One More River to Cross

One More River to Cross
Author: Bryan Prince
Publsiher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781459701533

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Accused of the attempted murder of a plantation owner in Maryland during the early 1800s, Isaac Brown, a slave, survived harsh punishment, escaped, was recaptured, escaped again, and in the face of multiple challenges, ultimately made his way to freedom in Canada. This is his story.

One More River to Cross

One More River to Cross
Author: Jane Kirkpatrick
Publsiher: Revell
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0800727029

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In 1844, two years before the Donner Party, the Stevens-Murphy company left Missouri to be the first wagons into California through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Mostly Irish Catholics, the party sought religious freedom and education in the mission-dominated land and enjoyed a safe journey--until October, when a heavy snowstorm forced difficult decisions. The first of many for young Mary Sullivan, newlywed Sarah Montgomery, the widow Ellen Murphy, and her pregnant sister-in-law Maolisa. When the party separates in three directions, each risks losing those they loved and faces the prospect of learning that adversity can destroy or redefine. Two women and four men go overland around Lake Tahoe, three men stay to guard the heaviest wagons--and the rest of the party, including eight women and seventeen children, huddle in a makeshift cabin at the headwaters of the Yuba River waiting for rescue . . . or their deaths. Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick plunges you deep into a landscape of challenge where fear and courage go hand in hand for a story of friendship, family, and hope that will remind you of what truly matters in times of trial.

One More River to Cross

One More River to Cross
Author: Jane Kirkpatrick
Publsiher: Fleming H. Revell Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Christian fiction
ISBN: 0800737067

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Based on true events, this compelling survival story by award-winning novelist Jane Kirkpatrick is full of grit and endurance. Beset by storms, bad timing, and desperate decisions, 8 women, 17 children, and one man must outlast winter in the middle of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1844.

One More River to Cross

One More River to Cross
Author: Margaret Blair Young,Darius Gray
Publsiher: Bookcraft, Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: African American Mormons
ISBN: 1573456292

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A trilogy of historical novels about black mormon pioneers.

One More River to Cross

One More River to Cross
Author: James Haskins
Publsiher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Total Pages: 215
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0590428977

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Presents brief biographies of twelve African Americans who courageously fought against racism to become leaders in their fields, including Marian Anderson, Ralph Bunche, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Malcolm X.

One More River to Cross

One More River to Cross
Author: Keith Boykin
Publsiher: Doubleday
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1996
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: STANFORD:36105018356183

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In organizing the 1993 March on Washington for gay and lesbian rights, leaders of the gay community consciously paralleled Martin Luther King's historic 1963 March on Washington and proclaimed their mission was "a simple matter of justice." In response, black leaders and ministers across the country challenged any comparison between blacks and gays as offensive and irrational. In "One More River to Cross, Keith Boykin clarifies the relationship between blacks and gays in America by portraying the "common ground" lives of those who are both black and gay. Against a historical backdrop of civil rights and the black experience in America, Boykin interviews Baptist ministers, gay political leaders, and other black gays and lesbians on issues of faith, family, discrimination, and visibility to determine what differences-- real and imagined-- separate the two communities. Boykin points to evidence of African and precolonial same-sex behavior, as well as figures like James Baldwin and Bayard Rustin, to dispel the myth that homosexuality is a "white thang," while his research suggests that blacks are less homophobic than whites, despite the rhetoric of rap and religion. With stories from his own experience as well as that of other black gays and lesbians, Boykin targets gay racism and black homophobia and suggests that conservative forces have substituted the common language of racism for homophobia in order to prevent a potentially powerful coalition of blacks and gays. By portraying what it means to be black and gay in America, "One More River to Cross offers an extraordinary window into a community that challenges this country's acceptance of its minorities, both racial and sexual.

One More River To Cross

One More River To Cross
Author: J. H. Joiner
Publsiher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 492
Release: 1990-12-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780850527889

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Military bridging, often impeded by mines and hostile enemy fire, is a vital part of the advance of any modern army. Britain's Royal Engineers have played a leading role in this crucial military operation, from the ravines behind the D-Day beaches to recent operations in Bosnia and Kosovo. The Royal Engineers have displayed incredible ingenuity in developing responses to the increasing amounts of firepower directed at bridging troops. This definitive study has been prepared with the assistance of the Royal Engineers and contains details on 170 pieces of bridging equipment, the history of all Royal Engineer assault squadrons, and accounts of all Victoria Crosses won during bridging actions.

One More River to Cross

One More River to Cross
Author: Essie Summers
Publsiher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1992
Genre: Cousins
ISBN: 070892686X

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Cousins Rebecca and Becky were as different as chalk and cheese, yet in appearance were identical. This was to cause complications in their love lives.