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Kate Rice: Prospector
by Helen DuncanKathleen Rice was an inspiring woman who lived ahead of her time. Born in St. Marys, Ontario, she graduated as a gold medallist in Mathematics at the University of Toronto in 1906. After a conventional beginning teaching school in Ontario and Saskatchewan, Kate broke free of the mold, searching for new frontiers as a prospector in Manitoba during the gold rush. She formed a partnership with Dick Woosey and began a life in the remote areas around Herb Lake, prospecting and trapping. After Woosey’s death, Kate faced her final and most difficult challenge - living alone in the wildness of the north.
Kate Rider
by Hester Burton Victor AmbrusIt comes as a shock to Kate Rider to learn that her elder brother Adam sympathizes with the Royalist cause, for their father, a yeoman farmer, has been away from home for four years--fighting against the King. Kate assists her mother, elder sister Priscilla and Adam on High Ashfield farm and thinks gloomily of her future. Is she destined to live life alone and without reward? Unlike her younger brother Ralph, an apprentice seaman, she cannot sail away on the Essex Maid. Unlike her friend Tamsin Pascoe she might not marry--she is not pretty. Is hoeing peas and carding wool at High Ash field all that life holds for a girl like herself? Then her father returns to High Ash field--to be confronted with the disturbing news about Adam--and Kate finds herself in a difficult family situation, torn by divided loyalties. The disruptive effects of the Civil War on the lives of an ordinary family are illustrated in this absorbing novel which culminates in the Siege of Colchester in 1648.
Kate Shackleton's First Case (A Kate Shackleton Mystery)
by Frances BrodyFor fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Nicola Upson, Kate Shackleton&’s first case in this cozy novella will take readers back to the early start of Kate&’s investigative career. Yorkshire, 1921. Kate Shackleton is having tea with her friend, Doris, who is visiting from London. In the lovely setting of Harrogate's premier tearoom, violence is the furthest thing from anyone's mind. But when Doris is attacked by a mystery assailant, it's up to Kate to find out why - and in doing so, she soon develops a taste for detective-work. In this exciting novella, Kate Shackleton, a heroine ahead of her time, became Yorkshire most tireless private investigator.
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
by Margaret K. WettererIntroduce young readers to history through the stories of both real and fictionalized people. By focusing on a single important episode that describes a historical event, these books engage readers' interests and imaginations. Written in a story format, each account relates events that really happened, often followed by a brief summary of the historical event to further explain the significance it had on history.
Kate of Clyve Shore: Lose yourself in this uplifting tale of hopes and dreams
by Lena KennedyBe careful what you wish for . . .Living in poverty in the Kentish marshes, young Kate dreams of a life of abundance and riches in the castle that towers over her village. So when the beautiful Lady Evelyn descends, requesting Kate to be her personal maidservant at the castle, it looks like the first stage of a dream come true.But there are blackhearted men to contend with, evil in thought and deed, and they have a sophistication well beyond that of anyone Kate has encountered before. And when her one true love, Tom the fisherman, returns from sailing the seven seas, it is to a very different Kate from the one he left behind . . .*************What readers are sating about KATE OF CLYVE SHORE'Really enjoyed this book' - 5 STARS'Excellent' - 5 STARS'Super, couldn't put it down' - 5 STARS'Spot on' - 5 STARS'Kept me gripped right through to the last page' - 5 STARS
Kate of Clyve Shore: Lose yourself in this uplifting tale of hopes and dreams
by Lena KennedyLiving in poverty in the Kentish marshes, young Kate dreams of a life of abundance and riches in the castle that towers over her village. So when the beautiful Lady Evelyn descends, requesting Kate to be her personal maidservant at the castle, it looks like the first stage of a dream come true.But there are blackhearted men to contend with, evil in thought and deed, and they have a sophistication well beyond that of anyone Kate has encountered before. And when her one true love, Tom the fisherman, returns from sailing the seven seas, it is to a very different Kate from the one he left behind . . .
Kate's Story (The Hopkins Family Saga, Book 2): A heartrending tale of northern family life
by Billy HopkinsOne woman's battles in family, war and tragedy... Kate's Story is one of Billy Hopkins' most heart-warming works to date, and charts the story of his mother Kate, and her determined, spirited battle to rise above the slums and the workhouse, and build a better life for herself and her family. Perfect for fans of Harry Bowling and Sheila Newberry.'Author Billy Hopkins... [infuses] the pages with his trademark warmth, laughter and triumph over adversity' - Cheshire Life'Dad, it's the happiest day of my life,' Kate said. 'I wish time would stand still and it could be today forever.' It's June 1897, and Kate is celebrating her eleventh birthday on the day of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Kate's joy is short-lived, as tragedy strikes, threatening her family with the loss of all they hold dear. Before long they are evicted from their home in Ancoats, Manchester, and with no wages coming in and a mother unable to cope, Kate has to grow up fast. Her deepest desire is to keep her brothers and sisters together. A journey of hope and heartache takes Kate from the hardships of the workhouse to the dubious comforts of a position in service to the rich; from the joys of marriage to a good man, to the sorrows and losses suffered during the Great War.What readers are saying about Kate's Story: 'Another masterpiece - couldn't put it down' 'Billy Hopkins leads the reader into the very heart of the family where we laugh, cry and hope all at the same time''I honestly and truly believe this book to be Billy Hopkins' abiding masterpiece'
Kate's Story, 1914 (Secrets of the Manor #2)
by Adele WhitbyThere are more family secrets waiting to be discovered at Vandermeer Manor in America in the second book of a historical fiction mystery series.It's the end of June in 1914, and Beth Etheridge is traveling from her home in England's Chatswood Manor all the way to America, to visit her cousin Kate at Vandermeer Manor in Rhode Island. The girls are thrilled to be united, especially because Beth will be in attendance when Kate receives the heirloom "Katherine" necklace: one half of a heart encrusted with gorgeous rubies. It's the companion to Beth's "Elizabeth" necklace. But the trip is cut short when news arrives of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. With talk of war on the horizon, Beth is ordered to return home, but Kate knows the perfect hiding place to help her stay. A wing of Vandermeer Manor is rumored to be haunted, and as the girls explore, they find a different kind of ghost--and a new trove of family secrets.
Kate's Story: A heartrending tale of northern family life (Hopkins Family Saga #2)
by Billy HopkinsOne woman's battles in family, war and tragedy... Kate's Story is one of Billy Hopkins' most heart-warming works to date, and charts the story of his mother Kate, and her determined, spirited battle to rise above the slums and the workhouse, and build a better life for herself and her family. Perfect for fans of Harry Bowling and Sheila Newberry.'Author Billy Hopkins... [infuses] the pages with his trademark warmth, laughter and triumph over adversity' - Cheshire Life'Dad, it's the happiest day of my life,' Kate said. 'I wish time would stand still and it could be today forever.' It's June 1897, and Kate is celebrating her eleventh birthday on the day of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Kate's joy is short-lived, as tragedy strikes, threatening her family with the loss of all they hold dear. Before long they are evicted from their home in Ancoats, Manchester, and with no wages coming in and a mother unable to cope, Kate has to grow up fast. Her deepest desire is to keep her brothers and sisters together. A journey of hope and heartache takes Kate from the hardships of the workhouse to the dubious comforts of a position in service to the rich; from the joys of marriage to a good man, to the sorrows and losses suffered during the Great War. What readers are saying about Kate's Story: 'Another masterpiece - couldn't put it down' 'Billy Hopkins leads the reader into the very heart of the family where we laugh, cry and hope all at the same time''I honestly and truly believe this book to be Billy Hopkins' abiding masterpiece'
Kate's War: A Novel
by Linda Stewart HenleyTwenty-year-old Kate is poised to launch into a long-anticipated life of independence when Britain declares war in 1939. After that announcement, her dream of escaping the London suburb she grew up in and pursuing a singing career is quashed: she must stay put with her family and prepare for bombing and possible invasion by Germany.Living in these anxious times, Kate strives to achieve balance in her life, though a speech disability interferes with her singing and a failed romance adds to her distress. But when a young Jewish girl whose parents have been deported comes to her for help, Kate’s goals change. Taking on a responsibility she never could have imagined, she learns that freedom and survival cannot be taken for granted—and as new responsibilities outweigh earlier goals, she learns that assisting others to escape unspeakable evil requires new perspective, as well as courage she didn’t know she had.
Kate: The Future Queen
by Katie NichollKatie Nicholl, bestselling author and royal correspondent for The Mail on Sunday, gives an inside look into the life of the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton. Since becoming Duchess Catherine of Cambridge in 2011, Middleton has captivated royals fans around the world and now, Nicholl delivers the story of her early life, first romances, and love with Prince William. Nicholl will reveal new details on Middleton's initiation into royal life and, of course, her first pregnancy.
Kate: The Journal Of A Confederate Nurse
by Richard Barksdale Harwell Kate CummingThis fascinating journal of Kate Cumming, one of the first women to offer her services for the care of the South's wounded soldiers of the bloody Civil War, represents a detailed record of her activities and thoughts as a nurse. Spanning the time she was assigned to her first post in Okolona, Mississippi in April 186, working under Doctor S. H. Stout, a progressive military physician committed to the employment of women in hospitals, until May 29, 1865, this book provides a solid look behind the lines of Civil War action in depicting civilian attitudes, army medical practices, and the administrative workings of the Confederate hospital system.
Kateri Tekakwitha: Mohawk Maid
by Evelyn M. BrownThis is the inspiring story of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, a holy young Indian woman who was converted to Christianity by the French missionaries led by Saint Isaac Joques during the 1600s. She lived as a single woman with deep faith, offering her sufferings and life to Christ.
Katerina io ti salverò
by Teresa Sassani Simone BeaudelairePur non essendosi mai considerato un paladino degli infelici, il giovane industriale del periodo vittoriano Christopher ha sempre avuto molto a cuore il benessere dei suoi conterranei. Così, quando sua madre gli presenta una donna bisognosa d'aiuto, si sente subito coinvolto. Katerina, quasi annientata dai sempre più violenti maltrattamenti del padre, teme che le prossime percosse possano esserle fatali. Non ha altra scelta che affidarsi a Christopher perché la salvi con l'unico mezzo disponibile - il matrimonio. Ma potrà fiorire un rapporto nato da una situazione così disperata? Ci vorrà pazienza, coraggio e un amore che supera tutto, perché Christopher riesca a tenere la moglie al sicuro, sana e salva. Questa storia d'amore d'epoca, dolce e sexy, è molto coinvolgente emotivamente e riserva un intenso lieto fine, molto soddisfacente.
Katerina's Wish
by Jeannie Mobley<P>Katerina has a dream. It's her papa's dream, too. Her family came to America to buy their own farm. But a year later, Papa is still working in the dangerous coal mine. Each day, the farm seems farther away. <P>Then Katerina is reminded of the carp that granted three wishes in an old folktale. When her younger sisters hear the story, they immediately make wishes. Trina doesn't believe in such silliness--but what is she to think when her sisters' wishes come true? <P>A farm is still too big to wish for. But, with the help of the neighbor's handsome son, Trina starts building her dream with hard work and good sense. Then tragedy strikes, and it seems that nothing Trina wishes for will ever come true again. <P>With warmth and gentle humor, Jeannie Mobley tells the story of a girl whose determination is as inspiring as her dreams.
Kath Williams: The Unions and the Fight for Equal Pay
by Zelda D'ApranoOne of Australia's most important activists for women's rights, Kath Williams was a trade unionist and a communist before taking on the mantle of feminist after World War II. With a trade unionist ex-husband who was elected to Federal Politics opposing her left wing campaigns, Kath emerged as a feisty and quietly determined woman. Her campaign of conviction was the major force behind the country's achievement of equal pay for women.
Katharina Von Bora: Edizione per studenti e docenti (Le leggendarie donne della storia mondiale #12)
by Laurel A. RockefellerLa vita leggendaria di Katharina von Bora Luther! Nata nel 1499, Katharina venne dapprima inviata presso il convento di Brehna, per poi trasferirsi al convento di Nimbschen, dove prese i voti all'etá di sedici anni, pensando vi sarebbe rimasta fino alla fine dei suoi giorni. Tuttavia, Dio aveva in serbo per lei un altro piano. alla vigilia della Pasqua del 1523, insieme ad altre undici consorelle, fuggí, in direzione di Wittenberg, una tappa che doveva essere provvisoria, fino a quando non avrebbe trovato una fissa dimora. Quel che accadde dopo, cambió il mondo per la piccola famiglia, un mondo pieno di musiche originali il tedesco. La versione per studenti e docenti include: domande d’approfondimento alla fine di ogni capitolo, una dettagliata cronologia e bibliografia, vasta lista di letture consigliate . L'edizione per studenti e docenti é corredata da domande d'approfondimento alla fine di ogni capitolo, informazioni sulle ore nel Medioevo e i testi degli inni piú famosi composti da Martin Lutero, nell'originale tedesco ed in taliano.
Katharina Von Bora: La prima donna della Riforma (Le leggendarie donne della storia mondiale #12)
by Laurel A. RockefellerLa vita leggendaria di Katharina von Bora Luther! Nata nel 1499, Katharina venne dapprima inviata presso il convento di Brehna, per poi trasferirsi al convento di Nimbschen, dove prese i voti all'etá di sedici anni, pensando vi sarebbe rimasta fino alla fine dei suoi giorni. Tuttavia, Dio aveva in serbo per lei un altro piano. alla vigilia della Pasqua del 1523, insieme ad altre undici consorelle, fuggí, in direzione di Wittenberg, una tappa che doveva essere provvisoria, fino a quando non avrebbe trovato una fissa dimora. Quel che accadde dopo, cambió il mondo per la piccola famiglia, un mondo pieno di musiche originali il tedesco.
Katharina and Martin Luther: The Radical Marriage of a Runaway Nun and a Renegade Monk
by Michelle Derusha Karen Swallow PriorTheir revolutionary marriage was arguably one of the most scandalous and intriguing in history. Yet five centuries later, we still know little about Martin and Katharina Luther's life as husband and wife. Until now. Against all odds, the unlikely union worked, over time blossoming into the most tender of love stories. This unique biography tells the riveting story of two extraordinary people and their extraordinary relationship, offering refreshing insights into Christian history and illuminating the Luthers' profound impact on the institution of marriage, the effects of which still reverberate today. By the time they turn the last page, readers will have a deeper understanding of Luther as a husband and father and will come to love and admire Katharina, a woman who, in spite of her pivotal role, has been largely forgotten by history. Together, this legendary couple experienced joy and grief, triumph and travail. This book brings their private lives and their love story into the spotlight and offers powerful insights into our own twenty-first-century understanding of marriage.
Katharine Graham's Washington
by Katharine GrahamA final legacy from Katharine Graham: an all-embracing, highly personal collection of writ-ings (more than one hundred articles, essays, and excerpts from books) about Washington, D. C. -- covering the period from 1917, the year of her birth, to early 2001, just before she died. Here are the president-watchers (including Will Rogers on Calvin Coolidge) . . . high points from insider memoirs (among themDog Days at the White Houseby the presidential kennel keeper) . . . Washington moments vividly recalled -- by Henry Kissin-ger (on the end of the Nixon presidency), by FDR’s secretary (on Mrs. FDR), by Joseph W. Alsop, Ben Bradlee, David Brinkley, Dean Acheson, Harry Truman, Rosalynn Carter, and Nancy Reagan. Here is humor by Art Buchwald, P. J. O’Rourke, Russell Baker . . . social Washington, from royal visits to rival hostesses . . . traumatic moments in the city’s history -- including the news of Pearl Harbor and the deaths of Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy . . . a loving appreciation of the city by David McCullough. Here, also, are charming period pieces, astute appraisals of how Washington works, and stimulating considerations of the not-always-happy realities of life in a place that during Mrs. Graham’s lifetime evolved from a provincial southern city to the capital of the world. Katharine Graham’s comments have the same acuity, humor, and candor that so charmed and moved the hundreds of thousands of readers of her Pulitzer Prize -- winning autobiography.
Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife: A Novel (Six Tudor Queens)
by Alison WeirBestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir brings her Tudor Queens series to a close with the remarkable story of Henry VIII's sixth and final wife, who manages to survive him and remarry, only to be thrown into a romantic intrigue that threatens the very throne of England.Having sent his much-beloved but deceitful young wife Katheryn Howard to her beheading, King Henry fixes his lonely eyes on a more mature woman, thirty-year-old, twice-widowed Katharine Parr. She, however, is in love with Sir Thomas Seymour, brother to the late Queen Jane. Aware of his rival, Henry sends him abroad, leaving Katharine no choice but to become Henry&’s sixth queen in 1543. The king is no longer in any condition to father a child, but Katharine is content to mother his three children, Mary, Elizabeth, and the longed-for male heir, Edward.Four years into the marriage, Henry dies, leaving England&’s throne to nine-year-old Edward—a puppet in the hands of ruthlessly ambitious royal courtiers—and Katharine's life takes a more complicated turn. Thrilled at this renewed opportunity to wed her first love, Katharine doesn't realize that Sir Thomas now sees her as a mere stepping stone to the throne, his eye actually set on bedding and wedding fourteen-year-old Elizabeth. The princess is innocently flattered by his attentions, allowing him into her bedroom, to the shock of her household. The result is a tangled tale of love and a struggle for power, bringing to a close the dramatic and violent reign of Henry VIII.
Katharine and R.J. Reynolds: Partners of Fortune in the Making of the New South
by Michele Gillespie&“A tour de force . . . a top-notch study of a powerful couple negotiating the shifting socioeconomic world of the New South and early corporate America.&”—Journal of American History Separately they were formidable—together they were unstoppable. Despite their intriguing lives and the deep impact they had on their community and region, the story of Richard Joshua Reynolds and Katharine Smith Reynolds has never been fully told. Now Michele Gillespie provides a sweeping account of how R. J. and Katharine succeeded in realizing their American dreams. From relatively modest beginnings, R. J. launched the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which would eventually develop two hugely profitable products, Prince Albert pipe tobacco and Camel cigarettes. His marriage in 1905 to Katharine Smith, a dynamic woman thirty years his junior, marked the beginning of a unique partnership that went well beyond the family. As a couple, the Reynoldses conducted a far-ranging social life and, under Katharine&’s direction, built Reynolda House, a breathtaking estate and model farm. Katharine and R. J. Reynolds &“is an engrossing study of a power couple extraordinaire . . . Telling us much about an unusual relationship, Michele Gillespie also provides a new way to understand how the post-Reconstruction New South elite helped construct business structures, social relations, and racial hierarchies. The result is an important addition to our understanding of the industrial South in the North Carolina Piedmont heartland&” (William A. Link, author of The Paradox of Southern Progressivism). &“Ms. Gillespie uses Katharine&’s life and work as a kind of prism through which to view the prejudices and predilections of Southern culture in the 1910s and 1920s.&”—The Wall Street Journal
Katharine of Aragon: The Story of a Spanish Princess and an English Queen (A Novel of the Tudors)
by Jean PlaidyFor the first time in paperback--all three of Jean Plaidy'sKatharine of Aragonnovels in one volume. Legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy begins her tales of Henry VIII's queens with the story of his first wife, the Spanish princess Katharine of Aragon. As a teenager, Katharine leaves her beloved Spain, land of olive groves and soaring cathedrals, for the drab, rainy island of England. There she is married to the king's eldest son, Arthur, a sickly boy who dies six months after the wedding. Katharine is left a widow who was never truly a wife, lonely in a strange land, with a very bleak future. Her only hope of escape is to marry the king's second son, Prince Henry, now heir to the throne. Tall, athletic, handsome, a lover of poetry and music, Henry is all that Katharine could want in a husband. But their first son dies and, after many more pregnancies, only one child survives, a daughter. Disappointed by his lack of an heir, Henry's eye wanders, and he becomes enamored of another woman--a country nobleman's daughter named Anne Boleyn. When Henry begins searching for ways to put aside his loyal first wife, Katharine must fight to remain Queen of England and to keep the husband she once loved so dearly.
Katharine, the Wright Sister: A Novel
by Tracey Enerson WoodA "stirring tribute to an unsung trailblazer" and "a gripping tale of perseverance." —Publishers WeeklyShe helped her brothers soar… but was the flight worth the fall? It all started with two boys and a bicycle shop. Wilbur and Orville Wright, both unsuited to college and disinclined to leave home, jumped on the popular new fad of bicycle riding and opened a shop in Dayton, Ohio. Repairing and selling soon led to tinkering and building as the brothers offered improved models to their eager customers. Amid their success, a new dream began to take shape. Engineers across the world were puzzling over how to build a powered flying machine—and Wilbur and Orville wanted in on the challenge. But their younger sister, Katharine, knew they couldn't do it without her. The three siblings made a pact: the three of them would solve the problem of human flight. As her brothers obsessed over blueprints and risked life and limb testing new models on the sand beaches of North Carolina, Katharine became the mastermind behind the scenes of their inventions. She sourced materials, managed communications, and kept Wilbur and Orville focused on their goal—even when it seemed hopeless. And in 1903, the Wright brothers made the first controlled, sustained flight of humankind.What followed was the kind of fame and fortune the Wrights had never imagined. The siblings traveled the world to demonstrate their invention, trained other pilots, and built new machines that could fly higher and farther. But at the height of their success, tragedy wrenched the Wright family apart… and forced Katharine to make an impossible choice that would haunt her for the rest of her life. From internationally bestselling author Tracey Enerson Wood, Katharine, the Wright Sister is an unforgettable novel that shines a spotlight on one of the most important and overlooked women in history, and the sacrifices she made so that others might fly.
Katherine Howard: Henry VIII's Slandered Queen
by Conor ByrneOver the years Katherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife, has been slandered as a ‘juvenile delinquent’, ‘empty-headed wanton’ and ‘natural born tart’, who engaged in promiscuous liaisons prior to her marriage and committed adultery after. Though she was bright, charming and beautiful, her actions in a climate of distrust and fear of female sexuality led to her ruin in 1542 after less than two years as queen. In this in-depth biography, Conor Byrne uses the results of six years of research to challenge these assumptions, arguing that Katherine’s notorious reputation is unfounded and redeeming her as Henry VIII’s most defamed queen. He offers new insights into her activities and behaviour as consort, as well as the nature of her relationships with Manox, Dereham and Culpeper, looking at her representations in media and how they have skewed popular opinion. Who was the real Katherine Howard and has society been wrong to judge her so harshly for the past 500 years?