It Happened On Munger Street

It’s said that people come into and out of our lives for a reason it seems, right when we need them the most. How does this happen? Who sends them? In 2011, author Victoria Hartland was blessed when a stranger came into her life. In It Happened on Munger Street, she shares how a chance meeting with Samuel changed the course of her life. When author Victoria Hartland experienced a painful divorce in 2002, she struggled financially and emotionally for several years. She did her best to get through each day and to help her two children cope during this stressful time. Hartland narrates how she met Samuel by chance on an online dating site, and with a leap of faith, she gathered the courage to write to him in 2011. Though they were total strangers, he wrote back a few days later, and the two began an online conversation that lasted more than three years. She tells how Samuel led her down a new spirituality path and urged her toward forgiveness and freedom. It Happened on Munger Street tells the inspirational, spiritual journey of a single mother and how she learned to begin again after a difficult divorce. Hartland offers personal testimony that miracles can and do happen.

Though very few teams can accurately be called dynasties, the 1940s Cardinals certainly made a strong case. Detractors argue that World War II made the 40s an asterisk decade, with a huge loss of talent and significant changes to the ball and to the game itself. During that era, though, the Cardinals dominated the National League, winning four pennants and three World Series titles, and their rosters included names like Musial and Slaughter. This is the history of the Cardinals during the 1940s, a decade that saw many of the greatest St. Louis clubs while war and integration significantly altered the game. Chapters follow the Cards year-by-year, covering each season with description, statistics and analysis. Interwoven throughout are the stories of wartime changes, including the loss of general manager Branch Rickey; the death of Judge Landis; the Pacific Coast League's demand for major league status; the first attempt at a players' union; and Mexican League talent raids. An appendix offers complete individual hitting and pitching statistics.

"Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul: A Collection of Articles Written for and Published in the Daily Pioneer Press" by Frank Moore is a collection of articles perfect for anyone who has ever fallen in love with pioneer history. Being a pioneer was full of hardships and hope that many modern readers wouldn't be able to begin to imagine if they didn't have the opportunity to read recollections of the period.