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In 1854, Wilhelm F. Kempe, 26, and his sister Auguste, 20, left their native Kingdom of Saxony in Europe for a new home in Texas. Remaining in Saxony were their aging, widowed father and a 10-year-old sister and an 8-year-old brother -- people who struggled for decades to reconcile their lives in the Old World with that of their relatives in the New World. Their letters to Wilhelm tell, often painfully, of the emotional toll this disruption took on the lives of family and friends who remained in the Fatherland. As the only connection betwen his family in Europe and his family in America, Wilhelm carried the weight of both. Over half a century he coped with all of their needs, as well as the Civil War and the desires of others who wanted to leave Europe and join him in Texas -- challenges that come alive through the letters they wrote.
Every year, another new class of high school football players and their parents begin to ask questions about playing college football. They want to know what college football coaches are looking for in prospective recruits for their teams. They want to know how those coaches recruit high school players. And they want to know how to get and keep college coaches' attention. Beyond Friday Nights: College Football Recruiting for Players and Parents answers these and other questions through an informative and highly readable look at the college football recruiting process. Based in good measure on the experiences of former high school players, it is heavily supplemented with insights shared by high school coaches, college coaches, former college players, recruiting consultants, parents, and others familiar with the ins and outs of the process.
Thanks to the classic Dolly Parton film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and ZZ Top's ode "La Grange," many people think they know the story of the infamous Chicken Ranch. The reality is more complex, lying somewhere between heartbreaking and absurd. For more than a century, dirt farmers and big-cigar politicians alike rubbed shoulders at the Chicken Ranch, operated openly under the sheriff's watchful eye. Madam Edna Milton and her girls ran a tight, discreet ship that the God-fearing people of La Grange tolerated if not outright embraced. That is, until a secret conspiracy enlisted an opportunistic reporter to bring it all crashing down on primetime television. Drawn from exclusive interviews and expanded with newly uncovered information, Jayme Lynn Blaschke's revelatory exposition of the Ranch illuminates the truth and lies surrounding this iconic brothel.
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Briefly discusses the comet's historical visits and provides information on how to locate and observe the comet including detailed maps for each of three latitudes.
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