Dust von hackensmith jean (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1891, tragedy strikes a humble coal-mining family in Pennsylvania when a beloved family member is lost in a devastating accident. Overwhelmed by grief and poverty, they make a daring decision: to leave behind the coal mines and seek a fresh start on the vast plains of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Guided by hope and resilience, they claim 160 acres of land granted by the Homestead Act, determined to forge a new life through farming. As seasons shift-bringing droughts, scorching heat, fierce blizzards, and relentless dust storms-the family's unwavering spirit is put to the test. Their struggle to tame the unforgiving frontier is complicated when a 'Sooner' lays claim to the Adammson land, sparking tension and conflict. Amidst these hardships, the family must navigate not only the brutal elements and their own fears but also the threat of losing their rightful claim. The Adammson's story is a testament to the indomitable human spirit and the relentless pursuit of dreams amid adversity, setting the stage for the tumultuous era that will someday become known as the Dust Bowl.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Nate Adammson is the last guardian of his family's 320-acre kingdom, a legacy his father, Lucas, carved from the prairie after escaping the deadly Pennsylvania coal mines forty years ago. But as wheat prices collapse and the 'Great Plow-Up' turns the soil to powder, Nate is doubling down on a dying hand-breaking more sod and inviting a disaster that threatens to bury them all. When Micky Kaluza, the sharp-edged daughter of a miner from Lucas's past, arrives with a tin box of secrets, she brings a bracing truth: the land Nate is killing himself to save is becoming his grave. As the first 'Black Rollers' of the Dust Bowl era scream across the Panhandle and the Bank of Beaver City moves to seize the deed to the farm, Nate must choose. Will he cling to the pride of a farmer, or find the grit of a survivor The Anonymous Miner is silent. Now, his son must find his own voice before the dust swallows him whole.…