Fireflies in the Delta
Fireflies in the Delta

Author: Dan Dane

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2000-02-20

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0595091393

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Fireflies in the Delta is an examination of why innocent inmates in jail confess to crimes they did not commit. A deputy sheriff, motivated by an illicit love affair and hunger for power, gets an illiterate vagrant to confess to a murder commited by his lover's brothers. A newly elected, idealistic District Attorney refuses to use the false confession as the resolution of the case. This unwittingly draws him into a power struggle with the diabolical deputy and those in the criminal justice system aligned with him. The resolution of this struggle may be too true to life for many readers.

Fireflies in the Night
Fireflies in the Night

Author: Judy Hawes

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1991-09-30

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0064451011

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"[In] a revision of the 1963 edition, [a] brief, clearly written text [tells of a young girl who] learns some interesting facts about fireflies from her grandfather. Alexander uses richly hued pastels for her illustrations of the young girl, her grandparents' farm, and the creatures of a summer night."—SLJ.

Conduct to the Prejudice of Good Order
Conduct to the Prejudice of Good Order

Author: Dan Dane

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 0595258832

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Conduct to the Prejudice of Good Order offers a glimpse of conditions around Bien Hoa during the last years of the war. Bill Blake encounters fragging, racism and heroin addiction while defending soldiers in court-martial trials as a young Army lawyer. Much like the soldiers he defends, Blake finds himself in conflict with his superior officers. The story of a drafted, civilian attorney serving as an Army lawyer in Vietnam gives this book a unique perspective. Captain Blake's experiences accentuate many of the troublesome aspects of the war, including the draft, authority of Commanding Generals, domestic demand for troop withdrawal and in the end, the delivery of heroin to the American troops. The historical fiction genre allows vets to recognize historically correct settings in Vietnam during 1971-1972 in this book. The fictitious characters and circumstances provide an entertaining read for those who lived through the era as well as those for whom Vietnam is only a curiosity out of the distant past. Other books by Dan Dane include Fireflies in the Delta and Bloodlines of Tyranny.

Where the Dreams Cross
Where the Dreams Cross

Author: Ellen Douglas

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2012-09-04

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1496801997

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Nat Stonebridge is a thirtyish divorcee who, because of her sexy good looks and incorruptible disregard for convention, has stayed in trouble most of her life. Stranded at home in Philippi, a small town in the Mississippi Delta, after a divorce from her well-to-do husband, she is broke, bored, and unconcerned for anyone except herself. Looking for excitement, she becomes involved with Floyd Shotwell, the strange, solitary son of a rich and ruthless businessman. By turns ironic and funny and threatening as the raw land in which it takes place, the couple's story moves toward a violent climax in which not only Nat's physical safety, but the financial security of her family, are at stake. Douglas explores the theme of moral commitment as Nat is confronted with a decision, a sacrifice, which she knows will earn her only contempt. In turn, her friend, the gentle and reflective Wilburn Griffith, is forced to face the obsessive Shotwell with a weapon he abhors.

Firefly Night
Firefly Night

Author: Carole Gerber

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 9781580890519

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A young Chippewa girl follows a firefly as it reveals the secrets of the night, the many creatures that share her forest home, on her way to sleep. Inspired by Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha.

Living Lights
Living Lights

Author: Nancy Loewen

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 1404801456

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Did you know that there are more than 2,000 kinds of fireflies in the world? Find out what makes them flash and how they go from eggs to adults in this Backyard Bugs book.

Fireflies
Fireflies

Author: Julie Murray

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1617869872

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Easy-to-read text, bright, colorful design, and oversized, close-up photos bring readers into the wonderful world of fireflies! This book describes a firefly's body parts, eating habits, habitats, and defense mechanisms. Covered in detail is the firefly's life cycle, as the insect changes from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Readers will learn about the firefly's unique ability to light up the night sky. The book concludes with the contribution and importance of fireflies to the natural world. Labeled diagrams help readers understand a firefly's body parts and life cycle. Other features include a table of contents, fun facts throughout, a question-and-answer page, a glossary with phonetic spellings, and an index. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Group.

Firefly
Firefly

Author: Richard E Diller

Publisher:

Published: 2013-08-21

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

It is 1969 and Dick Diller is on his way to flying warplanes in the Vietnam conflict. He is commissioned to fly A-1 Skyraiders in sometimes harrowing nighttime missions over Laos--surviving not only the danger of the missions he flew, but also the bureaucracy of the air force, from fitness testing to additional duties assigned, to attacking impossible-to-find targets in the dead of night--with minimal fuel supplies.At once entertaining and riveting, as well as thought-provoking, "Firefly" is the story of one man's journey in a world at war, and a day-to-day description of the fighting force that was flying A-1 Skyraiders in combat. "Firefly" contains actual transcriptions of dialogue of pilots locating a target and making a strike in northern Laos."Firefly" is the only book to have been written about the night mission over Laos during the Vietnam conflict, and so fills a niche in the literature of the era.

Fireflies
Fireflies

Author: Mary R. Dunn

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2011-07

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 1429671203

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Simple text and full-color photos explain the habitat, life cycle, range, and behavior of fireflies"--Provided by publisher.