Tucked up in the rugged hills and fertile valleys of northwest Arkansas is the city of Springdale. Once a Native American community and officially settled as Shiloh, the mountainous region that would be Springdale attracted immigrant pioneers beginning in 1828 and rapidly flourished, establishing gainful agricultural, commercial, and manufacturing industries. Following the Civil War, however, the community felt the disastrous effects of the battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove, which drained resources and stunted morale. Springdale residents struggled to maintain their livelihood, but it...
Tucked up in the rugged hills and fertile valleys of northwest Arkansas is the city of Springdale. Once a Native American community and officially set...
In its early days, Washington County was a diverse area that attracted many settlers who were eager to set up homesteads and farm the land. When Arkansas became a state in 1836, the county led the way in education and was a prosperous place to live and work. This volume explores the lives of several generations of early residents and the ways in which they survived in some of the most rugged country west of the Mississippi. The photographs in this collection, many of which date back to the late 1880s, serve as priceless reminders of the real-life stories of early Ozark homesteaders....
In its early days, Washington County was a diverse area that attracted many settlers who were eager to set up homesteads and farm the land. When Arkan...
An epic adventure of love and revenge as vast and wild as the untamed land...
After the death of her mother in childbirth, Tressie Majors is left alone in a soddy on the vast great plains. Struck by gold fever, her father has abandoned his family and set out for the gold strike near Virginia City, Montana. Tressie buries her mother and the child on her own, vowing revenge... But from out of the distance a horse and rider appear. Could this be her way out of a life she's come to hate? She can't know that Reed Bannon and his horse are near death and will be...
An epic adventure of love and revenge as vast and wild as the untamed land...
The trail of redemption leads to the greatest treasure of all...
Driven by a need to redeem himself, Reed Bannon bids Tressie and the baby Caleb a reluctant goodbye. He must clear his name before he can build a new life with the woman he's come to love.
Left alone with little money and few opportunities in Virginia City, Montana, Tressie finds work cooking for the owner of a local goldmine. Determined to wait for Reed at all hazards, she faces heartache and loss like she's never known and must learn forgiveness in the face of her loneliness.
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The trail of redemption leads to the greatest treasure of all...
Driven by a need to redeem himself, Reed Bannon b...
In a world of sin, can forgiveness and understanding lead the way to salvation for us all?
After the death of her son in a horrific drunk-driving accident, every day is a struggle for Rebecca. A struggle to get out of bed, to bathe, to live in a life devoid of color, joy, or meaning. When Lucas, the young man responsible for all this, is released from jail, Rebecca's only thought is vengeance--to hunt the little bastard down and make him pay for what he took from her.
With the best of intentions, the young man's counselor sets up a meeting between...
In a world of sin, can forgiveness and understanding lead the way to salvation for us all?
In a world of sin, can forgiveness and understanding lead the way to salvation for us all?
After the death of her son in a horrific drunk-driving accident, every day is a struggle for Rebecca. A struggle to get out of bed, to bathe, to live in a life devoid of color, joy, or meaning. When Lucas, the young man responsible for all this, is released from jail, Rebecca's only thought is vengeance--to hunt the little bastard down and make him pay for what he took from her.
With the best of intentions, the young man's counselor sets up a...
In a world of sin, can forgiveness and understanding lead the way to salvation for us all?
A Mythical Journey Rekindles an Old Flame, but Threatens to Engulf the Lovers in a Wildfire.
The Union Pacific Railroad has just cut its way across the Great Plains to Promontory, Utah. For the first time travelers can easily move from one end of the country to the other, and a new era has begun. But the new rail line doesn't mean that travel is easy--or safe
Ben and Dessa have already faced the dangers firsthand, and their relationship has suffered for it. Dessa's hot-tempered and impulsive, and Ben isn't sure he wants to be tamed by a woman accustomed to...
A Mythical Journey Rekindles an Old Flame, but Threatens to Engulf the Lovers in a Wildfire.
