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...is travels in Europe and Canada which included a journey by horseback in the Rocky Mountains in the late 1950s. The book provides a social history of farming life in South Australia during the 1940s and 50s and captures the excitement of agricultural development in Western Australia during the 1960s. A time when many people headed west from established family farms to make...

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...It was late January 1962 when we set out on our great pilgrimage to the west. At this time there were a lot of other farmers doing the same thing, loading up their gear and coming across. We were just one of many who were part of this exodus. As a matter of interest, there was one farmer from South Australia who settled at Experance and is ...

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...1 Tony’s and Dawn’s War Years; 2 Merrindie School; 3 Merrindie and Glenheath farms in the 1950’s 4 Horses, tractors, dorsets; 5 Giles Corner; 6 Grandparents; 7 Prince Alfred College; 8 1955 - 1957, and Dawn’s hairdressing career; 9 Trip Overseas – UK; 10 Europe; 11Canada to Calgary 12 Calgary to ...

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...Orley Farm is Trollope at his best (as good as the Barsetshire series), which means some of the best characterizations in the English language. Trollope's people are real; the beleaguered Lady Mason, charged with forging a will; th...

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...The novel details the lives of three characters, first as children and then as adults - Waldo, Em and Lyndall - who live on a farm in the Karoo region of South Africa. The story is set in the middle- to late Nineteenth century - the First Boer War is alluded to, but not mentioned by name. The book is semi-autobiographical: in particular, the two pri...

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...In 1881, Mrs. Cecil Hall's brother went to Manitoba to farm. In 1882, she went out for a visit of some two months, and followed that visit with a long sojourn in Colorado, returning to England as the snows began to fall. While there, she had to give up her Lady's ways and help on...

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...ipation 2. The Mississippi Plan 3. American Siberia 4. The White Chief PART TWO: THE PARCHMAN ERA 5. The Birth and Birthplace 6. The Parchman Farm 7. The Other Parchman: White Men, Black Women 8. Going Home 9. Executioner's Song 10. A Farm with Slaves Epilogue Notes Index...

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...s the first novel in the series and introduces sixteen year old William Dean Ritter, aka "Montana." Two separate adventures take him from his Montana farm to a Wyoming cattle ranch, Dodge City, Kansas and Texas in his pursuit of the dream to become a cowboy. Along the way something unexpected happens - he becomes a man. The book also introduces Montana's famous horse "Spir...

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...west was still a rough place. William Dean Ritter had left his small Montana farm two years earlier to become a cowboy. Having learned his craft on... ...st -- that to become a man. This first novel follows him from his Montana farm to a Texas cattle drive. Along the way, he en- counters a big slic... ...intains it wasn’t his fault. I was born and grew up on a small, bottom-land farm that bordered Bighorn Lake where the soil was rich and the winter... ...on. Now, don’t get me wrong -- my folks were good God-fearin’ people and our farm was a great place to grow up for Mary and me, but our nearest ne... ...her’s books and, by sixteen, it was clear to me that I was going to end up a farmer for life if I stayed there. Of course, nobody called me Montana... ...d me, giving me a hug I hadn’t seen the likes of since the morning I left the farm. “Montana, I especially want to thank you. When I turned to you... ... 87 off fast and was very flat. That’s where we were. Lots of ranches and farms, but not much to fix your eyes on as we rode. It all looked pret... ... to be too dry to grow much. Said he planned to irrigate it from the lake and farm it. I guess he never got that far along.” “Where’s Bat now?” ask...

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...Christopher, the only bookseller in the small farm town of Low Ferry, lives an uneventful life — until one day he encounters a shy newcomer named Lucas, and accidentally sells him the wrong book. What follows is a journey for both men, in vastly different ways, set ag...

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...1. My death 2. Winning death 3. The 60th Birthday 4. Time of Grand Alpha 5. Opposition forces 6. Consideration on death 7. Me 8. Hunting 9. Farm 10. Zombie 11. Recovery 12 The Earth...

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... when you feel like this you find out quite quickly that such a place does not really exist. It seems impossible to find somewhere that is not near a farm with tractors, or within the sound of a cross country motor race, people riding horses, railways clattering in the distance or some road works building a new bypass. Or those small single engine aeroplanes that just biz ...

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...: Book I Epistle XII – Of Discontent – To Iccius Epistles: Book I Epistle XIII – For Augustus – To Vinius AsinaEpistles: Book I Epistle XIV – To The Farm Bailiff Epistles: Book I Epistle XV – Of the Cold Water Cure – To Vala Epistles: Book I Epistle XVI – Of Wisdom – To Quinctius Epistles: Book I Epistle XVII – Of Independence – To Scaeva Epistles: Book I Epistle XVII...

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...From: "The Bird-Headed Woman" On an isolated farm near the Black River lived a farmer and his wife who had recently given birth to a child. She quarreled with him because he raged at her in his religion, accusing her of wrongs she had not done to him, and so she left hi...

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...Sarah wanted to escape the city life and her wealthy family. Moving from mainland Australia, she purchased a farm in Tasmania. Persistent, yet green to rural living, the new next door neighbour has her attention and she is out to win his heart in the most embarrassing ways. A family tragedy turns her life upside down and her little ...

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...alls in blackberries? This is truly a test for an unqualified hard-headed farmer who happens to be of the gentler sex and has the weight and height ... ...astard here to eat its way out or humble myself and grovel to the nearest farmer for assistance. “Go to buggery! Starve you unintelligent poor excuse... ...s, but has little affect on my current mood. I curse the day I bought the farm from hell. It is times like this; I find myself thinking of my family... ... the lounge room. The hunkster removes his hat. You know the type, every farmer has one, every tourist wants one and is now a part of Australia’s n... ... know and I’m sorry it’s such short notice, but....” “Ali wants to see the farm and dad won’t let her travel alone.” “It’s absolutely pathetic! He let... ...s her go clubbing on her own yet wants me to chauffeur her on a trip to a farm. Geezers, he has drivers who can do this. Oh, and how’s this. He won’... ... you. I do have to admit I’m excited. It will be their first visit to the farm and I’m naturally going to go out of my way to impress them. 10 CHAP... ...be over shortly, once he’d finished feeding out hay. He was coming to the farm to kill off some sheep for me, which I’d been putting off. Suddenly I... ...lings. “Oh, lamb for dinner. They say you get used to it when living on a farm. The secret is not to name them.” “This is a first for me, I’m used to...

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...A young girl grows up quickly on an East Tennessee mountain farm and learns the value of family and neighbors when she has to take over her Grandmothers duties....

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... Public Service: 4-H, Township, Fire Board, Coop Board Seed Business: 1974 on, Companies, Trips Old & new neighbors: Two mile radius, Old Friends Farming: First farm, Landlords, Cattle, Machinery, Changes, Technology Childhood Memories of Farm Cars, Trucks, Airplanes Other Events: Health, Mud, Fire Great Mechanics, Mowing Current Activities: Family, Windmills, Pip...

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...ormal monotone voice, “Where to Commander?” “Norwich. I want to go to the Farm,” Jade answered. The Seeker set the door to shut and engaged the engin... ...f. It’s destination - what was once the William W. Backus Hospital, now a Farm for the creation of Seekers and construction slaves. Commander Jade ... ...and the subsequent fghts with the Seekers. I’m sure the government server farms as well as the private ones are still safe; a lot of those were buil... ...to be armed and gathered in a park only a few miles away from the Seeker Farm that was formerly the William W. Backus Hospital. There was no sound ... ...f dam- age, maybe set back Seeker and slave production at this particular Farm for about a few hours. If they hit the right spot, maybe some of the ... ...nded a direct hit. The van detonated harmlessly, a good distance from the Farm. Having re-tasked the satellite, Jade had been watching the grounds a... ...w bruises as a result of plummeting from the roof of the makeshif Seeker Farm. “Let’s get this stuf loaded in the Bronco and secure her. We need to... ...- bury and Bridgeport. We can choose another area and set up a new Seeker Farm.” Callous simply shook his head. “No. This act of aggression cannot b... ...t. Apparently, they convert people to Seekers there. It’s called a Seeker Farm,” Carl continued. Mrs. Santillo shook her head in disgust. “That’s twi...

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...ith wild rice and assorted vegetables. For the rest of the dinner, Susan spoke about her farm in Virginia. The horses she raised from colts, the fu... ... a tragic plane crash. She was left alone. It was now her responsibility to make sure the farm was an everlasting testament to her family. - J.... ...esy.” Brand read the note: If by chance you’re still interested in helping me, I’m at the farm. It was signed ‘S’. “Did you see here write this note?... ... “I did indeed,” Jonesy said. “She said I was to give it no one but you.” “Where’s the farm?” “Just outside of Richmond. Ask anyone, they‘ll dir... ...mated answering message came on, and then the disgusting beep. “I’m going to Mrs. Stone’s farm just outside of Richmond. I think she’s in trouble. I... ...hed a smallish looking figure pumping diesel into a large tanker. “Which way to the Stone farm?” he asked. “Never heard of it,” the man replied wit... ... “Never heard of it,” the man replied without looking up. “My mistake, I mean the York farm.” “Oh, that’s easy. Just stay the course for about t... ... you’ll see a large steel silo, take the side road. It’s a bit bumpy, but you’ll find the farm after about five miles. Better hurry, you’re going to... ...he light bounced of a metal mailbox, and next to it a hanging shingle that read: The York Farm. He scanned the light around for an intercom or bell,...

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...d a few words that Drifted in when the Hands relaxed plates to table mats; Farmers wishing the seeds To suddenly open to be plucked up faster So that ... ...my left eye Blend down with the grey skies As if the fence barricading The farm land does not pertain to them; Thoughts of the center line And not goi...

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...zation. Growing constituencies in the south - such as urban immigrants and mountain farmers - opposed slavery as a form of unfair competition. Less ... ...ater, on December 29, 1945, aged 67. Ed remained all alone and subsisted on Federal farm subsidies and his occasional bouts as the community's itine... ...named Elmo Ueeck that Mary Hogan, one of his victims, is not missing. "She is at my farm right now" - confessed Ed sheepishly. No one paid any atten... ...ult figure and the butt of moralizing folk tales and "Geiners", macabre jokes. His farm and belongings were put on the block in a much- publicized ... ...e made proportional to net output. In stark departure from communist ideology, farmers could lease land and hire laborers. The state embarked o... ...ologian, and astrologer. He was a bad student and his mother wanted him to become a farmer. He was admitted to Trinity College at Cambridge as a "su... ...t start auspiciously. Coming from a tiny hamlet and the son of an innkeeper and farmer, he was snootily rejected by the Milan Conservatory due t... ...e the opening of the waterway. Verdi's dream was to retire early as a "gentleman-farmer" to land he purchased in 1844. He reluctantly served as a...