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The Grapes of Wrath is a landmark of American literature. A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man's fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman's stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America. Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, The Grapes of Wrath...
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A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there...
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I am convinced that at birth the cake is already baked. Nurture is the nuts or frosting, but if you’re a spice cake, you’re a spice cake, and nothing is going to change you into an angel food.
Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mistreated by her father, and teased by her schoolmates (“Hey, Olive Oyl, where’s...
Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mistreated by her father, and teased by her schoolmates (“Hey, Olive Oyl, where’s...
6) River rising
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Jazz age series (Dorothy Garlock) volume 4
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English
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Dorothy Garlock weaves a thrilling tale of life in Depression-era Missouri, as the folks of Fertile-including the beloved Jones clan-brace for disaster... one that could expose this quaint midwestern town to a flood of shameful truths and shattering secrets.
When pretty April Asbury arrives in Fertile, Missouri, to take her place as Dr. Forbes's new nurse, she's looking forward to life in this picturesque town. And it doesn't disappoint....
When pretty April Asbury arrives in Fertile, Missouri, to take her place as Dr. Forbes's new nurse, she's looking forward to life in this picturesque town. And it doesn't disappoint....
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House of Winslow volume 39
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2006.
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English
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Trapped in a marriage arranged more for her sons' benefit than hers, can Alona remain faithful to God in the face of her own struggle? House of Winslow book 39.
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Fragrant blossoms herald spring, but the orchard is also a place of secrets and heartache. After the death of her husband Frank, Eliza is left with three young children and mounting debts. When a gentle stranger enters her orchard, she experiences a peculiar sensation of familiarity with the man. But will his unknown past jeopardize all that she has fought for?
14) Zero history
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Blue Ant trilogy volume 3
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"Hollis Henry worked for global marketing magnate Hubertus Bigend once before. She never meant to repeat the experience, but she's broke. Milgrim is thoroughly owned by Bigend. He's worth it for his gift of seeming to disappear in almost any setting. Garreth has a passion for extreme sports. He isn't owned by Bigend, but he has friends from whom he can call in the kinds of favors that Bigend sometimes needs. Like now, when a Department of Defense...
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Wortham volume 2
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Fleming H. Revell
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[2003]
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314 pages ; 22 cm.
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Wortham volume 3
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Fleming H. Revell
Pub. Date
[2004]
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330 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
17) The lost mother
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Viking
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2005.
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274 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Country Road chronicles volume 1
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Revell
Pub. Date
[2005]
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286 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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