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Born in Shaniko, Oregon, in 1915, Walter "Pink" Butler hasn't lived an easy life. He's endured the loss of his brother to diphtheria, an arson attack on his grandmother's homestead, and the death of his favorite horse Choppy. But none of these events frighten Pink as much as his father.

Oscar Butler is a volatile, often violent man who never truly embraced fatherhood but keeps a possessive eye on Pink. When Pink's mother dies, she begs her mother Mary to raise Pink, a task Mary promises to undertake. Oscar has other ideas.

Kidnapped, wrapped in a blanket, and driven across country,...

Bronco Manley is camping with his family at the Star Fort National Historic Site. It's the annual reenactment of the Revolutionary War Battle of 96. Bronco and his horse Hammer ride into a light that flashes them back to 1775. Travel with Bronco to Charlestown and ride with Francis Marion to Fort Watson. Then return to 96 with General Greene and participate in the Siege of Star Fort. History is alive in this 3rd book of the Star Fort Saga. Visit Star Fort. Experience history for yourself.

Chronicling Shirley Temple Black's various careers, this work spans the years from her childhood at the studio and at home through her waning success during adolescence, to her diplomatic and political pursuits. An anomaly among child stars, Shirley Temple Black's successful adaptation to life outside the traditional Hollywood social life is explored against the backdrop of the child-star phenomenon in American entertainment. Facts about her childhood, her parental influences, and her political beliefs present Shirley Temple Black as a unique individual rather than as a child star...

The complex diffusion processes affecting the flow of planning ideas and practices across the globe are illustrated in this book. It raises questions about why and how some ideas and practices attract international attention, and about the invention processes which go on when external influences are woven together with local efforts to meet local specifics and requirements.

Initiated to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the journal Planning Theory and Practice in 2009, this book reflects the themes of the journal.

Taking different intellectual perspectives, this...