This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Many people are no longer satisfied with monotonous office jobs and the idea of escaping the 9 to 5 grind, earning income online, and still having plenty of free time is now more attractive than ever. Thankfully, as technology advances and travel becomes even more accessible, it's never been easier to convert to a remote job!By the end of this game-changing digital nomad book, you will be equipped with valuable ...

At the request of her children and grandchildren, Lillie Belle Parmenter Horn has written the following history and memoirs of her life. She had what few years of schooling were attainable in the 1800s. There was no punctuation whatsoever in the original manuscript which she wrote in long hand. She read voraciously. When her grandsons lived with her while they attended college, she read their textbooks.

Many factors contributed to the Protestant Reformation, but one of the most significant was the debate over the doctrine of justification by faith alone. In fact, Martin Luther argued that justification is the doctrine on which the church stands or falls. This comprehensive volume of 26 essays from a host of scholars explores the doctrine of justification from the lenses of history, the Bible, theology, and pastoral practice—revealing the enduring significance of this pillar of Protestant ...

This collection of 17 biographies provides a unique opportunity for the reader to go beyond the popular heroes of the American Revolution and discover the diverse populace that inhabited the colonies during this pivotal point in history.

A lively history of the nineteenth-century American West from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ."Glorious . . . Do not miss a page." — Rocky Mountain NewsFrontier life, Dee Brown writes, "was hard, unpleasant most of the time," and "lacking in almost all amenities or creature comforts." ...

Taffinder Pulleine and Julia Dunn were married in Yorkshire, England, in 1870, and moved to America two years later. They are not the typical immigrants: Julia was privileged and had had a maid her entire life, and Taffinder had just inherited a sizeable amount of money. Craving some excitement, however, they struck out for a faraway land they had heard so much about.After ending up in Kansas, the couple began a life of farming, weathering tornadoes, and dodging hungry sieges of gr...

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What did young people do for diversion and socialization in communities that banned most dancing and considered the fiddle to be the devil's instrument? The American play party was the fundamentalist's answer. Here the singing was a cappella, the dancers followed prescribed steps, and arm and elbow swings would be the only touching.The play party was a popular form of American folk entertainment that included songs, dances, and sometimes games. Though based upon European and Englis...

Attracted by the fertile soil, ample forests, and abundant water, the first pioneer arrived in the Orchard Park area in 1803, making this one of the earliest settlements in western New York. Prominent among the settlers were the Quakers, who built a picturesque meetinghouse that is still in use today. Orchard Park portrays the history of the community through its citizens and their homes and businesses, many of which were at Four Corners. Plank roads and then a railroad and finally a troll...

In the mid-1800s, land speculators said that Western Travis County in Texas would be a paradise, a perfect place to grow crops, raise livestock, and build a life. Settlers were seduced by such stories, and many of themincluding a large segment of German immigrantsmade their way to this promised land. What they found was, for the most part, an arid area of cedar trees, poor soil, rocks, and snakes.Still, these hardy people carved out a good life for themselves, making the best of wh...

Limited Edition, Iosco County, Michigan, some Early History of the area, with some family histories and including those of some local businesses and facilities.

The Erickson kids will have the distinct, special, and exclusive pleasure of knowing their father as few other children know theirs. And theyll be the richer for it.Oh, that Arvid Erickson could really write! He had the soul of a poet and a very big heart. As he moves from decade to decade his love for his wife and all those kids who came one after another comes shining through. Very touching is the chapter in which he tells how difficult it was, as the town telegrapher to bear the...