The Horseman That Fell From The Sky

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A fast moving novel of faith, love, war and romance that brings to life young Francisco Cordova. A Texas born Mexican American,(Tejanos as they were referred to) Francisco was born and raised on the large Trully horse ranch and farm. As were his parents and grandparents before him, working and training horses for the rodeo. Part of young Franciscos job, other than to grow up learning to ride and train horses,was to look after young Rose Trully, the only child of Judge John Trully, the owner of the ranch and his familys employer. As teenagers, he and Rose had to suppress their love for each other fearing there parents would separate them. The outbreak of or war in 1941 changed everyones life. Rose went off to Harvard to study law as her father had and Francisco enlisted in the Army Air Corp serving as a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber. His plane was seriously damaged in aerial combat over German occupied France where he bailed out. Unconscious and wounded he was rescued by a beautiful young woman in the French Resistance only to learn he had lost his memory, thus beginning two and a half years of war,romance, and adventure.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Fred Valdez
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Release : 2013-09-20
File : 337 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781483694504


The Horseman

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Robert Louis Stevensonwho understood a thing or two about the selves we refuse to knowonce said I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. Surely it was the likelihood of an accident, the unparalleled joy of stumbling upon himself now and then, which Stevenson most cherished in the going. A bit like Stevenson, Bart Reitter is a man who revels in the great distance between here and there. His memoir The Horseman is a wonderful account of the selves forged and found during his travels across the first half of a lifetimea heartfelt testament to the wisdom of refusing to stand still. --Professor Greg Coln Semenza, University of Connecticut For those who have ever spent time on the road for a living this book will awaken memoriessome fond, some downright scary. Its the diary of a young man plying his trade as he jets around the world while climbing the corporate ladder. Bart Reitter writes in exacting detail. A delightful read. --Thomas J. Gibbons Jr. Retired Staff Writer, Philadelphia Inquirer The Horseman is an excellent story about one mans travels. The book drew me in and I found myself reading longer than I had allowed for. Reitters enthusiasm for travel has rekindled my own excitement for the many business trips I have planned for this year. --Rich Dibernardo, President, Initech, LLC Reading The Horseman brought back fond memories of my travels with Bart. I also have been infected with the travel bug and the cure is to get me on the next flight to anywhere. --John Lin, Senior Territory Sales Manager For author Bart Reitter, the journey is the destination. In this travelogue, he narrates his lifelong journey of discovery through travel. Written with stark clarity and emotional honesty, The Horseman begins with a six-year-old boys first joyful trip to Disney World and concludes with a 26,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe. Compiled from journals kept while traveling the world and interwoven with personal reflection and unique historical perspective, The Horseman voyages through the joys and frustration of global travel as well as the introspection aimed at understanding lifes meaning. It presents an emotional, scientific, funny, and irreverent window into Reitters mind as he seeks to understand the insatiable wanderlust that drives him forward. From the eastern United States to Singapore, and from the streets of Paris to the jungles of Thailand, Reitter communicates a unique point of view of life on the road that pictures rarely tell. From the euphoria of successful business deals to the loneliness of sterile hotel rooms, the story is never boring. In the end, with the help of his daughters, he discovers the best journey of all is the journey home.

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Genre : Travel
Author : Bart Reitter
Publisher : iUniverse
Release : 2011-02-22
File : 449 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781450292320


On Soldiers And Civilians Short Stories Of The American Civil War

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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842. Bierce is critically best remembered for his fiction and many other writings are also generally regarded as some of the best war writings of all time. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Ambrose Bierce
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Release : 2016-08-16
File : 248 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781473350175


Run With The Hare Hunt With The Hound

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WINNER OF THE 2022 FOREWORD INDIES SILVER BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD IN HISTORICAL FICTION On a remote Gaelic farmstead in medieval Ireland, word reaches Alberic of conquering Norman knights arriving from England. Oppressed by the social order that enslaved his Norman father, he yearns for the reckoning he believes the invaders will bring—but his world is about to burn. Captured by the Norman knight Hugo de Lacy and installed at Dublin Castle as a translator, Alberic’s confused loyalties are tested at every turn. When de Lacy marches inland, Alberic is set on a collision course with his former masters amidst rumours of a great Gaelic army rising in the west. Can Alberic navigate safely through revenge, lust and betrayal to find his place amidst the birth of a kingdom in a land of war?

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Paul M. Duffy
Publisher : Cennan Books of Cynren Press
Release : 2022-10-11
File : 286 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781947976351


The Last Defender Of Camelot

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Now in mass market paperback for the first time--the definitive collection of Zelazny's later works as selected by Hugo and Nebula Award winner Robert Silverberg, who also provides an Introduction to these breathtaking stories.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Roger Zelazny
Publisher :
Release : 1983-02-03
File : 326 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015008462502


In The Midst Of Life Tales Of Soldiers And Civilians

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One of 19th century America’s most lauded authors gives his perspective on the Civil War. Ambrose Bierce views the war from the perspective of both active participants and civilians, often questioning the very notion of heroism in battle. From the haunting suspense of »An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,« where a condemned man’s escape takes on surreal dimensions, to the grim reality of »Chickamauga,« where a child's innocence clashes with the brutality of war, each story is a testament to Ambrose Bierce's mastery of psychological depth and narrative intensity. AMBROSE BIERCE [1842-1914] was an American author, journalist, and war veteran. He was one of the most influential journalists in the United States in the late 19th century and alongside his success as a horror writer he was hailed as a pioneer of realism. Among his most famous works are The Devil's Dictionary and the short story »An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.«

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Author : Ambrose Bierce
Publisher : Modernista
Release : 2024-06-13
File : 244 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789181080186


The American Civil War

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This anthology brings together a wide variety of both well-known and more obscure writing from and about the Civil War, along with supplementary appendices to facilitate its use in courses. The selections include short fiction, poetry, public addresses, diary entries, song lyrics, and essays from such figures as Walt Whitman, Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, and Louisa May Alcott, as well as Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Jefferson Davis, and Ulysses S. Grant. The writing not only includes those directly involved in the war, but also those writing about the war afterward, to include the perspective of historical memory. This collection makes a perfect addition to any course on Civil War history or literature as well as courses on popular memory.

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Genre : History
Author : Ian Frederick Finseth
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Release : 2006
File : 648 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780415977449


An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge And Other Stories

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This modestly priced volume includes 23 stories in all — many of Bierce's best, from the Civil War classic "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" to the renowned horror tale "The Moonlit Road."

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Genre : Literary Collections
Author : Ambrose Bierce
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Release : 2012-03-05
File : 176 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780486114323


Shadow Riders

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Chief White Bear and his Kiowa tribe would accept no more broken promises from the white man, so they left the Indian Territory reservations and crossed the Red River to the south. But heir last desperate attempt to regain the land of their ancestors meant dead white settlers, embattled soldiers, and shaken supply routes. general Sheridan's seasoned forced were now on the move to stem the Indian tide. And crack Army Sergeant Seamus Donegan would soon find himself at the center of a vast and bloody war...

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Terry C. Johnston
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release : 2013-07-30
File : 401 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781466849730


Gretna Green Or All For Love

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Genre : Penny dreadfuls
Author : Susannah Frances Reynolds
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Release : 1848
File : 438 Pages
ISBN-13 : UIUC:30112041650257