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Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Agreeing to a marriage of convenience involving a share of land granted by the Homestead Act, an African-American boardinghouse owner's son and a hired woman stake a claim and begin a pioneer life together in the forebodingly beautiful South Dakota Badlands.
162) Their Amish reunion
Author
Series
Amish seasons (Lenora Worth) volume 1
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Widowed single mother Ava Jane Graber can't believe her eyes. Her first love is back in Lancaster County. Years ago, Jeremiah left the Amish--and her--for the Navy SEALs. Now the prodigal hero wants redemption from his community, his family, and from the woman he never forgot. For the ex-soldier, becoming Ava's husband is his ultimate mission.
164) Finally home
Author
Publisher
William R. Winders
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Eastern Iowa farm boy Dan Hefel tells of his military service during the Vietnam War with elaboration provided concerning combat in the jungles and mountains of South Vietnam as a member of the 101st Airborne Division, duty as a Huey helicopter door gunner, being taken prisoner and his survival during 3 years of captivity in Hanoi.
165) The foreigner
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After his only daughter gets killed in a terrorist attack, a former Vietnam War special forces operator begins the search for the terrorists' identities to get his revenge.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
The author traces her unlikely founding of Serenity Park, a sanctuary for rescued parrots and veterans with PTSD, describing how her observation of the deep bonds that birds are capable of forming gave her the idea to establish a beneficial therapy practice for traumatized veterans.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Even though it is now 1901, the people of Buxton, Canada (originally a settlement of runaway slaves) and Chatham, Canada are still haunted by two events of half a century before--the American Civil War, and the Irish potato famine, and the lasting damage those events caused to the survivors.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
A decorated former Army Captain describes his ongoing battles with PTSD and the importance of his beloved Golden Retriever service dog, Tuesday, and his help in bringing healing to himself and other veterans in his follow-up to Until Tuesday.
172) Lone Jack trail
Author
Series
Publisher
Mulholland Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Former Marine-turned-sheriff's deputy Jess Winslow and ex-con Mason Burke find themselves on opposite sides of the law when Jess investigates the suspicious death of a local celebrity in Deception Cove, Washington, and the evidence points to Mason's guilt.
173) Chasing justice
Author
Series
National Forest K-9 novels volume 1
Publisher
Carina Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When her grandfather goes missing during a growing drug war, U.S. Forest Service officer Maya Thompson must place her trust in the local deputy sheriff to uncover the secrets tying her grandfather to the arrival of a K-9 dog into her life.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In 1943, while the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals were winning pennants and meeting in that year's World Series, Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, and Johnny Said practiced on a skinned-out college field in the heart of North Carolina. They and other past and future stars formed one of the greatest baseball teams of all time. They were among a cadre of fighter-pilot cadets who wore the Cloudbuster Nine baseball jersey at an elite Navy training...
176) Tribal
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Three U.S. Combat Veterans share stories of triumph, struggle, and loss as they detail their journeys on the battlefield. Risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan's most dangerous missions, these experiences will leave you speechless. Follow these warriors as they come home with a lack of purpose, and no support system in place, resulting in more veterans dying of suicide than actual war.
178) Tough as they come
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Retired U.S. Army staff sergeant Travis Mills, one of only five soldiers from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to survive a quadruple amputation, shares the story of his remarkable recovery.
Author
Series
Oregon files volume 16
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Juan Cabrillo fails to capture the leader of Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel and loses an Oregon crewmember in the process, he's determined to get revenge. Little does he know that the explosion he just narrowly escaped was merely the latest flash of violence from a machine of war that has existed for decades, dating from the bloodiest episode in Armenia's history. With millions of innocent civilians hanging in the balance, the Oregon's...
180) Company K
Publisher
Indican Pictures
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Fifteen years after armistice, a WWI Marine veteran recalls his time at war as he struggles with its emotional aftermath.
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