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OverviewCharlie's Place is the story of an Oklahoma homestead, settled during the Land Rush, lost during the Great Depression and restored seven decades later. It is an American tale of pioneering, loss and restoration. The narrative revolves around two memorable figures, Charlie Hasbrook and his grand-daughter, Nadiene Malone. The book follows the events that led Hasbrook to ride in the Land Rush - including three violent murders in Kansas and Oregon; then continues with desperate years on the Homestead continuing through the decades of prosperity that followed. Losing the farm to an unscrupulous banker during the Depression, teenaged Nadiene made an oath to regain the farm for her family. The last section of the book swings from Silicon Valley to New York City, to the lonely, long-abandoned Hasbrook Homestead, as Malone and her children race to save the farm buildings before they collapse from years of neglect. In the end, at nearly ninety years of age, she fulfills her promise. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael S. MalonePublisher: History Publishing Company llc Imprint: History Publishing Company llc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.312kg ISBN: 9781933909400ISBN 10: 1933909404 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 31 May 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Replaced By: 9781933909417 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Jigsaw Puzzle of the Past; Mainly About the Campbells & the Browns; Mainly About the Harrops; Despair & Hope in Hokitika & Waitaki; Mainly About the Hoggs, the Olivers & the Jefcoates; Mainly About the Valentines & the Maxwells; The Headmaster's Daughter; Choosing Partners; Remembering, Not Forgetting, New Zealand; A Strenuous Pair; Out of Harm's Way; The Last Lap; Afternote.ReviewsFrom skeletons in his family's closet, Michael Malone has fashioned a fascinating, touching, page-turner narrative of murder, jealousy, and hardscrabble survival in the Old West. A really wonderful book. -- Ron Hansen, Author, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |