This novel says a lot about the complicated process of fighting a civil war in such a geographically large country as the U.S. What to do in the western states when it comes to the mix of loyalties there, especially in Missouri? How do you police areas like these? And what happens when the militi...
I purchased this book at The Dollar store. Even though it was a First Edition, I had originally passed it up because it had a remainder mark on it. But in returning something to the dollar store I picked it up because they don't give refunds. However, you can choose something else. So I went b...
There he stayed at the inn on the Medina and listened all night to the tumbling roar of the grist-mill wheel that turned over the green alluvial water of the Medina River. The next morning he shaved closely and put on his black reading clothes and then went on into San Antonio.He crossed over Ala...
The man looked around the house and barn, the washhouse and pens, saw the brush cleared along the creek. He raised his hand. “Thank you for the feed.”“I have a little coffee and some buffalo that’s still good,” said Britt. “If you want to stay to eat.”“I better get on.” The man fooled with the re...
Twenty-gallon tins lay empty in the seepage, all the seed jars shattered and the seeds eaten, spices spilled in fans, cans tumbled off the shelves, jars of fruit smashed into shining pieces. Her flashlight beam flashed from the surfaces of pools of seep water and broken glass. It seemed like some...
There was good seating at the Broadway. That meant people were more comfortable and would therefore be patient and listen longer. The Captain brought his own bull’s-eye lantern as always. He set it on a plant stand to his left, opposite to that of right-handed readers, and trained the light on th...