English Miners

In The Lost and Found Journal of a Miner 49er: Vol. 1, Jack Dublin charms us into a world of Christian-themed folklore stretching from the outback of Australia to the island of California. Along the way, we encounter mythical creatures, from wish-granting mermaids and red-haired giants to talking coyotes and a dreadful Canyon Sphinx. We relive exploits of powerful rulers and infamous outlaws who (though their names be lost to history) entangle themselves in our memories with the likes of Abe Lincoln and Billy the Kid.

Cesar D’Angelo was 10 when his father was killed in the mines. Cesar, the oldest boy in his family, had to take his father’s place working for the coal company. His first job was working high up in the dangerous coal breakers. At the age of 12, he went down into the blackish, coal dusted mines to begin his long mining career. His first job was sitting in the dark alone for 10 to 12 hours a day as a door keeper. Later he became a spragger, mule driver, and had various other jobs until becoming a lifetime coal miner.

The death of Lake Williams, a former football player at Central Montana State, in his squalid tent in a homeless camp looks to Seagate and Miner like a routine heroin overdose. Soon, however, they discover that someone hired a courier to deliver the uncut heroin, knowing that Lake would shoot up and die instantly. When a second body turns up, and then a third, the evidence points to the head coach and the other leaders of the football program.

In the bustling heart of New York City, a young medical student's life is tragically cut short, though her heart continues to beat, holding the promise of life for another. Detective Kirk Miner is called to the scene and quickly uncovers a chilling conspiracy involving organ donations and high-stakes crime. As the investigation unfolds, Miner realizes the case is far more complex and dangerous than it initially seemed.

Gaudias Poulin is a pioneering Stampeder who has worked gold claims in Dawson all his adult life. Courage and insurmountable odds are all a normal part of life in the Yukon, a cruel country where every living thing wants to kill you. Although he always believed that the next pan would bring a huge strike, his hard-earned sweat has only brought sore bones and a niggling illness. Time has left him sick and friendless. His heart is filled with bitterness and regret. Perhaps it’s time to go back home.

'Heat and dust, love and hope - Fiona McArthur captures the resilience of rural communities.' FIONA LOWE ------------ They'd bought a stock and feed store called, of all things, The Farmer's Friend. Gracie could tell Jed thought it a great name. 'Farmers stick together. I like it.' NEW...

Five hundred feet underground, Jeanne Marie Laskas asked a coal miner named Smitty, “Do you think it’s weird that people know so little about you?” He replied, “I don’t think people know too much about the way the whole damn country works.” Hidden America intends to fix that. Like...

Astra Luna is a true Moon girl. She’s never felt the wind blow, or the rain fall, or the full pull of Earth’s gravity. Her home is Lunar Base Alpha-7, a lonely, little mining outpost nestled in the cold, silent dust of the Moon. While other kids video chat about school and parks, Astra helps her dad, Jory, a dedicated Helium-3 miner, keep their small world running. Her best friend? A three-legged, constantly squeaking maintenance drone named Gimbal.

In the 1966 NCAA basketball championship game, an all-white University of Kentucky team was beaten by a team from Texas Western College (now UTEP) that fielded only black players. The game, played in the middle of the racially turbulent 1960s - part David and Goliath in short pants, part emancipation proclamation of college basketball - helped destroy stereotypes about black athletes.

His artistic ambitions crumbling as fast as his marriage, Sam careens through Europe seeking inspiration in the great Michelangelo who, for all his success, struggled to complete what was to be his magnum opus. Sam teams up with an intriguing Italian woman who opens his eyes to the deeper meaning of the Tomb: how Michelangelo’s grand ambitions got continually derailed. The result? A profound “midlife crisis.”

A must-have audiobook for those interested in the history of the settlement of the wilderness along the Missouri River and West of it. There is also a harsh criticism of General Crook's failure in the the Little Bighorn Massacre.

Sarah has lived a hard life and longs for someone to love her. Curtis seems like the perfect man. But when he uses and then abandons her, a heartbroken Sarah knows she must accept her lot in life. When her friend answers an ad in the Matrimonial Times, pretending to be Sarah, Sarah is furious. But she also believes this is the fresh start she has been praying for. Wyatt is looking for a wife and is intrigued by Sarah's letters. When they finally meet, things don't go as planned, for Sarah cannot trust any man ever again. Wyatt is forced to make a choice.

In 1938, while tensions in Europe are reaching a boiling point, four young women with big ambitions enter secretarial school in San Francisco. Motivated to attain the financial stability that eluded their parents, they go to battle for their futures. Moira, of Scottish descent, dreams of being an actress. Ann yearns for the education her Jewish immigrant parents provided for her brother, but not for her. Japanese American Wanda experiences firsthand the racial injustices running rampant in the United States.

Tessa moved to Devil's Peak for a fresh start, but instead, she got him, the loudest, grumpiest mountain man alive. Finn–and his mischievous dog—have been the bane of her existence since she moved into the cabin next door. But when Tessa answers a mail-order bride ad hoping to find a life partner after heartbreak, she's blindsided to discover that Finn is her "perfect match."

Similar to books like I Survived, A to Z Mysteries, and The Magic Treehouse, The Sundial Odysseys take you on quirky adventures through the past, where historical figures that shaped the world we live in today receive help from three young cousins.

In 2017, Jack Dublin released the first volume of 19th-century journals unearthed from the Grand Canyon. Now, the Miner 49er returns in volume two, revealing a past that may force historians to rewrite their books! Brace yourself for adventures stretching from the Sea of Job to a vast world beneath the American continent where life is familiar but nothing is what it seems.

Twenty-five years ago, a group of five high schoolers trekked through the High Sierra. Now, two of them - lesbian Kath and straight Adele - come back to repeat their journey and renew their friendship. In chapters that alternate between the women's voices, they reveal their pasts, their thoughts, and their reactions both to the scenery and to each other. For Kath, the sublime topography of the Sierra is inspiring and invigorating. Adele is more trepidatious.

Somerset, 1911. Miner's wife Lorna Harrison sometimes wonders what became of her marriage. The affection has gone, and now her husband Harry is surly and cold. But Lorna will always be grateful for the joy that their two daughters bring. When a devastating accident occurs at the pit and Harry is unable to work, Lorna worries about how she will make ends meet. Worse, the pit owner wants them out of their house. While Lorna's friend Flossie is a tower of strength, other neighbours turn their backs, as rumours spread that Harry helped cause the mine collapse.

John Turner Radmore dreams of a life in the wild American West, far from the cold, dark mining tunnels of South Wales where he works hauling coal. But when he finally gets the opportunity to immigrate to America in 1868, he must first survive a near-shipwreck to begin his quest: to become a cowboy and write a book about his adventures and the stories he hears along the way.

At a time of astonishing confusion about what it means to be a man, Brad Miner has recovered the oldest and best ideal of manhood: the gentleman. Reviving a thousand-year tradition of chivalry, honor, and heroism, The Compleat Gentleman provides the essential model for 21st-century masculinity.