Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Most people have used the colloquialism, "What in Sam Hill?" Few, however, know of his accomplishments as an entrepreneur around the turn of the 20th century. This biographical study follows the amazing life of an Empire Builder, as he associates with finaciers and inventors, like J. P Morgan, Thomas Edison, Alexander Bell, Grover Cleveland, Henry Ford, Queen Marie of Romania, and the incomperable women in his life like Mary Hill, Loie Fuller and Mona Bell. His architecture and advanced design of such stuctures as Maryhill Museum, and his own commemorative Stonehenge, near Portland, Oregon, the Great Northern Railroad, the Hill Mansion in Seattle, the Peace Arch on the border of Washington and Canada and hard surface roads on the west coast, are just a few. The ironic subjects of this book, of course, are his connections with important people around the world, his influence after WWI, the discovery of the remains of the Pilgrim ship, Mayflower, in Jordons, England, his lagitimate and illigitimate children, and finally, fifty-five years later, the discovery of an original Rembrandt portrait, dated 1634, in a forgotten storage facility in Portland, Oregon. (estimated value 50-80 million dollars) If one would read this novel, only to find out, "what happened to the Mayflower," it will be well worth one's effort. The Mayflower story has long been forgotten since 1918, and needs rejuvenation for all, in the 21st century. This novel is filled with facts and researched scenarios. Some love scenes have been embellished by the author and reading is not recommended for children. Supporting novels by the same author may be the following: I'm Not Titus Hjalmer and Hilma's Magic Cache The Tick Licker Obituary of Charlie Whitehorse The Saga of Dry Run The 100 Yard Dash

This narrative is about my experiences and observations of the African American community and the world. These are my opinions and thoughts about the current conditions of female, male relationships, family and the black community. It is my thoughts on education, family, and manhood. I also my provide my process and blueprints to navigating this world and beyond.

Charlie was a famous Missouri rodeo horse. His owner decided that he was too old and brittle to participate in the usual antics of roping, riding and parade leading. At age twenty-seven, Charlie and his friend Dobbie, decide to escape from their pasture to see the world. Experiences for the next few years were exciting and fruitfull, as they traveled together to historical landmarks in the midwest. Mostly fictional, but written from a horse's point of view. For adults and children that love horses.

Fictional love as a middle aged "night life" reporter from Kansas City is forced to retire early, purchases a motor home and stikes out to discover what's out there in the literary world on his own. He meets a gourgous, troubled female on his very first day of freedom. He wrangles an interview for purely selfish reasons and dicovers that she is a distant decendant of the fabled Calamity Jane from (1863) Princeton, MO. Christine Cannary McClanahan, (the gorgous red head) becomes John Bikerdyke's love interest and with several setbacks and ironic developments, the couple eventually embark on a plan to do biographical interviews of ordinary, but unusual life stories of people of interest. About half the book is about Christine's life in a small town as an owner of a quick-stop and her descriptions of the life of her great, great, great grandmother, Calamity Jane, when she was a child, age eleven to thirteen. Documentation taken from a delapidated 4th grade reader with signatures and twelve entries (scribbles) believed to be from Jane, herself. Other biographical interviews are produced by the traveling duo (John and Christine) for television purposes involve a wonderful, true story about James and Luisa McGuire, a WWII couple that survived war in Italy and witnessed the hanging of Musolini. (The Italian Girl and the Soldier)-self published by this author. A heartwarming and very descriptive interview with miraculous events that eventually lead to a ranch in Missouri, sixty-five years later. The biographical couple (John and Christine) continue to interview and tell stories of outstanding and spellbinding experiences of ordinary people. Verna's story is exceptional, in that she is eighteen and pregnant, when she and her younger brother hop a frieght train in Fargo, North Dakota during the great depression and the dust bowl days, to pick apples in Yakima, Washinton. Verna was ninty-six years old during this interview and she now lives in Sun City, Arizona. She made it big. This book is 173 pages, mostly true, except for the fictional characters and imbellishments that I have added to make it an interesting read. There is some sexual tension but no vivid descriptions of love. There are a few mild curse words. It's a good, clean book.