Good Medicine Hard Times

The moving memoir of one of the most senior-ranking combat physicians to have served on the battlefields of the second Iraq war.

"Former US Army Colonel Edward P. Horvath, MD-who received the Bronze Star Medal, Legion of Merit, and the American Red Cross Hero Award for his actions in Iraq-brings readers through the intricacies of war as he relates stories of working to save the lives of soldiers, enemies, and civilians alike over three deployments"--

Clayton Wheat Williams—West Texas oilman, rancher, civic leader, veteran of the Great War, and avocational historian—was a risk taker, who both reflected and molded the history of his region. His life spanned a dynamic period in Texas history when automobiles replaced horse-drawn wagons, electricity replaced steam power in the oilfields, and barren and virtually worthless ranch land became valuable for the oil and gas under its surface. The setting for Williams’s story, like that of his father before him, is Fort Stockton in the rugged Trans-Pecos region of Texas. As a youngster accompanying his father on surveying trips through the land, and subsequently as a cadet at Texas A&M, he developed a toughness that served him well in France and Flanders. His letters home provide an unusually nuanced picture of what life was like for an American officer in Europe during the Great War. After the war, he returned home, where he taught himself petroleum geology—so effectively that he picked the site of what would become in 1928 the deepest producing oil well in the world. With his brother, he mapped the structure of what later became the Fort Stockton oil and gas field, and he went on to hammer out a successful career in the boom and bust cycles of the West Texas oil industry. On the civic front, Williams served for fourteen years as a Pecos County commissioner, and he held offices in a number of social and civic organizations. Imbued with a deep love for the history of his region, he wrote (with the editorial help of historian Ernest Wallace at Texas Tech University) Texas’ Last Frontier: Fort Stockton and the Trans-Pecos, 1861–1895, published by Texas A&M University Press in 1982. Nonetheless, by some of his neighbors he may be best remembered for his role in drying up the town’s famous Comanche Springs by pumping water feeding the spring’s aquifer to irrigate his and others’ farms west of town. Williams left behind a treasure trove of letters, personal papers and writings, and interviews with his family, helping document in rich detail the history of an unforgiving land as well as what life was like during a pivotal period of American history. These materials, which form the core of the present manuscript, reveal a life that made a difference in the economy and history of the region and the nation at large.

The Choice to Rejoice! The apostle Paul told us to "rejoice always." But what does that really mean? Is it even possible to rejoice always? Many people rejoice when they're happy — when things are going well — but when things go wrong, that’s when it gets a little harder to find that place of joy. Paul was someone who encountered many difficult situations in his life: he was beaten, he was left for dead, and he spent three days and nights “in the deep.” How did he get through that? In this four-part series, Denise explores the many reasons we as Christians have to rejoice, the life-changing effects of joy, and how to access and activate the power of God’s joy inside us. The four lessons in this study, REJOICE! — How To Choose Joy Even in Hard Times, will focus on the following topics: Rejoice Always! — No Matter What The Joy Is in You To Discover 'Joy — It’s Mine!’ ‘I’m Going To Rejoice Anyway...on Purpose’ It truly is the will of God for you to rejoice no matter the circumstances that surround you. So whether you are facing difficulties today or not, let Denise show you how you can choose to rejoice — always!

It was not easy to establish and maintain a frontier community. Aside from the harassment from the native americans, there were the usual petty jealousies and worse, a total lack of law enforcement. Fortunately there were individuals whose leadership would overcome the desire for personal gain and supplant the community effort. These were people who wanted something more and sacrificed to make it happen. But this book is not about people, it is about dedication. It is about a process that includes men and women who want to be a part of something greater than themselves. This is a process that is uncommon today, but was common in frontier Wyoming....

First published in 1970, Studs Terkel's bestselling Hard Times has been called “a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit” (Saturday Review) and “an invaluable record” (The New York Times). With his trademark grace and compassion, Terkel evokes a mosaic of memories from those who were richest to those who were destitute: politicians, businessmen, artists and writers, racketeers, speakeasy operators, strikers, impoverished farmers, people who were just kids, and those who remember losing a fortune. Now, in a handsome new illustrated edition, a selection of Studs's unforgettable interviews are complemented by images from another rich documentary trove of the Depression experience: Farm Security Administration photographs from the Library of Congress. Interspersed throughout the text of Hard Times, these breathtaking photographs by Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Jack Delano, and others expand the human scope of the voices captured in the book, adding a new dimension to Terkel's incomparable volume. Hard Times is the perfect introduction to Terkel's work for new readers, as well as a beautiful new addition to any Terkel library.

Alice Morgan Person (1840–1913) was a colorful North Carolinian. Born wealthy and married well, she fell into hardship after the Civil War but remarkably overcame it by marketing her own patent medicine and playing and sharing her arrangements of folk tunes. Presented here is her previously unpublished autobiography as well as a detailed account of her life based on new research and first-hand accounts. Her place in the histories of American patent medicine and southern folk music are discussed.

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR “In the early morning, when it was still dark, Jesus got up ....” (Mark 1:35 NASB). I believe that there are heavenly gates opened at certain times of the day. In my case, I enter His gates early in the morning, at 5:00 am, when, typically, the rooster crows. It is a blessing to watch the dawning of the day, to smell nature, and to commune with our Creator. To me, it is early in the morning when I can “hear” God’s voice clearer before the busyness of the day starts. And my soul longs for that time daily. This book is a collection of encouraging scriptures divided by subject for each month of the year. Its purpose is for the reader to meet life goals, and to live each day with a purpose. Please be encouraged to journal your progress, personal word from the Lord for your life, events, and the fulfillment of requests and prayers. This devotional is meant to be a resource for your study and reading of God’s Word, and it is not a substitute of the Bible, His love letter for His own. May your communion with the Lord become progressively meaningful as you experience the bountiful Love of the Lord in your life and those you love.