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The Land of Saddle-bags is one of the three most important books from the early twentieth century that, according to Dwight Billings, have "had a profound and lasting impact on how we think about Appalachia and, indeed, on the fact that we commonly believe that such a place and people can be readily identified". Originally published in 1924, it was advertised as a "racy book, full of the thrill of mountain adventure and the delicious humor of vigorously human people". James Watt Raine provides eyewitness accounts of mountain speech and folksinging, education, religion, community, politics, and farming. In a conscious effort to dispel the negative stereotype of the drunken, slothful, gun-toting hillbilly prone to violence, Raine presents positive examples from his own experiences among the region's native inhabitants. While Raine's image of the noble, strong, Scotch-Irish mountaineer is no longer considered representative of the multicultural Appalachian experience, The Land of Saddle-bags nevertheless provides valuable insights into the way of life in one part of the region. For scholars this is a crucial first-hand, documentary source essential to establishing our image of the "Mountain People". For anyone interested in Appalachia, it provides a fascinating portrait of a time and place long gone..
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Maser and Simpson provide a compilation of informative and amusing anecdotes that reflect the lives of early Methodists, providing little known facts and true stories about familiar Methodist leaders as well as about those sitting in Methodist pews. If Saddlebags Could Talk is an excellent resource for all ministers, Sunday School teachers, libraries, and Methodist lay persons..
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A guide to becoming a cowboy or cowgirl discusses the honest truth about cowboy boots, chuck wagon etiquette, rules of the dirt road, buckaroo knots for scarves, the semiotics of brands, and other topics. .
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Still recovering from the death of her co-worker and lover, Tara Chace is granted a brief reprieve from London's rain and MI6's bureaucracy This emotionally charged vacation takes Chace to the slopes of Switzerland for a visit with old friends and family. But being an agent for Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service leaves little time for rest. A junior minister with close ties to the Prime Minister appears to be selling state secrets to the Russians, and the Minders are assigned to quietly investigate. Tara is forced to walk a tight rope between the violent dangers inherent in the field of espionage and the discretion inherent in the bureaucracy of the government, all the while assuming the new position of Minder One and field-testing a new agent. Operation: Saltlick takes the Special Section from the safety and comfort of Great Britain to the St. Petersburg underworld..
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A beautifully told, transcendent tale of truth, salvation, and the power of desire.

"Nakhjavani's robust debut is a Chaucerian rondo . . . [with a style] familiar from . . . early Salman Rushdie "
—James Urquhart, The London Times.
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