Artículos relacionados a Two From Tennessee

Two From Tennessee - Tapa blanda

Ward, Gary

 
9780595379217: Two From Tennessee
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 0595379214 ISBN 13: 9780595379217
Editorial: iUniverse, 2005

Sinopsis

W.D. and Jesse, cousins from the back hills of Tennessee, head to Missouri "just to pick some cotton". Swimming the Mississippi River and being caught in a hailstorm turns out to be the easiest part of their life-changing trip.The old sea captain they find in a pool of blood aboard the Tiptonville ferry is alive, but barely! He's been robbed of a magnificent diamond necklace. As his life hangs in the balance, the sheriff treats the Two From Tennessee like suspects.They soon find work at the R.G. Billings' Plantation, but get far more than they bargained for as a U.S. Air Force T-6 "Texan" crashes in the cotton field where they're working. Disregarding their own safety, they attempt a daring rescue of the trapped pilot.In the meantime, Jesse falls head over heels in love with the sea captain's niece, Angel Steffelow, while W.D. gets involved with Kerri Lynn Carlisle, a young girl from New Madrid, Missouri who has psychic powers that intrigue and frighten him.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Reseña del editor

W.D. and Jesse, cousins from the back hills of Tennessee, head to Missouri "just to pick some cotton". Swimming the Mississippi River and being caught in a hailstorm turns out to be the easiest part of their life-changing trip. The old sea captain they find in a pool of blood aboard the Tiptonville ferry is alive, but barely! He's been robbed of a magnificent diamond necklace. As his life hangs in the balance, the sheriff treats the Two From Tennessee like suspects. They soon find work at the R.G. Billings' Plantation, but get far more than they bargained for as a U.S. Air Force T-6 "Texan" crashes in the cotton field where they're working. Disregarding their own safety, they attempt a daring rescue of the trapped pilot. In the meantime, Jesse falls head over heels in love with the sea captain's niece, Angel Steffelow, while W.D. gets involved with Kerri Lynn Carlisle, a young girl from New Madrid, Missouri who has psychic powers that intrigue and frighten him.

Biografía del autor

Gary Lee Ward was born and raised on a farm in the Missouri Bootheel. In writing Two From Tennessee, he drew heavily from his own real life experiences. While all the characters are fictional, many of them are based on actual people that came to pick cotton on his father?s farm in the mid ?50?s.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
iUniverse
Año de publicación
2005
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0595379214
ISBN 13 
9780595379217
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
190
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
no disponible