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|  | | Blood on the Prairie - A Novel of the Sioux Uprising
This novel is a re-write of "The Revenge of Little Crow" and tells the story of Minnesota's Sioux Uprising of 1862, and the subsequent execution by hanging at Mankato, MN of 38 Sioux warriors on December 26, 1862. This was the largest mass execution in United States history. Written by Steven M. Ulmen, a member of the Western Writers of America.
Experience the drama of Minnesota's Sioux uprising of 1862, in which nearly 1,000 settlers were killed or wounded, an event that was largely overshadowed by the Civil War that raged in the South at the same time. March along with Col. Henry Sibley, the leader of the Indian Expedition, as battles are fought at New Ulm, Fort Ridgely, Birch Coulee, and Wood Lake. Explore hostile territory alongside Toby Ryker, chief scout of the Sixth Minnesota Regiment. Learn the Sioux point of view, and why they staged the uprising in the first place. Experience the defeat of Little Crow at Camp Release, and t | |  | | Faces On The Clock
Faces On The Clock is the autobiography of Larry Bauer-Scandin, who for many yeaars was a professional foster parent in Minnesota.
Larry Bauer-Scandin was featured in a front page article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press in 2006. Written by Ruben Rosario, the article examined Larry's many years of service as a foster parent to delinquent and troubled teenagers in Minnesota. It was a tough job, but Larry performed it admirably, prompting Mr. Rosario to conclude: "If a person's true wealth is judged by the positive impact he has had on others, then Bauer-Scandin is Bill Gates filthy rich." (July 26, 2006 edition)
This feature led to a November 23, 2006 Thanksgiving Special Report on WCCO TV in Minneapolis which stated | |  | | Hawkins County
A cocky, wise-cracking young Juvenile Probation Officer battles troubled lives and senseless deaths as he establishes a career and finds adventure, friendship, romance, and a new home in Hawkins County. Although fictionalized, this bittersweet story is based on actual people and events in a small, rural county. But "Hawkins County" is more than a corrections casework study. It is a trip back to the 1970's, and it's all here - the movies, the TV shows, the tunes, the jokes, the humor, the heartache, Vietnam - all the elements that influenced our lives during the era. "Hawkins County" is for baby boomers, Vietnam veterans, law enforcement officials, social workers, youth counselors, probation officers - yes, even juvenile delinquents and other outlaws - and everyone else who savors a nostalgic story about life as it happened during the 1970's.
BR>FONT face=Arial>NOTE: HAWKINS COUNTY also exists in screenplay format, which can be viewed in its entirety at /FONT>A href="http://www.scriptbuddy.com">FONT face=Arial>www.scriptbuddy.com/FONT>/A>FONT face=Arial> /FONT>BR>BR>FONT size=4>STRONG>FONT face=Arial>Review from the December 2006 issue of Roundup Magazine/FONT>/STRONG>BR>/FONT>
DIV>FONT face=Arial>This is not a Western, but it is an unusual book that illustrates the changes the 1960s and 70s brought to American culture and law enforcement. Based on the author's own experiences as a juvenile probation of | |  | | The Revenge of Little Crow
"The Revenge of Little Crow" is the prequel novel to "Toby Ryker." A pre-release galley and an ebook version are now available from Lulu.com and by clickthrough at www.eagleentertainmentusa.com. This historical fiction novel features Ryker as a scout for the Sixth Minnesota Regiment headquartered at Fort Snelling. As the civil war rages in the south, Ryker finds himself right smack-dab in the middle of the Great Sioux Massacre of August, 1862. Being half Indian himself, Ryker suffers intense anguish over the two sides of this brutal war. The story ends with the hanging of 38 Sioux Indians at Mankato, MN on December 26, 1862. This remains the largest legally sanctioned public execution in the history of the United States, and remains controversial even now, 145 years later.
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Toby Ryker, a colorful, likable old mountain man and lord-knows-what-all, moseys into the western town of Laramie and stirs up a saloon brawl just for the fun of it then collapses of a heart attack. Like J.B. Books in Swarthout's "The Shootist," Ryker spends the rest of this story coming to grips with his mortality. He looks up David Stewart, an old friend homesteading with his family, and the two decide to go on a last hunting trip. Ryker learns that McQuiston, a bounty hunter, has trailed him to town over a shooting in Deadwood. McQuiston kills a local cowboy and the chase is on with Ryker and Stewart hunting elk, McQuiston hunting Ryker, and the sheriff hunting McQuiston. The final shootout leaves McQuiston dead but with an ending that is not what it appears to be.
NOTE TO PURCHASER: Due to an error in the original online entry information, you will receive the best price on this book from either the publisher, Lulu.com, or from Authorsden.
STRONG>DEADLY HUNT/STRONG>BR>BR>"Do you have any idea where this McQuiston is now?" David asked.BR>BR>"Sure do. He's lurking somewhers out yonder." Ryker gestured to the vast wilderness surrounding them. "Got away from him once, but he's still out there, you can bet your bottom dollar on that. I've seen his kind before. I can almost smell him, and he smells me, too. Got the scent of my blood burning in his brain, and he won't stop until he collects the reward or until he's dead, one or the other."BR>BR>"Toby, you and I are more than a match for any bounty hunter," David assured him.BR | |  | | Van Gogh's Peasant
I refer to Vincent Van Gogh's nameless, faceless image simply as "Van Gogh's Peasant." Like a ghostly specter he centers Van Gogh's canvas, locked forever in the endless task of harvesting the fruit of the land. He appears to be a farmer, possibly Amish, with his large, rough hands and a back permantly stooped from years of hard labor.
This story releases the image from its canvas prison. It gives life to the man, however temporary, and allows him to end his labor. True to the sketch, the story maintains his nameless and faceless persona, allowing that void to be filled by the unique experiences of each reader.
This short story is inspired by the Van Gogh sketch, Peasant with Sickle, Seen from the Back, F1313, on display in the Kroller-Muller Museum, the Netherlands. The image on the front cover is used with their permission. "Van Gogh's Peasant" is written as an allegory.
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Galveston, 1900 Indignities, The Arrival
by N Brown
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 Compelling historical fiction that traces the life of a young English immigrant woman who travels to America at the turn of the century to start a new life for herself. Encountering danger, romance, heartache and tragedy, she strives to fit into a |
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Cemetery Island
by Mr. Ed
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 Sometimes, vacations just don't turn out the way you hoped they would. An idyllic wilderness house boating get-a-way soon turns into a hellish nightmare... |
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