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NATIVE AMERICAN LEGEND: Wild Woman of the Woods – Woman of the Mask

Native American Legend: Wild Woman of the Woods. “The Wild Woman carries a basket on her back which contains the children that she caught.”   Native American Legend: Dzunuk’wa the Wild Woman of the Woods – Woman of the Mask.   Posted by Brian Alan Burhoe, creator of Civilized Bears. I was 8 when we […]

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TOM WEST: Classic ACE Double Western Writer Remembered

Tom West, classic ACE Double Western writer — a Remembrance.   TOM WEST: Classic ACE Double Western Writer Remembered   In his 1960 Western novel THE PHANTOM PISTOLEER, after a ranch house, barns, blacksmith shop and wagon shed are burned flat to the ground, we read: “Wal,” said the foreman wryly, “there’s less cover for

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SILVER CHIEF – DOG OF THE NORTH by Jack O’Brien Book Review – Wolf Dog

Silver Chief, Dog of the North…   SILVER CHIEF – DOG OF THE NORTH by Jack O’Brien Book Review – Wolf Dog   “A yellow light gleamed through the trees, and the sound of flopping, crunching snow came to the dog. “Now a man stood beneath him and great fear rose up in the heart

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RESCUE DOGS STORIES Animal Rescue Corps Saves 57 dogs from backyard breeder

Rescue Dogs – Latest Story Amazing Dog Rescue Stories…   RESCUE DOGS STORIES Animal Rescue Corps Saves 57 Dogs from Backyard Breeder   Dog Rescue Story – American Animal Rescue Corps saves puppies GOOD NEWS! Dog rescue. Animal Rescue Corps rescues 57 dogs from backyard breeder in Tennessee. “Animal Rescue Corps (ARC), a national nonprofit

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DOG STORIES OF MAX BRAND: White Wolf, Chinook, Mighty Lobo

Canine stories of Frontier writer Max Brand…   DOG STORIES OF MAX BRAND: White Wolf, Chinook, Mighty Lobo, Carcajou’s Trail   THE DOG STORIES OF MAX BRAND Today, when we think of dog stories, we think of James Herriot or W Bruce Cameron rather than a popular pulp fiction writer. But listen… Frederick Faust has

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CANADIAN PATRIOTIC VOICES True North Songs, Poems & Stories

Canadian patriotic songs… Our stories.   CANADIAN PATRIOTIC VOICES: True North Songs, Poems & Stories   Canadian Patriotic Voices.  We were living in Post-War Yorkshire then. It had been a few months since we’d moved from Canada.  But my memories of that forevergreen land were strong and I missed it. I had started school in

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WOODLAND CREE HISTORY Hunters, Trappers, Scouts, Soldiers, Residential Students, Entrepreneurs

Woodland Cree People   WOODLAND CREE HISTORY: Hunters, Trappers, Scouts, Soldiers, Residential Students, Entrepreneurs   I learned something of the Northern Woodland Cree from my father. Dad had served in the Algonquin Regiment during WWII. Some of his fellow members had been Cree. “They were the best of friends — they always had your back.”

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ORNITHANTHROPUS Winged Human in Dream, Myth, Religion & Literature

Ornithanthropus – The Winged Human   ORNITHANTHROPUS Winged Human in Dream, Myth, Religion & Literature – written by Brian Alan Burhoe   “I’ve made a lot of notes for a novel about winged men, which I’ll never write, as B. Alan Burhoe has already written it as a short story, Ornithanthropus: old fashioned/good.” – Avram

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Memories of a Rural Mail Driver: From Kitchen Post Offices & Steam Trains to Personal Data Terminals

Memories of a Rural Mail Driver. Adventures of a Rural Mail Courier.   Memories of a Rural Mail Driver: From Kitchen Post Offices & Steam Trains to Personal Data Terminals   “Had lots of adventures on the roads over the years.”   Written by Mary Lee Burhoe, Rural Mail Carrier Memories of a Rural Mail

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