Ergebnis für "The Pioneers" in Historische Romane

"The Pioneers: The Sources of the Susquehanna; a Descriptive Tale" is a historical novel, the first published of the "Leatherstocking Tales", a series of five novels by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. While "The Pioneers" was published in 1823, before any of the other "Leatherstocking Tales", the period it covers makes it the fourth chronologically.

The twelfth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams. Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it. The struggle continues – a struggle to harness an alien wilderness, to lay the bold foundation for their dreams. But powers outside the Australians‘ control are threatening to put all they have accomplished in jeopardy. A new generation of Australians comes into its own, more newcomers arrive, and together, they all must battle to forge the glorious destiny that is rightfully theirs.

Here is the story of two families, branches of the Solomons, transported to an alien land. Both branches eventually grow rich and powerful. But through three generations, the families never, for one moment, relinquish their hatred for each other. This novel is also the story of Australia, from its beginnings to its coming of age as a nation.

Ten-year-old Nellie leaves Iowa City in 1856 with a handcart, a hymn, and a heart full of hope. When grief strikes on the trail, a fearless young immigrant, Margretta Unwin, steps in with a laugh that beats back the wind—and a promise that will cost her everything. From blistering heat to knife-cold rivers, from storm-blown Nebraska to the white fury of Wyoming, the two forge a bond of fierce, ordinary sainthood as rescue riders race to find them and Zion rises like a miracle beyond the mountains.

Matilda Koontz cherishes her life as a wife and mother on a Missouri farm, but her hardworking husband wants to claim free farmland in the Pacific Northwest. When he suggests selling the farm to trek two thousand miles across the Oregon Trail, she balks. But in the spring of 1847, Matilda and Nicholas Koontz and their sons embark on a grueling journey westward. Fresh graves testify to dangers of disease, accidents, starvation, and a multitude of hazards threatening her family and her beloved’s dream.

Life on the Oregon Trail is full of more deprivations and difficulties than Cornelia ever imagined, in spite of her research and preparations for the rough road ahead. Her feisty spirit and medical knowledge help her face challenges from unexpected sources. She summons all her ingenuity to combat the hardships, leading them to her greatest unknown.

Niamh O’Rourke Ahern knows she should feel shame. Regret. Remorse. Anything but the deep relief filling her to the depths of her soul. What kind of woman is she to rejoice at the death of her husband? What woman yearns for another’s touch as her husband’s casket is being lowered into the ground? In the end, she knows it doesn’t matter, for she will always be alone. No man will ever fully earn her trust again.

The year is 1890, and the sun never sets on the British Empire. James Carregan is eager to find fortune and excitement, far away from his protective father’s influence. Setting off for Cape Town, he joins a pioneer column advancing its way into disputed territory in the kingdom of Mashonaland. Despite the pioneers’ agreement with the mercurial Matabele King Lobengula, their journey north is fraught with treachery and danger. Although the king has promised them safe travel, each day brings the possibility of a brutal attack by the tribal indunas.

A fragile peace is broken and James Carregan is called to action. All thoughts of finding a suitable wife evaporate. Months later, the Shona rebellion quelled, James finds himself crossing paths with power-hungry Gavin Morgan, the son of his old friend, Rhys. With an irresistible proposition, James and his new acquaintance leave the Morgandale Estate for Cape Town. Becoming the toast of the town, Gavin hosts a series of bacchanal parties attracting high-ranking British officers and beautiful women alike…including the scintillating Sonny, James’s love interest.

An inspiring true story of an 11-year-old boy’s rise from the tragic memories and utter despair of his years in an English Workhouse. His dreams and hope for a better life in the fledgeling Colony of Sydney, New South Wales, became a reality in 1833 when he emigrated with his wife and three small children. There, he opened his business as a high class Saddler and Shoe and Boot maker in George Street. Through his extraordinary skills as a shrewd businessman, he was able to become a wealthy influential entrepreneur.

The journey was impossible. But they had no other choice. At the call of their prophet, they left well-established farms and businesses to strike out yet again into the untamed wilderness. A small band of men, women, and children formed the 1879 pioneer company. Their mission: stand as a buffer between lawlessness and civilization. Their road: only what they created themselves, blasting out a perilous trail over slick rock and through desolate cliffs. Their hearts: UNDAUNTED

One January day, many years ago, the little town of Hanover, anchored on a windy Nebraska tableland, was trying not to be blown away. A mist of fine snowflakes was curling and eddying about the cluster of low drab buildings huddled on the gray prairie, under a gray sky. The dwelling-houses were set about haphazard on the tough prairie sod; some of them looked as if they had been moved in overnight, and others as if they were straying off by themselves, headed straight for the open plain. None of them had any appearance of permanence, and the howling wind blew under them as well as over them.

Willa Cather achieved recognition for her novels depicting American life on the prairie frontier.

The first part of Willa Cather’s Great Plains trilogy, O Pioneers! follows the tragedies and triumphs of Alexandra Bergson, a strong and independent young woman who inherits the family farm following the death of her father.

“Where Eagles Nest chronicles a young couple, Alex and Julianna Lampert, as they immigrate from Lichtenstein, in search of land where they can raise a family and participate in the American dream. The young newlyweds eventually settle in the rugged hills and pasturelands above the Sandy River in Oregon, where they forge a life of love and pursue their quest for prosperity in spite of the struggle in the wild terrain of the Pacific Northwest in the 1880s.”—Sharon Nesbit, writer and historian, author of It Could’ve Been Carpdale.

O terceiro volume da série Mulheres Pioneiras apresenta uma destemida trapaceira profissional que precisa ajudar as autoridades a recuperar um importante documento histórico desaparecido. Mentir e trapacear podem até ser considerados maus hábitos pela maioria das pessoas, mas para Raven Moreau são um meio de vida. Ela vem de uma longa linhagem de vigaristas e se orgulha muito disso. Até o dia em que é obrigada a trabalhar para o governo.

Annie, a young pioneer, and her family travel along the Oregon Trail and untamed wilderness in search of a new home. From the comfort of her homestead to the vast expanse of the prairie, Annie faces challenges that test her courage, resilience, and the power of community. Will they conquer the challenges of the rugged terrain, unpredictable weather, and the dangers that lurk in the shadows. Will Annie and other pioneers be able to make the prairie theirs and live happily in their new home.

Charly Waite was born in 1847. It was just the right time to experience the Wild West. He was a part of the Pony Express, Indian Wars, cattle drives, railroads, and the taming of the West. It all lasted barely more than 20 years.

单亲家庭走出的开国皇帝，隋末乱世中的群英大比武，风流主子的名事名言，玄武门事变中的兄弟相残……單親家庭走出的開國皇帝，隋末亂世中的群英大比武，風流主子的名事名言，玄武門事變中的兄弟相殘……

Meet Summer Percy. She lost the only family she had, there's no work to be found for her in Pennsylvania, and her meager savings is almost finished. After her father died in a carriage accident, she finds herself traveling for three weeks by train to the tiny town of Laramie to marry the local US Marshal, which she has never met. She meets Mary, an older woman who was a successfully married mail order bride. She shares a secret that could change everything.