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Of Bears, Wolves and Men: in Homage to the Wild
The North Fork of the Flathead, Montana
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2001
Nature has the upper hand in this compelling story of the North Fork of the Flathead, Montana, adjacent to Glacier National Park. Participate in the family adventures and remarkable events that were a daily occurrence in one of the few remaining wild areas in the lower 48. True tales from the past...
Silent Voices from the Past
A Chronicle of the Almshouse of Sullivan County
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2010
I noticed a small cemetary on the grounds at the county jail where I work as a clinician. The reason it caught my eye was because each of the stones in the back half of it wre uniform in size and not buried according to family but by chronology. This became the beginning of a research project that...
E-Man
Life in the Nypd Emergency Service Unit
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2009
Al Sheppard was on the front lines of the most difficult job in police work. E-Men risk their lives every day in many different ways. They are great cops, and Als memoir is right on the mark.
Detective Sgt. Joseph Coffey, NYPD, Ret., Author of The Coffey Files
Sheppard served in the NYPD during...
The Streets Are Blue
True Tales of Service from the Front Lines of the Los Angeles Police Department
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
In 1869, the police force in Los Angeles went from a voluntary to a paid city police force. Since then, thousands upon thousands of men and women have served on the Los Angeles Police Department. In this book, thirty-four former officers share stories of their experiences in police work in their own...
by G. Douglas Ward
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2012
Author G. Douglas Ward was sworn in as a police officer in the small North Carolina town of Tarboro at the age of twenty-one. He was about to embark on a ten-year career that he would never forget.
In this collection of memoirs, he shares his recollections about adventures that will leave you...
After Roll Call
A State Trooper’S Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Florida Highway Patrol State Trooper Tom Verge has witnessed just about every way a person can get hurt. His memoir, After Roll Call, recalls the events that were never written in any official reports, but instead recounted only to fellow officers.
Protests over the Vietnam War, race riots,...
by Lee Summers
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
During her childhood, Lee Summers came to realize what a special father she had in Henry Sonnenfeld, a former US Marine. He instilled discipline and commitment in her, and he taught her about sacrifice, heroism, and patriotism. Best of all, he had wonderful bedtime stories. Never Anticipate the Command...
Tour of Duty
Navigating the Complexities of Police Work on Violent Baltimore Streets
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Police officers put their lives on the line every day: They have one of the most dangerous jobs in the worldespecially the ones that work in inner cities like Baltimore. Steve P. Danko Sr. knows that all too well: Born and raised in Baltimore, he joined the Baltimore Police Department in 1962 and...
Breaking the Chain
The Strength of a Mother’S Love for Her Children
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Eleven-year-old Manxie just wants to believe in herself. Known as the odd duck of the family, Manxie is hiding a dark secret. She is the victim of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.
Manxie somehow survives the abuse by making friends and achieving a place on the honor roll at school. But...
by Dennis Scheer
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
Dennis Scheer was commissioned in the summer of 1969 as a second lieutenant in the US Army through the University of Wyoming ROTC program. He moved to Fort Knox, Kentucky, following in the footsteps of his older brotherdown a path that almost got him killed.
When he arrived in Vietnam, he was...
Texas Warbird Survivors 2003
A Handbook on Where to Find Them
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2002
Many examples of aircraft that saw service in the various armed forces of the United States are currently being restored to flying status or preserved in museums in the state of Texas. Some of them have significant war records, and a few are currently standing as gate guardians outside their former...
by Harold A. Skaarup
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been restored and preserved in the state of Florida. The aircraft include those fl own by members of the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, the United States Army, the...
Alabama Warbird Survivors 2003
A Handbook on Where to Find Them
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2002
Some of the finest military warbirds in American aviation history are still flying in the Southern State of Alabama. Many of them are on display in a number of excellent air museums, or they have been mounted on pylons to stand as memorials to the many military aviators who called Alabama home. This...
Arizona Warbird Survivors 2002
A Handbook on Where to Find Them
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2002
During the twentieth century, civil and military aviation has played a prominent role in the history and development of Arizona. Commercial operators have exploited the advantages offered by aircraft to overcome its unique challenges of geography and climate. By virtue of Arizonas dry climate and...