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Evangeline Brown and the Cadillac Motel
by Michele Ivy Davis |
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This novel takes place in
small-town Florida. It is the
touching story of a spunky girl who
discovers the importance of
friendship, family, and being true
to herself while surviving in a
world of dysfunctional adults. The
book has won national and
international awards. |
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Sunset for Eagles
by Mary T. Dresser |
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Imperial Rome is dying and a
young British soldier follows the
Eagles of the Legions to their doom,
while wrestling with his own guilt. |
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Stand Fast
by Mary T. Dresser |
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Revolution, from Scotland in
1746 to America in 1776, as a former
bond slave enlists with Washington’s
rebels. |
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Freedom's Cost
by Mary T. Dresser |
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A free black hero of the
Revolution explores the newly won
American territories and pays a
price for the ideals he cherishes. |
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The New Kingdom
by Mary T. Dresser |
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Footloose and violent, a dashing
naval officer slashes his way from
Ireland, to Haiti, to the Barbary
Coast, and the bloody sea and land
battles of 1812. |
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Yankee Autumn in
Acadiana
by David Edmonds |
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Yankee Autumn in Acadiana is the
story of (1) the union campaign to
retake Texas by marching an enormous
army across south Louisiana, and (2
)the effect on the civilian
population along the line of march.
Confederate Texans and Louisianans
drove them back to New Orleans. This
book was chosen for the Literary
Award of the Louisiana Library
Association and was recently
reprinted by the Center for
Louisiana Studies, University of
Louisiana, Lafayette. |
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The Guns of Port
Hudson
by David Edmonds |
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The
Guns of Port Hudson is a
2-volume day to day account
of the siege and reduction of
Port Hudson, Louisiana, near
Baton Rouge. It occurred at the
same time as--and was part
of--the Vicksburg campaign to
open the Mississippi River |
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The Vigilante
Committees of the Attakapas
by David Edmonds |
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Book one. Vigilante Committees of
the Attakapas is the story of a
vigilante uprising in south
Louisiana in the 1850's, translated
from a series of reports in a French
newspaper. It was the basis for the
movie, Belizaire the Cajun, starring
Armand Assante. |
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The Spindrift
Anthology
by various Tarpon Springs Writers
Group authors |
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A potpourri of sample
vignettes from Florida authors who
explore mystery, history, mystery,
blustery, and some just plain kid
stuff. |
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Portrait of the
Mississippi
by Howard Jones |
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The author
traveled the Mississippi river
from its source to the Gulf,
exploring the river, cities and
shoreline by land and water.
This book and the photographs in
it tell that story. |
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DakotaLand: Tales
of the Territory
by Howard Jones |
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With stories as rich as the Great
Plains soil, DakotaLand takes you
back to the days when Native
Americans still wandered freely,
sodbusters struggled to survive and
the storm and the Great Depression
did their best to destroy all signs
of progress and prosperity on an
untamed land. |
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Read My Shorts
by Ann O'Farrell |
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"Read my Shorts"
began as letters to friends in
Ireland about life in America. They
became increasingly off-the-wall and
evolved into this CD collection. Ann
relates a road trip to the Florida
Keys, a dog-sled ride in the
Rockies, and reflections on such
topics as men, dieting and bugs.
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Norah's Children
by Ann O'Farrell |
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1922, Ireland.
Five young siblings, abandoned
by their parents are
subsequently taken in by five,
very different, families. One
sister’s determination to
reunite them drives this
poignant, heartwarming story. |
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With Malice
Toward Some
by Georgia Z. Post |
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Three-minute tales with quirky
surprise endings.
Wicked,
funny, and malicious, these stories
were written to be shared with
spouses , lovers, and rejected
lovers. Read them – if you are alone
– with a cup of coffee. Share them
with a friend –an ex lover – a
widow. |
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