Valley of the Guns - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Valley of the Guns write by Eduardo Obregón Pagán. This book was released on 2018-10-11. Valley of the Guns available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the late 1880s, Pleasant Valley, Arizona, descended into a nightmare of violence, murder, and mayhem. By the time the Pleasant Valley War was over, eighteen men were dead, four were wounded, and one was missing, never to be found. Valley of the Guns explores the reasons for the violence that engulfed the settlement, turning neighbors, families, and friends against one another. While popular historians and novelists have long been captivated by the story, the Pleasant Valley War has more recently attracted the attention of scholars interested in examining the underlying causes of western violence. In this book, author Eduardo Obregón Pagán explores how geography and demographics aligned to create an unstable settlement subject to the constant threat of Apache raids. The fear of surprise attack by day and the theft of livestock by night prompted settlers to shape their lives around the expectation of sudden violence. As the forces of progress strained natural resources, conflict grew between local ranchers and cowboys hired by ranching corporations. Mixed-race property owners found themselves fighting white cowboys to keep their land. In addition, territorial law enforcement officers were outsiders to the community and approached every suspect fully armed and ready to shoot. The combination of unrelenting danger, its accompanying stress, and an abundance of firearms proved deadly. Drawing from history, geography, cultural studies, and trauma studies, Pagán uses the story of Pleasant Valley to demonstrate a new way of looking at the settlement of the West. Writing in a vivid narrative style and employing rigorous scholarship, he creatively explores the role of trauma in shaping the lives and decisions of the settlers in Pleasant Valley and offers new insight into the difficulties of survival in an isolated frontier community.
Sarah's Gift
Sarah's Gift - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sarah's Gift write by Marta Perry. This book was released on 2011-03-01. Sarah's Gift available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An Amish midwife hopes to earn her community's trust and bring the joy of new life to Pleasant Valley in the third novel in this heartfelt series. After years in a disappointing childless marriage, and now widowed at only twenty-six, Amish midwife Sarah Mast moves to Pleasant Valley for a fresh start. But unpleasant surprises beset Sarah when she joins her aging aunt’s dwindling midwife practice. Signs of her aunt’s decline suggest that she may no longer be capable of the rigorous demands of her work. With Sarah’s last dollar now invested in the birthing center, can she help her aunt face the truth and run the center alone? Aaron Miller, Sarah’s neighbor, counts himself among the skeptics until he witnesses the dedication and love she has for her patients. But when an English doctor files a complaint against Sarah, Aaron’s misgivings resurface—just as his own sister faces a birthing crisis. In the midst of such tribulations, Sarah prays for the strength to defend her practice, care for her patients, and win the hearts of the community she has grown to love.
The Treasure of Pleasant Valley
The Treasure of Pleasant Valley - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Treasure of Pleasant Valley write by Frank Yerby. This book was released on 1976. The Treasure of Pleasant Valley available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Where the Green Grass Grows
Where the Green Grass Grows - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Where the Green Grass Grows write by Jean Jackson Wakefield. This book was released on 1998. Where the Green Grass Grows available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Leah's Choice
Leah's Choice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Leah's Choice write by Marta Perry. This book was released on 2018-02-06. Leah's Choice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the first novel set in the Amish community of Pleasant Valley, a teacher must rely on her faith to guide her heart through challenging times. All of Pleasant Valley seems to think the newcomer from Lancaster County is the perfect match for schoolteacher Leah Beiler. After all, so few new families come to their secluded Amish community, and even fewer unmarried men. Daniel Glick is a widower with three young children to look after—clearly he's in need of a wife. But Daniel’s past haunts him at every turn. Though he cannot miss the beauty in Leah’s bright eyes and patient ways, he also sees a reminder of the pain he came so far to escape. Leah, too, has a burden on her heart. Years ago she was engaged to Johnny Kile, and was heartbroken when he decided to leave the Amish community. Since then she has immersed herself in her love of the children she teaches, forgetting any hopes of having her own family. When Johnny returns, seeking reconciliation, Leah must decide between two pathways, either of which will change her life forever...
