Daniel Abbott: 4 books

Set on the gritty southeast side of Grand Rapids, Michigan, an impoverished area known for drugs and violence, The Concrete centers around the home of Jackson and Mae Carter, foster parents of two boys—Isaac, who is white, and Miles, who is black—who share dark and intersecting histories that...

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Daniel Boone•Daniel Boones autobiography•Daniel Boone the Pioneer of Kentucky by John S.C. Abbott•Life and Times of Colonel Daniel Boone by Cecil B. Hartley•The First White Man of the West by Timothy Flint"Many heroic actions and chivalrous...

Clowns are like politics; everyone has an opinion on them. In this collection of short stories you’ll find numerous takes on the world of the painted harlequin entertainer. Often maligned in today’s day and age, the institution of the clown means something to everyone. And sure, most of...

Concurrent enrollment programs offer high-achieving high school students the opportunity to take college credit-bearing courses taught by college-approved high school teachers. This low-cost, scalable model brings accelerated coursework to urban, suburban, and rural students. In this book, scholars...