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From England to Massachusetts, from Valley Forge to Gettysburg, from the American Revolution to the Korean War, follow the Burnham familys American experience, spanning twelve generations, from 1635 to present day. Guided Footsteps encompasses the many lives and occupations of Burnhams through out major events in American history. The body of work encapsulates the lives of: Sea Captains, Lawyers, Doctors, Teachers, Farmers, State Representatives, Soldiers, Military Officers, Architect Daniel Burnham, and Lois Burnham Wilson, the co-founder of Al-Anon. Ms. Burnham incorporates years of research into a well-rounded view of the Burnham familys American experience. She combines historical facts along with personal insights and descriptions of her travels to give the reader a window into her journey of discovery. Dear reader please note the following error: Page 53, line 7. It is Fredrick Stock (not Sock) that should be written, my apologies for the typo. Fredrick Stock was a famous composer and conductor for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Not fallen. Not broken. Not whole. It is 1880, Nebraska. All Angel wants is to go someplace where no one knows her name or—more importantly—what happened to her. However, Angel’s plans are disrupted when she becomes stranded in an unfamiliar town. With no means to leave and no place to stay, Angel finds aid in an unexpected place: Nathan, a childhood acquaintance with scars of his own. All Nathan wants is to leave every memory of his father far, far behind. But when Nathan’s path leads him to Angel, he begins to realize that his father’s influence has reached further than he could ever have imagined. As Nathan and Angel face the prejudices of the townspeople together, their tenuous friendship begins to grow into something more. However, when Nathan’s father returns, Angel and Nathan must decide whether they are willing fight for the life they’ve created for themselves, or whether they will once again leave everything they love—including each other—behind. This book was previously published as Angel.
"Cases argued and determined in the Court of Appeals, Supreme and lower courts of record of New York State, with key number annotations." (varies)
Celebrated as one of America's frontier heroes, Daniel Boone left a legacy that made the Boone name almost synonymous with frontier settlement. Nathan Boone, the youngest of Daniel's sons, played a vital role in American pioneering, following in much the same steps as his famous father. In Nathan Boone and the American Frontier, R. Douglas Hurt presents for the first time the life of this important frontiersman. Based on primary collections, newspaper articles, government documents, and secondary sources, this well-crafted biography begins with Nathan's childhood in present-day Kentucky and Virginia and then follows his family's move to Missouri. Hurt traces Boone's early activities as a hun...