John Jenkins

JOSIAH WASHINGTON, a sixteen-year-old former slave, longs to experience the true meaning of freedom in 1870's Philadelphia. An act of kindness sets Josiah at odds with ADAM VESTRY, the seventeen-year-old son of an influential white newspaperman who is secretly plotting to bring the Ku Klux Klan into the North.Deeply hurt and frustrated by the cruel injustices he has suffered, Josiah is unwittingly drawn into the newspaperman's ruthless schemes. Upon uncovering his father's treachery, Adam must choose a dangerous line of action that could save Josiah's life but threaten the course of his life and family-forever.As Josiah learns how to trust God and his new friends, he must help them find a way to stop the KKK from igniting Philadelphia into a violent war of racial hatred. Heroes and enemies spanning two generations collide, as God calls the past into account and brings evil men to justice.

Summer of 1869 - the bustling riverfront city of Cincinnati, Ohio. Steamboats churn the Ohio River as the nation's ever-expanding economy thrives in the wake of the Civil War. Two 16-year-olds, Charlie Martin and his best friend Luther Robinson, love "base ball" and follow the exploits of America's first professional base ball team - the undefeated Cincinnati Red Stockings and their 51-game winning streak.An untimely death and a ruthless shipping magnate end Charlie and Luther's dream for a Greater Cincinnati Youth Club ball field and grandstand. Charlie and Luther dig in and square off against one of Cincinnati's most powerful men, risking their honor, friendships and freedom to right a grievous wrong. I Love Baseball is the first in a series of adventure-mysteries set against America's original national pastime. So "Batter Up " and let the games begin

DANIEL SWEETWATER is a sixteen-year-old Delaware Indian living with his preacher father among the Cherokee in 1838. He and his father are forced to march with the last remnants of the Cherokee nation on a 1000-mile journey from their homes in Georgia to a reservation in the Oklahoma Territory. Cruel men and harsh weather make Daniel and the Cherokees' journey a treacherous one. Winter's approach and the daily pains of injustice hammer mercilessly at Daniel's faith in God. But God provides hope. Daniel makes friends with a wise old frontiersman and a missionary's courageous daughter. However, unexpected tragedy clouds his heart with anger and leads to an opportunity for Daniel to take justice into his own hands. With retribution only a knife's blade away, Daniel is faced with a choice. Will he follow a dark trail of vengeance? Or will he follow the light of truth and discover a special mercy hidden within his Christian heritage?

WHEN a ghostly Blackbeard and his crew rise from the dead and begin haunting the people of Williamsburg, Virginia, young Tom Jefferson and his closest friend Will Blair set about to unravel the mystery. Little do they realize the chain of events their bold actions will set into motion, events that will forever shape their lives, and the life of a fledgling nation. This Tom Jefferson Mystery fills in the gaps of Jefferson's youth as he pursues his education at William and Mary College. Williamsburg, coined by a teenage Jefferson as "Devilsburg" with its opportunities for adventure, gives readers a fresh and exciting look at one of America's storied characters and times.

Scientific materialism has been used by corporate entities to shape the behavior of individuals through the marketing of products designed to provide status and recognition.

These poems are words expressed Love scripts and love thoughts That can withstand any task As you read them, internalize Understand them and feel them Don't try to memorize Let them be apart of you Cling on strong no letting go So one day you can be a better you To the one you love so deeply and so much A complete perfect circle made In complete awareness never out of touch Enjoy my loved shared, my thoughts My anger spared, my faults My cries aloud to the heavens above. Enjoy

For leaders of elementary, middle, or high schools, this book shows how your school can excel in reaching students with diverse learning styles; providing "authentic" instruction and performance assessment; applying constructivist learning methodologies; and enhancing learning through alternative scheduling.

The Life of the Rev. Alex. Mathieson, D.D. - Minister of St. Andrew's Church, Montreal is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1870. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

A work concerning the relationship between the individual, the collective and freedom; it covers the state of being as it is represented by this relationship and what it takes for the individual to survive in an environment where consequence is everything.

Creation of philosophical systems in order to explain the human condition

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