Frank Carlson Library

After immigrating from Sweden to join relatives in an American prairie community, Kirsten endures the ordeal of a strange school through a secret friendship with an Indian girl.

Life in Kansas!

Indian Wars recounts the violent conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers that lasted more than three hundred years, the effects of which still resonate today. Here, the widely respected historians Robert M. Utley and Wilcomb E. Washburn examine both small battles and major wars - from the Native rebellion of 1492, to Crazy Horse and the Sioux War, to the massacre at Wounded Knee.

Excerpt: "One afternoon, last summer, while walking along Washington Street, my eye was attracted by a signboard protruding over a narrow archway nearly opposite the Old South Church. The sign represented the front of a stately edifice, which was designated as the "Old Province House, kept by Thomas Waite." I was glad to be thus reminded of a purpose, long entertained, of visiting and rambling over the mansion of the old royal governors of Massachusetts;...

These are some of the things you will learn by reading this book: After almost sixty years, it is time for the world to know the truth behind the death of JFK. If Kennedy had won reelection in 1964, there would not have been an American Vietnam War. You will learn things about Lyndon B. Johnson that you would not believe were possible. John F. Kennedy's assassination started a deep distrust that Americans have with their government that continues...

Our Mutual Friend, written in the years 1864—65, is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens and is one of his most sophisticated works, combining savage satire with social analysis. It centres on, in the words of critic J. Hillis Miller (quoting from the character Bella Wilfer in the book), "money, money, money, and what money can make of life." In the opening chapters a body is found in the Thames and identified as that of John Harmon, a young...

This is a spinoff from my original Cooper Family Series. Todd Morgan worked for the Cooper's just shy of 15 years when he and a friend Crusty Harrison decide they want to hunt and trap in the Yellowstone. Crusty becomes enamored with a card shark by the name of Elizabeth "Liz" Connolly and tells Todd that he prefers a good woman rather than hunting for innocent animals. Todd makes his way toward the Yellowstone and the series starts with his ambition...

Excerpt: "The term "gringo"-a word of vague origin, once applied with contempt to the American in Mexico-is now used throughout Latin America, without its former opprobrium, to describe any foreigner. The Spanish "mañana"-literally "to-morrow"-is extremely popular south of the Rio Grande, where, in phrases suggesting postponement, it enables the inhabitant to solve many of life's most perplexing problems. This book covers various random wanderings...

The author has a unique knowledge of history, music in general and in particular the great melodies of Bonnie Scotland. That combination makes the work a must read whether you are interested in the Alamo alone or in the contributions of the roots of Scottish music as they reach beyond Caledonia. Scotsman the world over need to know that Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott had a big presence at the Alamo. The very title of the book, Now's the Day and...