Finalist in the international Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2015. Two teens are caught in the cross hairs when they discover a government conspiracy that could destroy their country in this timely, fast-paced thriller. Eighteen-year-old Tommy Bailey had no idea his dad was a Resistance operative who'd discovered an explosive secret: the government orchestrates terrorist attacks to keep its citizens frightened and compliant. After his parent perish in a car accident, both the government and the Resistance assume Tommy will continue his father's crusade, and the hunt for him is on. But which side will get to him first? Tommy would have been easier to neutralize if he'd followed the rules, but he defied them for a girl... Tommy's dad wasn't able to expose the government's treachery before the next bogus attack, so Tommy, like everyone else, believes he has to take the Counteractive System of Defense antidote to protect himself from the toxins in the atmosphere. But when he defies the safety protocol during the "emergency" to come to the aid of Careen, an intriguing and complicated college student, together they discover that the Office of Civilian Safety and Defense, which is supposed to protect the people, is actually behind the attacks. Can Tommy and Careen help the Resistance break the OCSD's grip on the nation?

Counteract: Book One of the Resistance Series

Teen & Young Adult

Tracy Lawson

Literature & Fiction

DysCovered Publishing

The stakes have only become higher in this sequel, as the confused and frightened lovers must fight for their lives and figure out how they fit into the anti-OCSD Resistance.

Resist: Book Two of the Resistance Series

Revolt: Book Four of the Resistance Series

Henry Rogers was a miller who lived and worked in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, during most of the 19th Century. In the late summer and fall of 1838, while still a young man, Henry, his wife, and her parents traveled from their home in southwestern Ohio to New York City via horse-drawn wagon. Henry -- a literate businessman with diverse interests living in a time and place that was undergoing substantial social, political, and economic change -- kept a daily journal of at least the east-bound portion of this trip. His intent in maintaining this journal, he stated, was to mention all interesting subjects and things that come under my observation.  True to his word, Henry recorded observations of and thoughts about the landforms and waters he crossed, soils and their agricultural potential, crops, buildings and other architectural features, mills and other forms of industry, places and institutions with tourist appeal, and emerging transportation facilities. The social and political environment of the times, as well as the health and comfort of his party both humans and horses as they traveled eastward, were also commented upon in the Journal. Some 150 years after Henry s trip, his great-great-great-granddaughter, Tracy Lawson, received a typewritten copy of his journal as a gift and almost immediately found herself falling into what became an extensive, diverse exploration of the content and context of the document. Over the years, she delved into archival materials, public documents, genealogical records, family lore, and the social, political, and economic history of Henry s world. Then, 13 years into her research, she along with her young daughter Keri benchmarked the exploration of Henry s journal by retracing his route from southwestern Ohio to northern New Jersey. Fips, Bots, Doggeries, and More is a milestone in Tracy s passionate and still unfolding exploration of the life and times of one of her ancestors a person Tracy identifies as one of America s Real People.  It is amazing how much I learned as I researched Henry s journal and wrote this book, Tracy says, and this project has given me a new appreciation for the individuals from Henry s time who used their skills and ingenuity to build America into a great nation. I would encourage anyone with access to family letters or journals to embark on their own journey into the past and see what they can discover about their family history.

Fips, Bots, Doggeries, and More: Explorations of Henry Rogers' 1838 Journal of Travel from Southwestern Ohio to New York City

History

Americas

The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company

'Fascinating! A must-read for anybody interested in exploring and writing about a family history.' --The Wishing Shelf Jediah Hill (1793-1859) was a farmer and businessman who, around 1820, built a sawmill on the bank of the West Fork of Mill Creek near Mount Pleasant, a village situated about halfway between Cincinnati and Hamilton, Ohio. A few years later, Henry Rogers (1806-1896), soon to become Jediah s son-in-law, joined him in the business.In1838, Jediah, Henry, and their wives traveled from Mount Pleasant to New York City to visit relatives and observe other mills, as they planned to expand their then-thriving sawmill to include flour milling. Henry kept a daily journal on the eastbound portion of the trip in which he recorded all interesting subjects and things that come under my observation. Some 150 years after that trip, Henry s great-great-great-granddaughter, Tracy Lawson, developed an interest in the journal that led her to research the people, places, and things mentioned therein, and that ultimately resulted in the book Fips, Bots, Doggeries, and More, which was published in 2012. Unanswered questions remained after the book was published. What happened after the family returned home? Did Jediah and Henry add flour milling to their enterprise, and if so, when? How had they, and the subsequent owners of the mill, had to update both the structure of the mill and their business models to succeed as the local and national economy changed? The available family lore and readily available printed records held only part of the story. As Tracy delved deeper in search of answers, surprising and tantalizing information began to appear and to inspire. As the research progressed, Tracy and historic millwright Steve Hagaman met and joined forces. Together, they pieced together a much more robust physical and social history of the mill, infused with unexpected twists and remaining uncertainties. Pride of the Valley is enhanced by Tracy s notes, which she hopes will provide a humanizing touch to the work and encourage others to take on similar research projects relating to their own families.

Pride of the Valley: Sifting through the History of the Mount Healthy Mill

Steve Hagaman

Old Edition. Newer edition available.

Counteract

Genre Fiction

Buddhapuss Ink LLC

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