Crooked Snake
Crooked Snake

Author: Lovejoy Boteler

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2019-02-19

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1496821726

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In 1968, during Albert Lepard’s fifth escape from a life sentence at Parchman Penitentiary, he kidnapped Lovejoy Boteler, then eighteen years old, from his family’s farm in Grenada, Mississippi. Three decades later, still beset by half-buried memories of that time, Boteler began researching his kidnapper’s nefarious, sordid life to discover how and why this terrifying abduction occurred. Crooked Snake: The Life and Crimes of Albert Lepard is the true story of Lepard, sentenced to life in Parchman for the murder of seventy-four-year-old Mary Young in 1959. During the course of his sentence, Lepard escaped from prison six times in fourteen years. In Crooked Snake, Boteler pieces together the story of this cold-blooded murderer's life using both historical records and personal interviews—over seventy in all—with ex-convicts who gravitated to and ran with Lepard, the family members who fed and sheltered the fugitive during his escapes, the law officers who hunted him, and the regular folks who were victimized in his terrible wake. Throughout Crooked Snake, Boteler reveals his kidnapper’s hardscrabble childhood and tracks his whereabouts before his incarceration and during his jailbreaks. Lepard’s escapes take him to Florida, Michigan, Kansas, California, and Mexico. Crooked Snake captures a slice of history and a landscape that is fast disappearing. These vignettes describe Mississippi’s countryside and spirit, ranging from sharecropper family gatherings in Attala County’s Seneasha Valley to the twenty-thousand-acre Parchman farm and its borderlands teeming with alligator, panther, bear, and wild boar.

The Return of the Mountain Man
The Return of the Mountain Man

Author: William W. Johnstone

Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.

Published: 2009-04-28

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0758244606

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From the USA Today–bestselling author of The Last Mountain Man, an Old West gunfighter closes in on the men who killed his family. William W. Johnstone’s vivid, uncompromising novels stand as violent portraits of the rugged American frontiersman and the forces that forged him. In this powerful novel, Johnstone tells the story of a young Missourian forced by fate and violence into lawlessness—where he sees a chance to right the wrong that shattered his family and his soul… Smoke Jensen is a young man raised on loss and bitterness, nurtured by a mountain man named Preacher. Now, Smoke Jensen, with his, a new black horse and an old grudge, slips over the unmarked border into the turbulent Idaho Territory. Ahead is a town called Bury, built on stolen gold, and run by a band of ruthless men who had a hand in the murder of Smoke's brother in the Civil War. Smoke's father died in pursuit of those killers, but urged his son not to waste his life in vengeance… Swift, powerful, and poetic, Return Of The Mountain Man is an action-packed tale by William W. Johnstone, an American master—and a great chronicler of our harsh and often unforgiving last frontier.

The Nargun and the Stars
The Nargun and the Stars

Author: Patricia Wrightson

Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780702236839

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Winner of the 1974 CBCA Book of the YearWhen Simon Brent's parents are killed in a car accident he is taken to live with his mother's second cousins, Edie and Charlie, on Wongadilla, their 5000 acre sheep run in the Hunter Valley. Simon, with his city attitudes feels like an outsider, unable even to bring himself to call his cousins by name. But Simon is not the only thing that doesn't belong in Wongadilla. The arrival of heavy machinery intent on clearing the land brings to life the Nargun, a great rock, older than time itself, that has slowly dragged itself into the valley - and with it, a simmering rage that drives it to kill. Before long, Simon is captivated by the land and by the Potkoorak, the Turongs and the Nyols, mischievous and ancient creatures steeped in the traditions of the land and its inhabitants. As the terror begins, Simon, his cousins and the creatures must use their wit and ingenuity to drive the monster away. Rich in mythology, The Nargun and the Starsevokes an image of this land and its people, and carries an environmental message that is as important and relevant today as it was thirty years ago.

Preacher's Purge
Preacher's Purge

Author: William W. Johnstone

Publisher: Pinnacle Books

Published: 2022-12-27

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 0786049936

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When greed overtakes men’s souls, it falls to the righteous mountaineer known as Preacher to rain fire and brimstone upon them from the barrels of his guns . . . JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. THE SPIRIT OF COURAGE AND TRUE GRIT. Preacher has agreed to escort Barnaby Cooper through Dakota Territory’s hills to establish a trading post. Accompanied by his friends Lorenzo and Tall Dog, the mountain man hopes they’ll be able to protect Cooper from Sioux warriors who don’t want any white man trespassing on their sacred grounds. But the Sioux aren’t the only hostiles staking their claim in the region. Englishman Albion Shaw knows there’s gold in the hills. And with a band of cutthroat killers to do his bidding, Shaw has enough manpower and firepower to keep both trappers and tribes from settling on the land where he can build an empire. But Shaw didn’t reckon on crossing a man like Preacher. A man who not only knows what it takes to survive in the wilderness, but a man who will fight for freedom and justice to his very last breath—and his very last bullet . . . Live Free. Read Hard.

Dreams with Feet
Dreams with Feet

Author: Marlene Bierworth

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2013-06-17

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1449797202

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A compelling adventure with dogsledding and wilderness survival as its unique hook Doug is snatched from his world of fantasy, where dreams lay dormant, into a unique reality, where anything is possible. Experience his sportive adventures, his tangled relationships, his love for animals, and last-but-not-least, fall prey to his deep passion for dogsledding. Obstacles collide from every angle; including classmates, family, unsolved mysteries, and a wilderness project that teams Doug with a love-struck girl and a class bully. Doug’s dream will take the reader on an emotional ride that will not soon be forgotten. As this contemporary plot accelerates into the storm-driven finale, Doug’s courage and faith is continually challenged. Out of his hardships and joy, emerge life-changing character and personal achievement. Welcome to Doug’s dream! Somewhere in the middle of his story, I hope you are inspired to Put Feet to Your Own Dreams.

The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors
The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors

Author: Bernard A. Drew

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1997-10-15

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 031307819X

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The book focuses on individuals writing in the '90s, but also includes 12 classic authors (e.g., Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, J.R.R. Tolkien) who are still widely read by teens. It also covers some authors known primarily for adult literature (e.g., Stephen King) and some who write mainly for middle readers but are also popular among young adults (e.g., Betsy Byars). An affordable alternative to multivolume publications, this book makes a great collection development tool and resource for author studies. It will also help readers find other books by and about their favorite writers.

When Duty Calls
When Duty Calls

Author: Tavares Jones

Publisher: Brandt Hoffman

Published: 2014-06-28

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0991262913

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Following a devastating moment within seconds after proposing, Kevin and his girlfriend Victoria move through the next weeks under its long shadow. Through separation and regrets; frustration and disappointment; tragic circumstances, trials and tribulations, and the unadulterated reality of how essential of an impact perseverance roles in a relationship, When Duty Calls depicts how problems within a relationship affect a man, how he thrives to reconcile as well as how he self-destructs whenever opportunities slam shut in his face. Whether he takes refuge in prayer, blame, discouragement, or love, Tavares Jones's character is strong-willed, purposeful, and thoroughly familiar as he reflects back to us his deepest pain and longings, his joys, and his transcendent moments of faith and determination.