Stories of unity and hope in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The author shares her experiences from her travels to New Orleans following the Category 5 hurricane.
Fifteen chapters of an unfinished sequel to the best-selling novel "Cold Sassy Tree" are drawn to a conclusion by Burns' editor, who also reflects on the inspiring life of Olive Ann Burns
A severe black cloud churns in the sky and drops suddenly to the earth. The enormous tornado speeds toward town, destroying everything in its path. Dreams lie in ruins. Loved ones are whisked away into eternity. Is anything in this world really shatterproof? You will be touched as you enter the lives of characters who experienced catastrophes in the deadly tornado outbreaks of 2011 and faced the aftershock with courage and faith.
This book constitutes a counternarrative to Shenandoah National Park official history, using 300 letters in park archives written by families who were displaced upon the creation of the national park, authorized by Congress in 1926. Using this significant, newly catalogued corpus of letters, Powell reveals the many facets of the poor, disadvantaged writers, who took up letter writing to address the powerful park bureaucracy, despite their educational disadvantages. They wrote to resist the rhetorics used to describe them and created their own representations through their letters.
I wonder if I will be able to bail her out of trouble this time, a daughter’s duty, Belinda Star thought as she was flying from Germany to her beloved Virginia to try to save her mother. Belinda Star is a seasoned veteran of the United States Army. Despite her specialized training and experiences on the battlefield, nothing could mentally prepare her for what she was about to face: numerous crimes committed in her name and against her personally by her mother and godparent. It took every ounce of strength she possessed for Belinda Star to stay focused and disciplined while protecting the laws and her family members. Once again, she put herself in harm’s way to protect others as she had done throughout most of her adult life. This novel presents various issues many military personnel face such as various types of fraud, theft, deceit, and betrayal from their own relatives. Unfortunately, servicemen and women become easy targets for theft, and this is an increasing issue to this day. This novel also focuses on the natural obligation between the service member, parents and other relatives, as well as their God and country.
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