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This intriguing story, a 5-10 minute read, is free with Kindle Unlimited and will be FREE to all others as often as Amazon allows! Tom Vail was a young business executive in a 3- piece suit working in downtown Los Angeles. In the early 1980's he did a Colorado River raft trip through Grand Canyon. He fell in love with Grand Canyon, the Colorado River and river rafting. Two years later, he left his career in Los Angeles to work full time as a river guide. For 15 years he taught the evolutionary theory to his passengers as they went through Grand Canyon. In July of 1994 a passenger on the ...

Angels? Are they for real? Are they active today in our modern world? If you are a believer, you will be encouraged by the 9 short angel stories in this eBook, about a 20-30 minute read. If you’re a skeptic, I invite you to read and judge for yourself. These true stories are compelling and convincing! The question and answer section address common questions asked about angels with the answers based on scripture.

This short story, about a 10-15 minute read, is interesting, educational and amazing! It is the true story of a young native man who was captured as a slave, taken to Spain and England, then returned to his homeland again just in time for the arrival of the Pilgrims. While people of all ages will enjoy this story, it was written with grade school children in mind.

True stories of pioneer women in Arizona and the West. Featuring: Clara Brown, a freed slave who traveled by wagon train to Colorado and became one of the richest women in the West. Sally Rooke came from Iowa to homestead in New Mexico. Also working as a telephone operator she saved a town from a flash flood. Mary Ann Tewksbury moved with her family to Pleasant Valley, Arizona where her life was changed forever by the Pleasant Valley War, Americas most deadly family feud. Pearl Cromer spent the first seven years of her life in a covered wagon. Peter and Veronica Michelbach immigrated to ...

The complete Unbreakable Dolls series! A total of 20 stand-alone short stories of amazing pioneer women who settled the southwest, primarily in Arizona. Ranchers, business women, homesteaders, and Harvey Girls. After each story is a humorous story by the author's father which were published in the 1960s and 70s. The books are both educational and entertaining. Suitable for all ages, men and women, boys and girls. Enjoy!

At age 36, Clara Brown was separated from her beloved husband, Richard, and three children on the auction block. After being freed at the age of 57, she begins a tireless search for her only remaining family member, her daughter Eliza Jane. Clara worked her way west on a wagon train bound for Colorado by doing laundry and cooking for 26 single men who were on the wagon train. What Clara accomplishes in her 28 years of freedom will simply astound you

In 1943, J. Robert Oppenheimer was named the Director of the Manhattan Project. It was his responsibility to recruit scientists from around the globe to come to a secret city, high a top a mesa in Los Alamos, New Mexico, 35 miles from Santa Fe. Here, the scientists would collaborate together to make an atom bomb, before Germany did, and end World War II. An essential piece of the puzzle was to recruit a local from Santa Fe, to be the face of the Manhattan Project at 109 East Palace. This person would need to be above reproach and totally trustworthy. They would need to be capable, hard ...

I'm always impressed with marathon runners. Anyone who enters, runs and completes this grueling race, regardless of their time, has my admiration. In the marathon of life, Barney Ford entered, raced, completed and won! What makes Barney Ford so admirable is that in his lane, he had a hurdle to jump every 100 yards. Hurdles of discrimination, prejudice, and lack of formal education. In this short story, about a 20 minute read, you will learn about this amazing man and all that he accomplished in his life time. He persevered against all odds to become a hero every American should read about.

This is the true story (15 minute read) of Margaret, 12 and Susan, 10 Wilkerson. In the winter of 1839, Margaret and Susan fled slavery in Tennessee and ran for the safety of their Grandparents, 200 miles north in Indiana. This story is action packed and thrilling from start to finish! While I believe people of all ages will enjoy it, I wrote it with grade school children in mind.

Dollie Wiley was known to collect two things, husbands and diamonds. Diamonds worked out well, husbands didn't. As a prostitute and madam, the diamonds were her safety net. Dollie married quickly and frequently, because her husbands died quickly and frequently. Why bother with a prolonged and messy divorce when a pistol or rat poison is within easy reach?

Dorothy McKibben was the, "front man," for the Manhattan Project in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dorothy and Robert Oppenheimer became life long friends, in this fascinating story. Ester Ahn Kim, a Korean Christian, refused to bow at a shrine. She was taken prisoner and held until the United States liberated Korea after World War II. Her faith was amazing, and God used her greatly during her imprisonment. Philip Johnston and the Navajo Code Talkers. This story takes place in and near my home town, of Flagstaff, Arizona. The United States was losing the war in the Pacific, because the Japanese were...

I love telling the true stories of amazing pioneer women! I especially like to find the hidden stories of immigrants and minorities, who have not had their story told before. Unbreakable Dolls features eight stories from Northern Arizona, my family's stomping grounds since the early 1900's. Unbreakable Dolls, Too ventures further afield with six stories, four from around Arizona, one from Colorado and one from New Mexico.

This short story, about a 10 minute read, is sure to put a smile on your face! In the late 1800's Climax Jim entertained the residents of the Arizona Territory and beyond with his illegal escapades. He alternated between stealing cattle, stealing horses, and getting caught. His numerous and remarkable jail breaks were equally entertaining. He once bragged that he had "busted out of every jail in the Arizona Territory except the dreaded "Hell Hole," the Yuma Territorial Prison.

Tales, Too, about a 30-45 minute read, features 9 true short stories of slave escapes on the Underground Railroad. You will read about Joe in a Box, the wonderful love story of Wilson and Eliza, Jim the "Missionary" and 6 others. Daring and delightful, the book is fun for all ages, but was written with grade school children in mind.

This is the inspiring short story, about a 20 minute read, of Annie Armstrong, 1850-1938 of Baltimore, Maryland. Opportunities for women were not in abundance during Annie's lifetime, but that did stop her! She worked tirelessly to encourage churches in the Southern Baptist Convention to give and to pray for missionaries. Annie started a school for Native Americans, helped Chinese immigrants and fledgling African American churches, mostly composed of freed slaves. She also helped at the Ladies Bayview Mission and the Friendless Orphanage. She did all of this without ever taking a salary. ...

While writing one of my favorite stories, Fanny Crosby, I stumbled upon a gem. The mostly unknown story of the Jubilee Singers, from Fisk University, in Nashville Tennessee. In this short, but touching story, about a 15 minute read, you will learn how the cultural treasure of African Spirituals were introduced to America, and to the world in 1871.

As you look at this cover and the women featured, you might say to yourself, "I have never heard of any of these women." Exactly! That is why you need to buy it! These are amazing women that were well known at one time, but over time, have slipped between the cracks and have been largely forgotten. Mildred Cable and the French Sisters risked everything, including their lives, in China. They traversed the vast and foreboding Gobi Desert, numerous times to bring the Gospel to those who had never heard. Annie Armstrong never left the soil of the United States. Her prayer mobilization and her ...

I love writing about the myriad of ways God works to bring people to know Jesus. Every story is unique and special in its own way. I was visiting at my daughter's home when she asked me to share my testimony of how I became a Christian with her guests. Lisa had heard bits and pieces of it over the years. When she heard me tell the entire story, she said, "Mom, you have got to write that down!" As I celebrate my 50 year anniversary with Jesus, it seems appropriate to share my story, which is about a 20-30 minute read. I hope you can see His love for people and realize there is no one outside...

Eight true stories of amazing women in Northern Arizona who have not been written about before. Bess Siler (cover photo) was born in poverty in Michigan. She became a Harvey Girl and went on to become a prominent business woman and property owner in Arizona. Belle Mexicano’s life on the reservation is fascinating as well as her traditional Navajo wedding. Beautiful Cherie Blair was a rodeo champion and the American All Around Cowgirl of 1940.

Is Saint Nicholas, aka, Santa Claus, Kris Kringle and a host of othernames, a myth, a legend, a fairy tale or was he a real person? In thisshort story, about a 10-15 minute read, you will learn about the life ofa man who was so absolutely amazing that his legacy lives on 1,600 yearsafter his death. You will see why so many of our Christmas traditionshave their roots in a man beloved during his life time, and loved tothis day.