The poems in Before the Wind must speak for themselves with passionate clarity: 'A shriek in black ink down a diary's page." from "Passage: March 9, 1936." 'Savoring the perversity of power, I opened my hand." from 'Adventuring" 'In that world within our world The explosion of Armageddon!" from 'A Conundrum Visited." 'Oh! Greedy Race to want much more than human!" from 'Speed" 'Thirty-four million miles apart, Through space so narrow that Your passing's like a kiss." from 'On Seeing Mars" (August 27, 2003) All the elements of fine ballads, free and rhymed verses, sonnets, and a villanelle are present in this volume. The past collides with the present in surprising images, and the vivid future is both possible and probable.
Citing the adage that "those who do not study history are condemned to get it from Hollywood," popular historian Mona Sizer profiles a dozen notorious Texas outlaws and how they have been portrayed on the Silver Screen. From Pancho Villa - who was paid $25,000 by the Mutual Film Company to portray himself - to Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow (portrayed by Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty), Sizer separates fact from fancy in a fun, rollicking look at the bad guys of Texas Westerns. Sidebars ("How to Rob a Train," "How to Hold Up a Stagecoach," and "The Hollywood Posse") round out this delightful homage to actual and movie bandits alike.
At the beginning of World War I, the English were more fascinated than frightened by the gigantic, silently floating Zeppelins. Using their flashlights they sought them through the fog unthinking that they were guiding them to drop bombs over London. At Pearl Harbor the Japanese samurai damaged or destroyed all the ships on Battleship Row almost destroying the harbor's usefulness for the duration of the war. Over Ploesti, Rumania, the American Fifteenth Air Force never did succeed in destroying Hitler's primary source of oil for his tanks. Colonel Paul Tibbets pulled the Enola Gay back on her tail and aimed her skyward to take off from the carrier Hornet to bomb Tokyo. THE BOMBER BOYS is the story of all those raids and more. Author Mona Sizer is noted for her exciting scenes and careful research.
Outrageous Texans profiles ten larger-than-life, eccentric, extravagant, and interesting personalities to ever come out of the Lone Star State. Mona Sizer, who is the queen of quirky Texas historical writing, details the remarkable lives of notable figures such as Janis Joplin, Miss Texas Guinan's burlesque show that was too hot for Paris, Kinky Friedman, Racehorse Haynes, Stanley Marsh 3's Cadillac Ranch, and more.
From the eighteenth century to today, US Army Rangers are the special group of men who have led the way in America's most troubled times. Their missions are fraught with danger and awesome responsibility. Here are stories of the Ranger Officers, whose names became associated forever with the men they commanded. From the French and Indian War to Iraq and Afghanistan, these brave men have led the way in war after war united by comradeship, courage, patriotism, and pride.
In a beautiful and touching memoir, Mona Sizer brings the l930's and 40's to life as she lived them on a farm in South Texas. Intended for her daughter Rachel, she shares them with her readers as well in this warm-hearted recounting of the problems and pleasures facing women alone in a world suddenly threatened by World War II. The author is a popular writer of more than twenty historical romance novels, ten books of Texas history, biography, and true crime, a book of poetry, and numerous other works. She happy to report that to this day, she has never considered selling the family farm.
The King Ranch has been the subject of international fascination for over a century. Author Mona Sizer brings the great ranch's history to life in this warm-hearted story of love, passion, and power never before seen on this continent. Added to the story are terrifying tales of ancient ghosts that still imbue many of the secret places on the ranch with a sense of mystery and fear.
Shunned by society since she bore a child out of wedlock, Esther Woodson lives a lonely existence in the Ozarks. Ravaged by war and tortured by a ddark secret, Union soldier York Bradburn has hidden away in his isolated cabin. Now, these two lost souls will find salvation and love in each other's arms.
The author of Seek Only Passion turns to Victorian London for an unusual and torrid tale. When a lady engages a street-smart thief to help her find her younger sister, who has disappeared into London's demi-monde of sin and white slavery, the two are drawn together by danger and misadventure.
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