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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Mrs. O. F. Walton
Christie, the King's Servant
Mrs O. F. Walton
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Mrs. O'Leary's Boarding House: Aliens, Enemies and Angels
W. F. Halsey
Speculation Press
2010
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Set in the late 1860s Chicago, the second Mrs. O'Leary's Boarding House series returns with many favorite characters from the first book: Mr. Ovani, born of a star, who is Earth's Guardian; Permow, the Heir to the largest empire in the stars, who looks remarkably like a large calico cat; his well-trained Guardian, and even Mr. Szmch, who is now back on his watery throne. There are new characters as well, including an angry rabbit-like person, a chatty daisy, and more. Danger looms as Earth's future is abruptly changed to one that is darker and more ominous. Mr. Ovani needs to find out what has caused Earth's future to change. Earth's future, and his. This book is not large print, but is setup for easier reading with more white space and slightly larger print.
The Great Chicago Fire and the Myth of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
Richard F. Bales
McFarland Co Inc
2005
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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 swallowed up more than three square miles in two days, leaving thousands homeless and 300 dead. Throughout history, the fire has been attributed to Mrs. O'Leary, an immigrant Irish milkmaid, and her cow. On one level, the tale of Mrs. O'Leary's cow is merely the quintessential urban legend. But the story also represents a means by which the upper classes of Chicago could blame the fire's chaos on a member of the working poor. Although that fire destroyed the official county documents, some land tract records were saved. Using this and other primary source information, Richard F. Bales created a scale drawing that reconstructed the O'Leary neighborhood. Next he turned to the transcripts--more than 1,100 handwritten pages--from an investigation conducted by the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners, which interviewed 50 people over the course of 12 days. The board's final report, published in the Chicago newspapers on December 12, 1871, indicates that commissioners were unable to determine the cause of the fire. And yet, by analyzing the 50 witnesses' testimonies, the author concludes that the commissioners could have determined the cause of the fire had they desired to do so. Being more concerned with saving their own reputation from post-fire reports of incompetence, drunkenness and bribery, the commissioners failed to press forward for an answer. The author has uncovered solid evidence as to what really caused the Great Chicago Fire.
Rumor has it that Mrs. O'Leary is a witch, but on this Halloween night the children muster up the nerve to go to her run-down house and ring her doorbell only to find an interesting surprise. In Mrs. O'Leary's Halloween, the children learn it's not nice to judge people too quickly. It's important to keep an open mind. About the Author William Bresnan is a retired New York City firefighter, who lives with his special wife, Annie, in southwest Florida. They have a son, Clay; beautiful daughter-in-law, Amanda; and magnificent granddaughter, Liliana Rose
