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The sport of snowshoeing can provide for a physical workout that can appeal to the young and old, the novice and the seasoned physical fitness advocate. Add information about the history of the place visited and the experience takes on a new dimension of meaning of appreciation, along with memories that will last for a long time.One of the fastest growing outdoor sports, snowshoeing appeals to the young and the old, the beginner and the seasoned physical...
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"I cannot say with certainty when I came to love the place that I call 'home'," notes writer James C. Hess, in the introduction to an effort that spans time and space, history and nature. "I can, however, cite reasons for why: It is a wonderful and wondrous place of light and sound at once mysterious and magnificent, savage and pastoral, defined by and recognized for the landscapes and the land, the geological and the geographical, the people, the...
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Little Child: After former Homicide Detective Jhon Collector, a member of the Lakota Nation, returns to The Res, and as Christmas and the anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre 1890 approach, he is hired to find a young boy, and is called to testify in a hearing involving a disgraced minister, a suspect in the death of a member of the Lakota nation.Mitakuye Oyasin: Before he became a Homicide Detective Jhon Collector was a college student. Home...
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Jhon Collector, a member of the Lakhota Nation, stands in the world of his mother's people (who was Lakhota) and the world of his father's people (who is not Lakhota). Because of his pedigree he brings a unique perspective to his work as a member of law enforcement, and must balance the two - which are often in conflict with one another - as he seeks his place in both worlds.SCENE OF A CRIME and FOR UNTO US - non-traditional mysteries - introduce...
5) Another Name for Paradise: A Journey Through The History and Nature of Northern Colorado, Third E
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For more than 10,000 years the foothills and mountains of Northern Colorado have been home to many people. Despite floods and fire, drought and disease, people continue to call this place home. Through a first-person narrative, writer James C. Hess comes to understand his place in this place."I cannot say with certainty when I came to love the place that I call 'home'," notes writer James C. Hess, in the introduction to an effort that spans time and...
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"I cannot say with certainty when I came to love the place that I call 'home'," notes writer James C. Hess, in the introduction to an effort that spans time and space, history and nature. "I can, however, cite reasons for why: It is a wonderful and wondrous place of light and sound at once mysterious and magnificent, savage and pastoral, defined by and recognized for the landscapes and the land, the geological and the geographical, the people, the...