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Key to Yesterday
Excerpt: "e;A young painter has dedicated himself to his art and left out all other pursuits and diversions. At last he admits to his closest friend the reason for his quiet …
When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry
Exerpt: "e;A creaking complaint of loose and rattling boards rose under the old mountaineer's brogans as he stepped from the threshold to the porch. His eyes, searching the …
Portal of Dreams
This book is a really nicely written, fun and entertaining novel, written at the turn of the century, about adventure and the pursuit of a mysterious and amazing woman who has the …
Code of the Mountains
Excerpt: "e;When the pioneers first set their feet into the Wilderness trail out of Virginia, some left because the vague hinterland west Of the ridges placed them beyond the …
Call of the Cumberlands
The author was a native of Kentucky and wrote from first-hand experience about the warring ways of rival clans and the fact that progress threatened to bring about an end to their …
Tyranny of Weakness
Excerpt: "e;They were types in embryo, but of course they did not know it. No more would a grain of wheat and a poppy seed dropping side-by-side in a fallow place reflect upon …
Lighted Match
A lovely princess travels incognito through the States and falls in love with an American man. There are ties that bind her to someone in her own home, and the great plot revolves …
Pagan of the Hills
Excerpt: "e;Between precipices echoed the crash of ice sliding loose and splintering as it fell in ponderous masses. Men sweating in the glare of collossal bonfires toiled at …
Beneficent Burglar
Excerpt: "e;The agitated transit of Mr. Lewis Copewell through the anteroom of the Honorable Alexander Hamilton Burrow created a certain stir. With all the lawless magnificence …