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Bold, talented, and ambitious, Jessie Benton Fremont was one of Victorian America's most controversial women. As the daughter of powerful Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri and the wife of John Charles Fremont - western explorer, presidential candidate, and Civil War general - she not only witnessed but struggled to influence many of the major events of her time. Despite the restrictions she faced as a woman, she managed to carve out a vital role for herself as a writer, dedicated abolitionist, and secretary and other self to her mercurial husband. She collaborated on his best-selling exploration reports, served as his behind-the-scenes political advisor and chief Civil War aide, and wor...
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He’s hell’s abomination. She’s hell’s worst enemy. There is no mercy in hell and Zain’s tainted half-breed blood doesn’t grant any. Hated amongst his demon brethren and exiled from the upper world, Zain is left only to his dreams. Until he’s tasked for a suicide mission to attack the Warrior of Light. Zain does the unthinkable and is punished for his crime. There’s only one place he can flee to for help and it’s in his enemy’s home. She’s forbidden fruit, but just one taste of her, changes him forever. Life has never been easy for Annitta Fowler. Cursed as a child with the gift to see demons, she wrestles with an unholy reality. Her family is pulled into a nightmare when her parents are killed saving her life and she is thrust into a world of destiny. Trained by her uncle as the prophesied Warrior of Light she spends her adult life slaying demons. But one interbred alters everything. He’s the man from her dreams and a sin to love. Love is more powerful than DNA and two unlikely people find themselves swept in a fiery romance they never imagined possible.
This guide to more than 2,500 Texas roadside markers features historical events; famous and infamous Texans; origins of towns, churches, and organizations; battles, skirmishes, and gunfights; and settlers, pioneers, Indians, and outlaws. This fifth edition includes more than 100 new historical roadside markers with the actual inscriptions. With this book, travelers relive the tragedies and triumphs of Lone Star history.