The American revolutionary war has ended and those who fought on the British side must find new homes. Many make the treacherous journey up the St. Lawrence and settle the land on the north shore. With primitive equipment they clear the Ontario forest and sow their crops among the tree stumps. Child brides work alongside their callow husbands, sometimes questioning their choice to try and tame this forsaken territory.

The NLN Council for Nursing Centers Annual Meeting and Seventh Nationa l Conference on Nursing Centers brought together the nation's experts to focus on the present and future role of nursing centers. This compe lling book reports on the current status of nursing centers and explai ns why they thrive or fail. Contributors also discuss nuts and bolts t opics including reimbursement, financing and public policy issues, new funding sources, and how to expand clinical services.

On the day he enters Kennedy High in Manhattan wearing a patch over one eye, sixteen-year-old Horace Hobart is urged to join the toughest gang at school.

After learning that his father was adopted, Ace Hobart joins him in a journey from New York to New Mexico, during which they meet Ace's great-grandmother, a circus performer, his grandfather, a Tewa Indian, and other relatives he never knew existed.