitt’s Colony, passed the lines of Santa Anna and entered the walls of the Alamo, never more to leave them. These men, chiefly husbands and fathers, owning their own homes, voluntarily organized and passed through the lines of an enemy four to six thousand strong, to join 150 of their countrymen and neighbors, in a fortress doomed to destruction. A gripping read.
This volume addresses the question, "How are the U.S. education and training communities riding the back of current technologies to make us a better educated and more competitive nation in today's global economy." The [editors] have reviewed the literature and selected key statements that respond to the issue ... There is a pressing need for a publication that brings together this wealth of pertinent information on the successful implementation of current technology into schools, homes and businesses as well as the new hardware/software applications that have made this possible ... This volume is designed for use by educators involved in preservice and inservice education of educators, trainers, and administrators. It is also intended for parents, students, school board members and others concerned about the use and impact of computers on today's education and training activities.-To the reader
Completely non-technical in its approach and focusing exclusively on managing the human element of energy consumption, this book demonstrates how to apply proven management techniques to significantly reduce these unnecessary energy expenses within an organization. It includes a broad array of examples of companies that have pioneered these efforts, actual savings, step-by-step methods, and typical energy-wasting pitfalls to avoid. The author communicates in an easy-to-understand and cohesive manner how to break the cycle of energy waste, making employees cooperative in saving energy and accountable for the energy they use.
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