Twodot books (232 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Fair. The brave pioneers who made a life on the frontier were not only male--and they were not only white. The story of African-American women in the Old West is one that has largely gone untold until now. The stories of ten African-American women are reconstructed from historic documents found in century-old archives. Some of these women slaves, some were free, and some were born into slavery and found freedom in the old west. They were laundresses, freedom advocates, journalists, educators, midwives, business proprietors, religious converts, philanthropists, mail and freight haulers, and civil and social activists. These hidden historical figures include Biddy Mason, a slave who fought for her family's freedom; Elizabeth Thorn Scott Flood, a teacher determined to educate black children and aid them in leading better lives; and the mysterious Mary Ellen Pleasant, a civil rights crusader and savvy businesswoman. Even in the face of racial prejudice, these unsung heroes never gave up hope for a brighter future.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. It Happened in San Antonio gives the reader an insiders view of the Alamo City, bringing to life the characters of today and yesterday, from the early Canary Island residents to the ghosts of the Alamo to Fiesta Royalty. The pages reveal thirty compelling stories of intrigue, perseverance, tradition, and the rich cultures from the city rooted in the wild frontier by the waters of the San Antonio River.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. It Happened in San Antonio gives the reader an insiders view of the Alamo City, bringing to life the characters of today and yesterday, from the early Canary Island residents to the ghosts of the Alamo to Fiesta Royalty. The pages reveal thirty compelling stories of intrigue, perseverance, tradition, and the rich cultures from the city rooted in the wild frontier by the waters of the San Antonio River.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. In 1944 Roy Rogers and Dale Evans lit up the silver screen in The Cowboy and the Senorita, making their names - and lives - inseparable. It was the start of a fifty-six-year partnership that included thirty motion pictures, a long-running hit television series, and a family of nine children. The Cowboy and the Senorita tells the heartbreaking yet ultimately triumphant story of the King of the Cowboys and Queen of the West. In this new, authorized biography, the Rogers family shares the inside story of these beloved Western heroes, detailing Roy's and Dale's struggles and rise to stardom, the lives of their children, their professional triumphs, and the personal tragedies that befell their family.Over their long careers, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans came to represent truth, justice, and the American way. Their story will take you back to a simpler time, when wholesome entertainment ruled Saturday matinees and the good guys wore white hats both on and off the screen.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Take a dash of western myth, a healthy sprinkle of vintage photographs, and a dollop of tall tales and instructional sidebars, simmer with a delicious selection of western recipes, and, voila--The Cowgirl's Cookbook. From June's Ranch Beans to Joan's Chile Rellenos, Connie's Cackleberries on Toast to Rita's Tomato Mac 'n Cheese, these hearty fixin's will feed a city girl's fantasy as well as a country boy's belly. A sure favorite with locals and tourists alike, these recipes ain't just for trail drives no more. …

Paperback. Condición: Fair. Take a dash of western myth, a healthy sprinkle of vintage photographs, and a dollop of tall tales and instructional sidebars, simmer with a delicious selection of western recipes, and, voila--The Cowgirl's Cookbook. From June's Ranch Beans to Joan's Chile Rellenos, Connie's Cackleberries on Toast to Rita's Tomato Mac 'n Cheese, these hearty fixin's will feed a city girl's fantasy as well as a country boy's belly. A sure favorite with locals and tourists alike, these recipes ain't just for trail drives no more. …

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Take a dash of western myth, a healthy sprinkle of vintage photographs, and a dollop of tall tales and instructional sidebars, simmer with a delicious selection of western recipes, and, voila--The Cowgirl's Cookbook. From June's Ranch Beans to Joan's Chile Rellenos, Connie's Cackleberries on Toast to Rita's Tomato Mac 'n Cheese, these hearty fixin's will feed a city girl's fantasy as well as a country boy's belly. A sure favorite with locals and tourists alike, these recipes ain't just for trail drives no more. …

Paperback. Condición: Good. Fascinating Profiles of Hope, Determination, and Courage Early Arizona girls were expected to care for younger children, cook and clean, wash clothes, milk cows, tend gardens, and round up wandering herds in a harsh and unfamiliar landscape. Each of the eleven headstrong girls profiled in Amazing Girls of Arizona strained against the confines of her chores, choosing to explore and embrace the wildly beautiful land that is today's Arizona--even if it meant disobeying elders or risking her life. Olive Ann Oatman, an Indian captive, comforted and protected her younger sister when it seemed that all hope was lost. Laurette Lovell, an artist, made a name for herself by rising above her physical disabilities to accomplish more than she ever dreamed possible. Rutho Okimoto, a highly educated Japanese-American girl, was forced to live in a disease-ridden concentration camp just because of her nationality. Edith Jane Bass, a Grand Canyon wrangler, herded mules and horses down the slippery-sloped gorge on behalf of her family's business.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The story of Pocahontas saving John Smith is justly famous, as is the cross-country journey of Sacajawea with the Corps of Discovery, and Sarah Winnemucca earned fame by being a champion of her people as the old ways of life were disappearing. But there are lesser known stories of the Native American women who shaped their cultures and changed the course of American history. Illustrated with archival photographs, and encompassing twenty states--from Florida to Washington, Alaska to Maine--and many different tribes, this book brings together these amazing stories.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. NO WOMEN NED APLY. These four discouraging words of admonition often greeted female physicians looking for jobs in the frontier-era West. Despite the dire need for medical help, it seemed most trappers, miners, and emigrants would rather suffer and die than be treated by a female doctor. Nevertheless dozens of highly trained women headed West, where they endured hardship and prejudice as they set broken limbs, performed operations, delivered generations of babies--and solidified a place for women in the medical field. Susan La Flesche, the youngest daughter of an Omaha Indian Chief, felt called to medicine when at the age of twelve she saw a woman die because a government-paid doctor was too busy hunting prairie chickens to help. Destitute divorcee Bethenia Owens Adair traded in laundry work for a successful medical practice. Flora Hayward Stanford, the first female doctor in Deadwood, was known to patch up gunfight victims and to treat the likes of Buffalo Bill Cody and Calamity Jane. With a determination and strength of spirit that resonates even today, these incredible women and seven others profiled in The Doctor Wore Petticoats are sure to inspire.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. NO WOMEN NED APLY. These four discouraging words of admonition often greeted female physicians looking for jobs in the frontier-era West. Despite the dire need for medical help, it seemed most trappers, miners, and emigrants would rather suffer and die than be treated by a female doctor. Nevertheless dozens of highly trained women headed West, where they endured hardship and prejudice as they set broken limbs, performed operations, delivered generations of babies--and solidified a place for women in the medical field. Susan La Flesche, the youngest daughter of an Omaha Indian Chief, felt called to medicine when at the age of twelve she saw a woman die because a government-paid doctor was too busy hunting prairie chickens to help. Destitute divorcee Bethenia Owens Adair traded in laundry work for a successful medical practice. Flora Hayward Stanford, the first female doctor in Deadwood, was known to patch up gunfight victims and to treat the likes of Buffalo Bill Cody and Calamity Jane. With a determination and strength of spirit that resonates even today, these incredible women and seven others profiled in The Doctor Wore Petticoats are sure to inspire.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. In May 1865, just as the battles of the Civil War had finally come to an end, twenty-four-year-old Sarah Raymond mounted her beloved pony and headed west with her mother and two younger brothers. Traveling by wagon train over the Great Plains toward the Rocky Mountains, the Raymonds had no certain idea of where they would settle, but they were determined to leave war-torn Missouri behind them and to start a new life. Sarah's diary, written beside campfires and in spare moments on the long journey, provides a unique first-person account of life on the trail. Here detailed recording of each day's activities and adventures provides a rare glimpse into the private lives and hardships endured by the many pioneer women who traveled west with their families, but whose names and experiences have been lost to time. Originally published in 1902, Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 is an inspiring tale of a truly remarkable young woman and a tribute to all the emigrants who made their way west. …

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. In May 1865, just as the battles of the Civil War had finally come to an end, twenty-four-year-old Sarah Raymond mounted her beloved pony and headed west with her mother and two younger brothers. Traveling by wagon train over the Great Plains toward the Rocky Mountains, the Raymonds had no certain idea of where they would settle, but they were determined to leave war-torn Missouri behind them and to start a new life. Sarah's diary, written beside campfires and in spare moments on the long journey, provides a unique first-person account of life on the trail. Here detailed recording of each day's activities and adventures provides a rare glimpse into the private lives and hardships endured by the many pioneer women who traveled west with their families, but whose names and experiences have been lost to time. Originally published in 1902, Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 is an inspiring tale of a truly remarkable young woman and a tribute to all the emigrants who made their way west.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Early settlers called the Gallatin Valley the 'valley of the flowers,' and John Bozeman dubbed it the 'Garden of Montana.' In this lively narrative history, profusely illustrated with nearly 300 photographs, etchings, and maps, author Phyllis Smith brings to life the rich and colorful past of the fertile valley and its urban hub, the city of Bozeman, Montana.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Takes the top 50 wildest episodes in the region's history and presents them to the reader in one convenient, narrative-driven package.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Its wilderness notwithstanding, the Wild West was not necessarily a place to go in search of peace. While many settlers were decent folk, the American frontier's wide open spaces also attracted unsavory characters in disproportionate numbers, many on the run looking for places to hide while they went on snubbing the law. Badasses of the Old West brings together in one compelling volume tales of the thirty-six worst (and best) robbers, rustlers, and bandits who shaped the history of the Wild West. From the famous, such as Billy the Kid and the Wild Bunch, to the lesser-known but still colorful and wicked Charles Brown and Bud Stevens, it compiles the stories of the most notorious black-hat wearers of a notorious age. Here are just some of the fascinating and forbidding faces you'll meet: Bud Stevens, whose murder of a cattle king's son rang a death knell for an entire South Dakota town William Quantrill, the terror of Civil War-era Missouri Legendary bandits Frank and Jesse James Cold-blooded Sam Brown, who sneered while cutting out a man's heart but screamed in terror when the tables turned Jack Slade, who was such an enigma across much of the West--a composite of gentleman and murderer--that he charmed both Mark Twain and Buffalo Bill.…

Paperback. Condición: Good.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Author Erin H. Turner brings to light 44 fascinating events from Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's 1803-1805 expedition from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back, including the first democratic vote west of the Mississippi, the remarkable and unexpected reunion of their Indian guide Sacagawea with the clan brother she hadn't seen in years, the day they found a huge whale on the beach, and their discovery of Carolina parakeets--a now extinct species.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Author Erin H. Turner brings to light 44 fascinating events from Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's 1803-1805 expedition from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back, including the first democratic vote west of the Mississippi, the remarkable and unexpected reunion of their Indian guide Sacagawea with the clan brother she hadn't seen in years, the day they found a huge whale on the beach, and their discovery of Carolina parakeets--a now extinct species.…

Paperback. Condición: Good.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. It Happened in San Antonio gives the reader an insiders view of the Alamo City, bringing to life the characters of today and yesterday, from the early Canary Island residents to the ghosts of the Alamo to Fiesta Royalty. The pages reveal thirty compelling stories of intrigue, perseverance, tradition, and the rich cultures from the city rooted in the wild frontier by the waters of the San Antonio River.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. It Happened in San Antonio gives the reader an insiders view of the Alamo City, bringing to life the characters of today and yesterday, from the early Canary Island residents to the ghosts of the Alamo to Fiesta Royalty. The pages reveal thirty compelling stories of intrigue, perseverance, tradition, and the rich cultures from the city rooted in the wild frontier by the waters of the San Antonio River.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good.

Paperback. Condición: Good. In 1944 Roy Rogers and Dale Evans lit up the silver screen in The Cowboy and the Senorita, making their names - and lives - inseparable. It was the start of a fifty-six-year partnership that included thirty motion pictures, a long-running hit television series, and a family of nine children. The Cowboy and the Senorita tells the heartbreaking yet ultimately triumphant story of the King of the Cowboys and Queen of the West. In this new, authorized biography, the Rogers family shares the inside story of these beloved Western heroes, detailing Roy's and Dale's struggles and rise to stardom, the lives of their children, their professional triumphs, and the personal tragedies that befell their family.Over their long careers, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans came to represent truth, justice, and the American way. Their story will take you back to a simpler time, when wholesome entertainment ruled Saturday matinees and the good guys wore white hats both on and off the screen.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Based on the dramatic events of a real family's overland crossing Mary Rockwood Powers reluctantly left her comfortable life as a doctor's wife in Wisconsin in 1856, one of the many women whose destiny as a settler of the West was determined by her husband's wishes. Trading in her home for canvas roof and wheels, Mary, her husband, and their three children set out on the arduous trek westward to California. When Dr. Powers' increasingly unstable mental state threatens the family's safety, Mary is forced to leave her ideals of femininity behind. She takes fate into her own hands-stepping in as head of the household to help her family outlast the trail. In Outlasting the Trail author Mary Barmeyer O'Brien uses Mary Rockwood Powers' letters as a starting point to further illuminate this remarkable woman's story. It is a story full of dangers, misfortunes, and an appreciation for the smallest of blessings. By constructing a rich inner life for her characters, O'Brien seeks greater truths about what it meant to be a woman, a girl, or a husband facing the obstacles and trials of the trail to California. Based on the heartrending struggle of a real family, this novel brings to life a fascinating slice of American history. …

Hardback. Condición: Good. Psyche Middleton vows her dad will never see the risqu photos she took during a summer modeling stint abroad, but one of them ends up on a billboard in her Montana hometown, where everyone-especially her dad-can see it. That becomes the least of her worries when she meets Erik, a mysterious guy who rescues her from a mob and who she's never actually seen because he can make himself invisible. Erik takes her to his palace in an idyllic kingdom, and she is swept into the beauty and culture of his world, but his affection has one condition: she may not see him. Enchanted, intrigued, and not wholeheartedly believing he's real, Psyche can't bring herself to love him blindly. When she betrays his trust for a glimpse of his face, Psyche ends up at the mercy of Erik's controlling mother, who demands that Psyche prove herself in order to be reunited with him. Psyche knows love is never easy, but this is ridiculous. She agrees to complete three impossible tasks to prove her devotion to Erik-or die trying. This modern retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche is a fantastical journey filled with laughter, danger, and the indomitable power of love. *** This book will take your breath away, it will leave your heart pounding and your skin tingling. Although it's a standalone, you will enjoy it as much as you could have enjoyed reading a whole series, maybe even more. Soma, Insomnia of Books I can't believe this is Michelle A. Hansen's debut novel. The writing quality is much better than most established authors, in my opinion. Her world-building is excellent. Carrie, The Mad Reviewer A captivating retelling that will surely make an old myth a new favorite Kelly Hashway, author of Touch of Death.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Take a dash of western myth, a healthy sprinkle of vintage photographs, and a dollop of tall tales and instructional sidebars, simmer with a delicious selection of western recipes, and, voila--The Cowgirl's Cookbook. From June's Ranch Beans to Joan's Chile Rellenos, Connie's Cackleberries on Toast to Rita's Tomato Mac 'n Cheese, these hearty fixin's will feed a city girl's fantasy as well as a country boy's belly. A sure favorite with locals and tourists alike, these recipes ain't just for trail drives no more. …