The Peach Widow

Mystery in history. A distressed widow. Greedy brothers. A huge farm dog. Argolicus unravels the threads. Solving a legal issue is just the beginning for Argolicus, all because his mother asked him to do her a favor. When he visits a widow to explain her inheritance rights, he discovers a family full of secrets and resentments. And hidden in those secrets is a death. A death that turns the family upside down. Repulsed by petty squabbles, he asks questions. Little does he know that his investigation will lead to discovering a murder. Poor and scrambling to make a living. the widow’s farming sons have few livestock, one farm dog, and a secret factory to make more money. When Argolicus demands to see the factory, he discovers racial prejudice, unfair pricing, and greed. Determined to bring the enterprise to a stop he drags the brothers to the factory. On the way back, a rest by a refreshing creek reveals a hidden crime. 5 Stars "Leaves you wanting more!" “The character of those times emerges on the page from the start...”

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Mr. Blymer is the proud owner of a luscious peach orchard but he's also a greedy cantankerous sort. The peach Orchard Ogre is a humorous colloquial short story for all ages told by an East Texas author. Colloquial Humor Review: It seems the only thing missing from this hilarious bucolic tale is Bubba.

A TRIP TO NOWHERE Robert Dawson had always been a man with a knack for stirring up trouble. Now he's dead, and his beautiful widow is going to wind up buried beside him if Clint Adams doesn't hightail it quick to Byrne, Kansas. It turns out that the unsuspecting widow has something that belongs to Owen Prowler, a crook who has spent a lifetime preying on the townspeople of Byrne—and he isn't the type to leave any loose ends hanging around. But then neither is the Gunsmith—especially when the life of a fine-looking woman is at stake...

Explores how widows were portrayed in early American culture, and how widows themselves created identities in response to their unique roles. Utilizing widows' wills, prescriptive literature, court appearances, newspaper advertisements and letters, the author analyzes how widows in colonial Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Maryland navigated their domestic, legal, economic, and community roles in early American society.

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