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Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States (Civil War)

History

Hurd, John

Americas

Applewood Books

The life story of a boy who was so small, shy and short of funds that growing up was a challenge. At age 61, he became a sprinter in the National Senior Games, with the dream of an eventual state championship. Twenty years later, he had won 60 championships in six states and, at 81, won national titles in four events. His loving wife encouraged and supported him every step of the way.

Johnny Run Lately: The Life and Adventures of a Latter Day Sprint Champion

Biographies & Memoirs

Booklocker.com

This is the story of John Hurd, a boy who was so small that he was denied entry to the first grade in his local school because they doubted his mother and his birth certificate. He had to ride a bus to the outlying county school to be accepted for his first year. In high school he missed out on athletics, because of his diminutive size. In ROTC class, his uniform pants had an 8 inch hem and his belt covered half of the shirt pockets. By graduation he had reached the height of 5 feet 6 1/2 inches and weighed 124 pounds. At the age of 60 he learned about the National Senior Games Association, also known as Senior Olympics, and they had five year age brackets for Olympic types of athletic competitions for men and women ages 55 and up. They later began accepting members beginning at age 50. So John began a self-directed program of training in the streets, and at 61 began a "hobby" of running up and down the oval track as a sprinter. As he gradually progressed he continued training year-round and had some fairly decent successes and awards. In 2015 John had a book published about his life in general and experiences in the world of track and field titled "Johnny Run Lately." One of the reasons John has continued, well after his retirement in 2000 from the business and academic world, is the people who frequently tell him they were encouraged to get off the couch and become more involved in taking care of the body they were issued. It is hoped that the reader of this book will also be so encouraged to find an activity that you enjoy, and give it a go. This is not a book dealing with all the technical bio- mechanical movements of the sprint, but a training routine that you can adapt to your needs, and some tips about things to be aware of, and avoid, along the way. The final chapter is about the system John has used all these years to set goals and track his progress along the way. In all, John has won national championships in three events twice, state championships in six states, 18 undefeated years in Florida, amateur athlete of the year twice, and inducted into the Memphis Amateur Sports Association. Enjoy, and please remember this. Just getting involved is a big win.

A Sprint to The Gold: How I Won the National Senior Olympics Without a Coach or Trainer

Health, Fitness & Dieting

These twelve essays are `A celebration of earthen structures in Great Britain and Ireland,' bringing together different approaches to the subject and the study of these structures in the field. As well as increasing the awareness of these sites, the essays reflect the increasing need to conserve and maintain them. Case studies include: Walse, Solway Plain, East Midlands, Scotland, East Anglia, Wessex, Devon and Cornwall, Ireland.

Terra Britannica

Gourley, Ben

Reference

Maney - Heritage

India has had operating railways for well-over 150 years: railways that have played a central and well-documented role in the making of India in the colonial and post-colonial eras. This handbook provides a reference guide for researchers interested in almost any facet of the history, colonial and post-colonial, of these railways. The secondary literature is identified and surveyed, primary sources and their locations identified, statistical and cartographic data discussed and presented, and a massive bibliography made available. This handbook is the indispensable tool for anyone seeking to understand India's railways and the roles they played in the making of modern India.

India's Railway History: A Research Handbook (Handbook of Oriental Studies / Handbuch der Orientalistik: Section Two, South Asia, 27)

Business & Money

Kerr, Ian J.

Industries

Brill Academic Pub

The Storyville Project: A Collection of Short Stories by Emerging and Established Minnesotan Authors

Literature & Fiction

Carlson,Diane

BLACK, MATT

Andrews, Carissa

Hasskamp, Joan

Clement, Kacie

Flansburg, Rebecca

Writers Alliance, The Lakes Area

Abear, Beverly

Dege, Jennifer

Short Stories & Anthologies

Independently published

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