Let Them Eat Grass: Smoke
Author: John J. Koblas
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13:
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Let Them Eat Grass
Author: Betty Raymond Gubler
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2021-10-05
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1638443254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLet Them Eat Grass is a historical fiction concerning the tragedy of the Sioux Indians trying to save their land as well as the lives of their people. In 1858, Tianci, a Hunkpapa Sioux, participated in the annual dance-in-the-sun ceremony. In the vision he had, he saw a white buffalo that beckoned Tianci to follow him to the East where many White people had settled. Tianci travels to Chief Little Crow’s village in Minnesota where the situation between the Whites and the Indians is very fragile. Little Crow and his tribal members teach Tianci to speak the English language. Tianci marries Tacincadan, and they have a daughter, Kimama. Tianci is hired by Colonels Sibley and Barrett to be a guide. Visiting the Indian Agency, Tianci notices the corruption of the White agents selling the Indians’ food to other Whites. He warns the colonels about the situation that could lead to warfare. When Little Crow visits the Indian Agency and asks for the food promised to the Indians because of the land the Whites had claimed, Little Crow is told that there is no food for the Indians. When Little Crow asks what he should feed his people, Andrew Myrick mocks him, saying, “Let them eat grass or dung for all I care.” Warfare ensues. When soldiers under Colonel Barrett’s command accidentally kill Tacincadan and Kimama, Tianci desires to take revenge on Colonel Barrett. He captures Colonel Barrett’s two daughters as well as two soldiers. He releases the two soldiers and the older sister but keeps Charissa, claiming she will become his wife. Then he takes Charissa to Little Crow’s village. Much more unexpected drama follows. Let Them Eat Grass is based on historical research though some of the characters are fictional. Read this book to find out what happens to the main characters and to better understand the plight of not only the Sioux but most Native Americans in the treatment they received from the Whites.
Ashes
Author: John J. Koblas
Publisher:
Published: 2008-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780878392407
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLaw Of The Mountain Man
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Published: 2011-08-01
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 078602934X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York Times bestselling series: Stranded in the middle of a brutal range war, an innocent man may have no choice but to take sides . . . Smoke Jensen sat in a cave and boiled the last of his coffee. He figured he was in Idaho—somewhere south of Montpelier—but he was certain about only two things: he was cold and he was being hunted by a small army of men. Smoke knew why he was cold—it was winter. He just didn't have a clear idea of why anyone was after him. He was soon to find out that he'd unwittingly ridden into the middle of the fiercest range war in years. Now he had to either choose sides or return home across the back of a horse. Smoke had never taken kindly to being bullied . . . so when Jud Vale and his cutthroat gang started pushing him around, Smoke Jensen just pushed right back . . .
Tony Allen
Author: Tony Allen
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2013-09-27
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 0822377098
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. Conversational, inviting, and packed with telling anecdotes, Allen's memoir is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the musician and scholar Michael E. Veal. It spans Allen's early years and career playing highlife music in Lagos; his fifteen years with Fela, from 1964 until 1979; his struggles to form his own bands in Nigeria; and his emigration to France. Allen embraced the drum set, rather than African handheld drums, early in his career, when drum kits were relatively rare in Africa. His story conveys a love of his craft along with the specifics of his practice. It also provides invaluable firsthand accounts of the explosive creativity in postcolonial African music, and the personal and artistic dynamics in Fela's Koola Lobitos and Africa 70, two of the greatest bands to ever play African music.
The Many Faces of Biblical Humor
Author: David A. Peters
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2007-11
Total Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 0761839585
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Many Faces of Biblical Humor examines how the Bible writers intentionally used humor, irony, and sarcasm to argue their points concisely. This work begins with the dysfunctional families of Genesis, continues delightfully through every book of the Bible, and ends with a glorious fulfillment in Revelation. Along the way, the reader is presented humorous stories, pathetically funny characters, and poignant quips and quotes from prophets, poets, and principals. The author paraphrases each biblical text in an engaging prose that highlights the humor of that passage--humor that may not have been previously noted by the reader. Between the paraphrases, the author sets the historical and linguistic setting, allowing the reader to see how the humor (and puns) of the text enrich the biblical understanding of God's message. Also included are applications of these marvelous passages to our daily lives as we see our own foibles portrayed in the biblical characters. In many ways, this is a Bible commentary with an accent on the humorous. In another sense, it is simply a delightful book that makes the Bible come alive through the latent humor of its characters and their stories. This revised edition contains corrections of typographical errors in the first edition as well as some clarifying material to make the humor more enjoyable. For more information, visit the author's website.
Animals Smoking and Swearing
Author: K. T. Capstone
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2011-11-05
Total Pages: 79
ISBN-13: 1446167550
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book contains the latest unscientific research into the smoking and swearing habits of animals. The verses and pictures themselves are of uncertain origin. Some say they derive from ancient folk tales, others say they don't, and that someone just made them up for a laugh. The truth remains shrouded in mystery. In this volume pretend scholar K.T. Capstone has brought together all the existing versions of the tales; we are indebted to Capstone for the preservation of these extraordinary works, at once poignant and pointless, momentous yet totally meaningless. Contains Profanities - Not Suitable For Children
A Fate Worse Than Death
Author: Gregory Michno
Publisher: Caxton Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 554
ISBN-13: 0870044869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCaptivity narratives have been a standard genre of writings about Indians of the East for several centuries.a Until now, the West has been almost entirely neglected.a Now Gregory and Susan Michno have rectified that with this painstakenly researched collection of vivid and often brutal accounts of what happened to those men and women and children that were captured by marauding Indians during the settlement of the West."
Tallgrass
Author: Sandra Dallas
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2007-04-03
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780312360191
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHer life turned upside-down when a Japanese internment camp is opened in their small Colorado town, Rennie witnesses the way her community places suspicion on the newcomers when a young girl is murdered.
