Showing results for "May" in Historical Fiction

May Amelia Jackson lives in Washington State in 1900, but she just can’t act the part of a proper young lady. Working a muddy farm on the rainy Nasel River isn’t easy— especially when you have seven brothers and a pappa who proclaims that Girls Are Useless. May Amelia jumps at the chance...

She may be a miracle, but she’s no Proper Young Lady! It isn’t easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899, but it’s particularly hard when you are the only girl ever born in the new settlement. With seven older brothers and a love of adventure, May Amelia Jackson just can’t...

Jim May grew up in the 1950's, among farm people who had lived along Illinois's Nippersink Creek for generations. Stories told around the kitchen tables, front porches, and horse-trading barns brought laughs, inspired love, and helped ease the sometimes tragic turn of life's events. Speaking in the familiar voice of a longtime neighbor, May shares humorous and affecting events, as well as his Chicago Emmy Award winning tribute to his father, "A Bell for Shorty".

Wer hat noch nicht von ihm gehört, dem hünenhaften weißen Jäger, dessen Schluss nie das Ziel verfehlt: Old Firehand ist sein Name. Seine kühnen Taten und gefährlichen Abenteuer werden zu dieser Zeit an allen Lagerfeuern des Westens erzählt. In der Zeit, da unsere Geschichte spielt, befindet er sich mit Old Shatterhand und Winnetou auf der Spur des roten Cornels, der mit seinen Tramps überall Tod und Schrecken verbreitet.

I denne bog kan man læse om banditter fra det vilde vesten, om landevejs-røvere, sørøvere, krybskytter og ungdoms-bander, men også om Robin Hood, der tog fra de rige og gav til de fattige.