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River of Dust

2013-05-14 Fiction
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Release : 2013-05-14
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 942/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis River of Dust by : Virginia Pye

Download or read book River of Dust written by Virginia Pye. This book was released on 2013-05-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the windswept plains of northwestern China, Mongol bandits swoop down upon an American missionary couple and steal their small child. The Reverend sets out in search of the boy and becomes lost in the rugged, corrupt countryside populated by opium dens, sly nomadic warlords and traveling circuses. This upright Midwestern minister develops a following among the Chinese peasants and is christened Ghost Man for what they perceive are his otherworldly powers. Grace, his young ingénue wife, pregnant with their second child, takes to her sick bed in the mission compound, where visions of her stolen child and lost husband begin to beckon to her from across the plains. The foreign couple’s savvy and dedicated Chinese servants, Ahcho and Mai Lin, accompany and eventually lead them through dangerous territory to find one another again. With their Christian beliefs sorely tested, their concept of fate expanded, and their physical health rapidly deteriorating, the Reverend and Grace may finally discover an understanding between them that is greater than the vast distance they have come.

City of Dust

2002-09-20 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2002-09-20
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 24X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis City of Dust by : Gregg Andrews

Download or read book City of Dust written by Gregg Andrews. This book was released on 2002-09-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain's boyhood home of Hannibal, Missouri, often brings to mind romanticized images of Twain's fictional characters Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer exploring caves and fishing from the banks of the Mississippi River. In City of Dust, Gregg Andrews tells another story of the Hannibal area, the very real story of the exploitation and eventual destruction of Ilasco, Missouri, an industrial town created to serve the purposes of the Atlas Portland Cement Company. In this new edition, Andrews provides an introduction detailing the impact of this book since its initial publication in 1996. He writes of a new twist in the Ilasco saga, one that concerns the Continental Cement Company’s attempt, not unlike Atlas’s one hundred years earlier, to manipulate the sale of a piece of land near its plant in the town. He explores the uneasy relationship between preservationists and the plant’s CEO and officials in St. Louis; the growing movement to preserve Ilasco’s heritage, including the building of a monument to commemorate the early residents of the town; and the grassroots petition drive and letter-writing campaign that stopped the Continental Cement Company’s machinations.

River of Dust

1997 Fiction
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Release : 1997
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 638/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis River of Dust by : Alexander Jablokov

Download or read book River of Dust written by Alexander Jablokov. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

River Run

2013-08-01 Young Adult Fiction
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Release : 2013-08-01
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Rating : 653/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis River Run by : Deirdre Black

Download or read book River Run written by Deirdre Black. This book was released on 2013-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Freya can remember is her sister, the basement, and the Man Upstairs. She has no memory of the world outside or of being warm or of not feeling hungry. And now her sister is gone. An unlikely ally shows her how to break out of the basement, but on the frozen banks of the Mississippi, Freya quickly discovers things worse than the Man Upstairs. Freya is lucky to find Finn. He has a canoe, some supplies, and a vague idea about a place down south called Norlins. If they can dodge the slavers and avoid starving to death, the two of them might just have a shot at survival.

Lost in River of Grass

2013-08-01 Young Adult Fiction
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Release : 2013-08-01
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Rating : 676/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Lost in River of Grass by : Ginny Rorby

Download or read book Lost in River of Grass written by Ginny Rorby. This book was released on 2013-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I don't realize I'm crying until he glances at me. For a moment, I see the look of anguish in his eyes, then he blinks it away and slips off into the water. I immediately think of the gator. It's still down there somewhere. . . ." A science-class field trip to the Everglades is supposed to be fun, but Sarah's new at Glades Academy, and her fellow freshmen aren’t exactly making her feel welcome. When an opportunity for an unauthorized side trip on an air boat presents itself, it seems like a perfect escape—an afternoon without feeling like a sore thumb. But one simple oversight turns a joyride into a race for survival across the river of grass. Sarah will have to count on her instincts—and a guy she barely knows—if they have any hope of making it back alive.

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