Flames In The Sky

Author : Daniel Brown
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493022016
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under a Flaming Sky written by Daniel Brown and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 1, 1894 two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over 2,000 people. Daniel J. Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire in the first and only book on to chronicle the dramatic story that unfolded. Whereas Oregon's famous "Biscuit" fire in 2002 burned 350,000 acres in one week, the Hinckley fire did the same damage in five hours. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles of plasma-like glowing gas, and 200-foot-tall flames. In some instances, "fire whirls," or tornadoes of fire, danced out from the main body of the fire to knock down buildings and carry flaming debris into the sky. Temperatures reached 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit--the melting point of steel. As the fire surrounded the town, two railroads became the only means of escape. Two trains ran the gauntlet of fire. One train caught on fire from one end to the other. The heroic young African-American porter ran up and down the length of the train, reassuring the passengers even as the flames tore at their clothes. On the other train, the engineer refused to back his locomotive out of town until the last possible minute of escape. In all, more than 400 people died, leading to a revolution in forestry management practices and federal agencies that monitor and fight wildfires today. Author Daniel Brown has woven together numerous survivors' stories, historical sources, and interviews with forest fire experts in a gripping narrative that tells the fascinating story of one of North America's most devastating fires and how it changed the nation.

Author : Sara Donati
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0553900641
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Along the Sky written by Sara Donati and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2004-08-31 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With epic sweep and breathtaking adventure, Sara Donati’s bestselling saga of an Early American family’s struggle for survival in the Northeast wilderness continues with the story of an indomitable woman and an unforgettable journey of redemption across a young nation threatened by the flames of war. The year is 1812 and Hannah Bonner has returned to her family’s mountain cabin in Paradise. But Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bonner can see that Hannah is not the same woman as when she left. For their daughter has come home without her husband and without her son…and with a story of loss and tragedy that she can’t bear to tell. Yet as Hannah resumes her duties as a gifted healer among the sick and needy, she finds that she is also slowly healing herself. Little does she realize that she is about to be called away to face her greatest challenge ever. As autumn approaches, news of the latest conflict with Britain finds the young men of Paradise—including eighteen-year-old Daniel Bonner—eager to take up arms. Against their better judgment, Nathaniel and Elizabeth must let him go, just as they must let his twin sister Lily, a stubborn beauty, pursue her independence in Montreal. But on the eve of the War of 1812, an unexpected guest arrives from Scotland: It is the Bonners’ distant cousin, the newly widowed Jennet Scott of Carryckcastle. Far from home, Lily and Jennet will each learn the price of pursuing their dreams and the possibility of true love. But it’s Hannah herself who must risk everything once more—this time to save Daniel, who’s been taken prisoner by the British. As the distant thunder of war threatens Paradise, Hannah may learn to live—and maybe love—again in one final act of courage, duty, and sacrifice. A gifted writer, a master storyteller, and a first-rate historian, Sara Donati has written a powerful, poignant, and movingly romantic novel that chronicles the lives and adventures of a family as compelling and unforgettable as any in American fiction.

Author : Pierre Clostermann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flames in the Sky written by Pierre Clostermann and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : The Durango Herald
Publisher : Durango Herald Small Press
ISBN 13 : 9781887805049
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire in the Sky written by The Durango Herald and published by Durango Herald Small Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pierre Clostermann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flames in the Sky written by Pierre Clostermann and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ursula Anna Fischer Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935125846
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Picking Tomatoes when the Sky was in Flames written by Ursula Anna Fischer Smith and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Compelling Story of Survival, Love and Resilience. The spellbinding true story of a young girl in a close-knit coal miner's family unfolds in Germany during six years of World War II and the years that follow. Ursula and her brothers experience normal childhood adventures while the world around them is caught up in the flames of war. The struggle for survival comes alive in Essen, a city in the Ruhr Valley known for its steel industry, coal mines and manufacturing plants. This sensitive account shows war's effect on the civilian population in a war zone and their determination to rebuild their lives in peace.

Author : Linda LaRoque
Publisher : The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 1509204288
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flames On The Sky written by Linda LaRoque and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2015-09-11 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anasazi whispered of his evil and of the woman who could defeat it. Fire, sky, and stone must unite to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Madison Evans inherits a turquoise locket, travels to New Mexico, and discovers the stone dates back to the Chacoan Anasazi. When she's attacked, parks ranger Lonan Stone, of Chacoan ancestry, fears Madison's turquoise is a missing twin of the revered Fallen Skystone, an egg size piece of turquoise on display in Albuquerque. The mystical stone is missing two slivers--one's in Madison's necklace, the others whereabouts unknown, but if united by evil they can destroy. Madison and Lonan are part of a 1000 year old prophecy to save Chaco Canyon. Thrust back in time, they meet a witch, solve a murder, fall in love, and imprison a 1000 year old evil spirit. Their mission complete, can these two people from different cultures blend their lives as the prophecy predicted?

Author : Patricia Reilly Giff
Publisher : Wendy Lamb Books
ISBN 13 : 0385371934
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winter Sky written by Patricia Reilly Giff and published by Wendy Lamb Books. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siria loves everyone at Pop's firehouse. And she loves the stars in the winter sky. Her mother, who died, named her after Sirius—the Dog Star, brightest in January. But starry nights can fill with flames, and Siria sneaks out to chase the firetrucks. If she's there, everyone will be safe. Still, Siria's not brave like Pop. Her best friend Douglas used to chase with her, and it wasn't so scary. But she did something wrong; they're not friends now. This winter, Siria must learn to be brave. Because she's got to fix things with Douglas; and when Pop is injured, she needs courage, and her friends, more than ever.

Author : Unoma Nguemo Azuah
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781413732474
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sky-high Flames written by Unoma Nguemo Azuah and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2005 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sky-high Flames is the story of a vivacious, naAve, young girl who morphs into an unforgettable, strong woman. Ofunne lives in a society that defines her status through marriage and children; nevertheless, she dreams of building a career for herself. Once in school, her high-spiritedness leads her to constant trouble, but she excels as a student. She is, however, taken out of school to marry a man of her parents' dream, but all is not as it seems when she soon discovers that her husband is less than ideal. Caught in a whirlpool where the proclivity would be to succumb, she finds her way out of the maze. In a world where there are no choices, Ofunne refuses to be a tragic victim; her story becomes an indictment of a culture and her victory gives us hope. This book bears a tale of innocence, of sadness, of sacrifice, and of victory in the face of sky-high obstacles.

Author : Pierre Clostermann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flames in the Sky written by Pierre Clostermann and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: