The author of this book began his life in 1912 amid conditions that have broken lesser spirits. He faced challenges and witnessed events that might have caused many to lose faith and become bitter. The spirit that shines through these extraordinary tales, however, is one of hope and and an undying faith life and the goodness of God. We are told of hardships and tragedies, not with pathos and complaint, but simply as situations that had to be met head-on with optimism, hard work, a firm confidence in his fellow human beings, and perhaps his most characteristic trait a sense of humor.Melvin Jensen witnessed and participated with gusto in the twentieth century as it unfolded in Americas heartland. He tells us many entertaining and personal tales of growing up in rural South Dakota and, in the process, shows us that the real heroes of our time are not necessarily those who make the ten oclock news, but individuals who live ordinary lives with inner strength and courage.

Dakota Tales: An Extraordinary Life & Time

Biographies & Memoirs

Jensen, William

Historical

iUniverse

Beautifully written and unflinchingly honest, Adder in the Path is a tragic chronicle of the Mormon War, and two very different families caught up in a maelstrom of intolerance and violence. It is a tale that teaches the fragility of human connection and the destruction caused by fanaticism and hypocrisy-crucial lessons that resonate long after the last word.

Adder in the Path

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Brandylane Publishers, Inc.

Cities of Men: A Novel

In 1987, twelve-year-old Cooper Balsam's mother, Arden, disappears without a trace. Cooper's father, Percy, a Vietnam veteran struggling with PTSD, doesn't seem too concerned. "This isn't the first time. She's done it before." As days pass, Cooper begins to act out and withdraw from the world, and his growing animosity toward his father's ambivalence begins to escalate even as Percy and Cooper begin to actively search for the woman in their lives. From the hills of Southern California, to the deserts of Arizona, and down to the beaches of Mexico, the father and son will look for someone who may not want to be found for reasons they don't yet understand.

United States

Turner

In 1987, twelve-year-old Cooper Balsam's mother, Arden, disappears without a trace. Cooper's father, Percy, a Vietnam veteran struggling with PTSD, doesn't seem too concerned. "This isn't the first time. She's done it before." As days pass, Cooper begins to act out and withdraw from the world, and his growing animosity toward his father's ambivalence begins to escalate even as Percy and Cooper begin to actively search for the woman in their lives. From the hills of Southern California, to the deserts of Arizona, and down to the beaches of Mexico, the father and son will look for someone who may not want to be found for reasons they don't yet understand.

A little boy and girl disappear at Bible camp in the Big Thicket. An amateur sleuth discovers the true meaning of the phrase "dead end" in his pursuit of a Lovecraftian imp. A kitchen appliance becomes a portal to another dimension. A Nacogdoches jogger tries a hellish cure for his nicotine addiction. And, an aging, iconic monster confronts an existential quandary in West Texas...These horrors - and more - await you in this, the fifth, volume of Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers

Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers Volume 5

LANSDALE, Joe R.

McCormick, Bret

Bills, E.R.

Publishing LLC, HellBound Books

Lansdale, Kasey

Estes, Madison

Splawn, M.E.

Gilbert, W.H.

Friday, Zach

Genre Fiction

Hellbound Books Publishing

Volume 7 of this superlative Texan Antholoy

Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers Volume 7

Rountree, Josh

May, Cedrick

Harrison, Patrick

Baker, Jacklyn

MacHart, Nathan

McNeely, Thomas

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