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In New England in the late nineteenth-century, a fatherless family, happy in spite of its impoverished condition, is befriended by a very rich gentleman and his young son.

"The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother's husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects...

"On January 12, 1888, a surprise blizzard broke out in the middle of the day across the Midwest. In its path, hundreds of children and teachers found themselves stranded inside schoolhouses with no food, no heat, and very few options. Days passed, and over 235 people died as result of the harsh snow of the Schoolhouse Blizzard, but many were able to survive thanks to the bravery of others in their communities. Learn all about the disastrous weather...

This account of the court case that followed the gunfight at the OK Corral "will interest Wild West buffs as well as readers interested in legal history" (Publishers Weekly). The gunfight at the OK Corral lasted less than a minute-yet it became the basis for countless stories about the Wild West. At the time of the event, however, Wyatt Earp was not universally acclaimed as a hero. Among the people who knew him best in Tombstone, Arizona, many considered...

A novel on the Anishinaabe Indians, tracing their struggle to restore their culture and regain their land. From the Great Sioux Uprising of the 1860s, to the 1970s occupation by Indian militants of the Minnesota White Earth Reservation, to the present problems of alcoholism and sexual abuse.

May 1893. The residents continue to pool their knowledge and strengths to endure through difficult times. To that end Mrs. Mattie Case hones her amateur sleuthing skills when the new police chief rebuffs her insights into mysterious disappearances.

1893. Mattie Case finds her limits tested when yet another accusation is thrown at Henry’s feet. Though her husband is beyond suffering the attacks on his character, the pain caused to her son is more than she will tolerate. As a result, she is compelled to uncover a truth that the new police chief has chosen to ignore--

1893. The death of a man gains significance when the victim’s proximity to others is learned. Garth follows the silver threads of a tangled web that reveals more than one mystery. It isn’t only the recent death of a man with a sudden interest in pedestrianism. There is also the situation with some of his police officers taking bribes to unlawfully incarcerate vulnerable citizens of Candlestick.--

1893. The path to justice proves perilous when the tide is turned against Garth. Worried that his own future now hangs in the balance, he doubles his efforts to find the one woman who holds the key to it all. What he learns will have him questioning everything he believed until now. Can Garth put aside his mistrust long enough to accept the cloak of protection passed to him by Henry Case? Mattie finds the responsibilities of keeping the Case household...

1893. As evidence mounts against Henry Case’s character, Mattie is pulled into a mystery that has its beginnings in Henry’s past. Though repeatedly warned by the current police chief that her involvement could prove dangerous, Mattie is compelled to offer her assistance. In the meantime, help finding the long-lost journal comes from an unexpected source--