How to Build a Fortune With an Ira

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How to Build a Fortune With an Ira
James Ullman , and Norman Bercoon
Manufacturer: Macmillan Pub Co
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ASIN: 0020088000

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How to Build a Fortune With an Ira
Norman Bercoon James Ullman
Manufacturer: Macmillan Pub Co
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O8PWAQ

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well worth the money.......1999-10-23

I have the orignals of this story and would tell any fan outthere that this book is well worth the price. If you likeSpider-man, and/or Venom this is an excellent book.

The Creation of Marvel's NO-GOOD Villian.......1998-08-24

The story starts with Cletus Cassidy, serving 11 consecutive life sentences, in the same cell as Eddie Brock, who continues to train himself for the destruction of Spiderman. When Eddie's "other", the alien symbiote bent on Spidey's death, breaks him outta jail, it leaves behind a spawn of itself, the same yet different. Cassidy runs into it while watching Venom flee. They bond and CARNAGE is born. Spiderman investigates the random murders of CARNAGE after a fellow lab assistant at ESU is killed there. After a tussle, Spidey decides the only way to stop one madman with no sense of right is to bring in another with a twisted sense of justice. Venom and Spiderman team up to end Carnage's carnaval of blood.

Marvel Comics; Stan Lee Presents: The Amazing Spider-Man; Savage Alliance; Carnage Part Two

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Marvel Comics; Stan Lee Presents: The Amazing Spider-Man; Savage Alliance; Carnage Part Two
David Michelinie
Manufacturer: Marvel
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Binding: Comic

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ASIN: B000O2P2DE

Marvel Comics; Spider Man 2099; Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1993; Stan Lee Presents "The Spider Man", Concluding the Origin of Spider-Man

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Marvel Comics; Spider Man 2099; Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1993; Stan Lee Presents "The Spider Man", Concluding the Origin of Spider-Man
Peter David
Manufacturer: Marvel
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ASIN: B000RL3AQ8

Marvel Comics; Spider Man; 2099; Vol. 1 No. 5, March 1993; Stan Lee Presents Blood Oath

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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; 2099; Vol. 1 No. 5, March 1993; Stan Lee Presents Blood Oath
Peter David
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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1 No. 101, June 1993; Stan Lee Presents "Web of Spider Man, Maximum Carnage" (Part 2 of 14)

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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1 No. 101, June 1993; Stan Lee Presents "Web of Spider Man, Maximum Carnage" (Part 2 of 14)
Terry Kavanagh
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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1 No. 378, June 1993; Stan Lee Presents "The Amazing Spider Man, Maximum Carnage" (Part 3 of 14)

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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1 No. 378, June 1993; Stan Lee Presents "The Amazing Spider Man, Maximum Carnage" (Part 3 of 14)
David Michelinie
Manufacturer: Marvel
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ASIN: B000RJGA2G

Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1, No. 1, May 1993; Stan Lee Presents "The Spider Man Unlimited" Carnage Rising; Fabulous 1st Issue (Maximum Carnage, Begins Here)

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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1, No. 1, May 1993; Stan Lee Presents "The Spider Man Unlimited" Carnage Rising; Fabulous 1st Issue (Maximum Carnage, Begins Here)
Tom DeFalco
Manufacturer: Marvel
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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1, No. 100, May 1993; Stan Lee Presents Web of Spider Man (Giant Sized 100 th Issue)

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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1, No. 100, May 1993; Stan Lee Presents Web of Spider Man (Giant Sized 100 th Issue)
Terry Kavanagh
Manufacturer: Marvel
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ASIN: B000RJHWS2

Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1, No. 102, July 1993; Stan Lee Presents "Web of Spider Man" Sinking Fast; (Maximum Carnage, Part 6 of 14)

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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1, No. 102, July 1993; Stan Lee Presents "Web of Spider Man" Sinking Fast; (Maximum Carnage, Part 6 of 14)
Terry Kavanagh
Manufacturer: Marvel
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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1, No. 201, June 1993; Stan Lee Presents "The Spectacular Spider Man" Over The Line; (Maximum Carnage, Part 5 of 14)

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Marvel Comics; Spider Man; Vol. 1, No. 201, June 1993; Stan Lee Presents "The Spectacular Spider Man" Over The Line; (Maximum Carnage, Part 5 of 14)
J. M. DeMatteis
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ASIN: B000RJVAT4

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Here are simple, fun, healthy recipes and activities for kids with diabetes that they can make themselves or with their parents.

Recipes and projects help kids understand the importance of food to their health. Includes:

Recipes that teach children about the link between diabetes and nutrition
Hints for parents on managing their children's nutrition
Creative projects to enrich children's connection to food

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A Perfect Fit for a Niche Market.......2003-11-08

In "Cooking Up Fun for Kids with Diabetes" the authors dedicate the first two chapters to providing a basic understanding of diabetes. The first chapter discusses diabetes with a slant toward helping a child understand it. The second one is from the perspective of what the adult parent needs to know.

The book contains simple recipes rated on a one, two, or three hand system with one being the easiest and three being the hardest. Each recipe provides information on serving size, exchanges, calories, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, fiber, protein, and carbohydrates. Some are just easy recipes that a child can do; others have been adapted to make it more fun for children. For example, an ordinary grilled cheese sandwich becomes a toasted cheese person.

"Cooking Up Fun for Kids with Diabetes" is a fun book of recipes and food related crafts for any child and a recommended read.

Answer to a Mom's Prayer.......2003-07-28

I was delighted to read about this cookbook in my local newspaper and ran out to buy a copy right away. My eleven year old daughter was recently diagnosed with diabetes, so this book about nutrition/healthy cooking is an answer to my prayers. In addition to the fun and great-tasting recipes with complete nutrition information, there are clear explanations about the type 1 and type 2 diabetes conditions and even some fun "non-food" projects. My daughter and I spent a weekend afternoon in the kitchen making Fruit Filled Quesadillas- messy, but fun!

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The Complete Whole Grain Cookbook
Carol Gelles
Manufacturer: Plume
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1556112378

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Best whole grain book available

Watch out for the title!

The Complete Whole Grain Cookbook
Aveline Kushi , and Wendy Esko
Manufacturer: Japan Publications (USA)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Aveline Kushi's Wonderful World of Salads

The New Book Of Whole Grains: More than 200 recipes featuring whole grains

ASIN: 0870408984

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Best whole grain book available.......2003-06-05

This is by far the best whole grain book available using the powerful macrobiotic principles of healthy balance. I highly recommend it! The recipes are simple, easy to follow and clear. Since it is out of print, get it while used copies are still availble

Watch out for the title!.......1998-02-13

Don't be fooled by the title of this book which should be more appropriately named, "The Whole Grain Japanese Macrobiotic Cookbook". That is what it is! That is ok, however I wrongly assumed what the contents were when I ordered it online. There are very few recipes for breads and 90%+ of the main recipes call for ingredients such as: mochi, burdock, nori, daikon, amazake, kombu, soba, etc... Being non-Japanese, I have no idea what these are and unfortunately, in a very rural community, I doubt I could find them. Also, if you are allergic to CORN, a lot of corn products are called for.

THE COMPLETE WHOLE GRAIN COOKBOOK. Foreword by T. Colin Campbell.

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THE COMPLETE WHOLE GRAIN COOKBOOK. Foreword by T. Colin Campbell.
Aveline & Wendy Esko. Kushi
Manufacturer: Japan Publications,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O5TOMG

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Written to serve as the starting point for grantseekers.......1998-01-19

The National Guide to Funding for Women and Girls was written to serve as the starting point for grantseekers looking for foundation, corporate and other charitable support for women or girls. This latest edition, the fourth, contains 978 entries, including 794 grantmaking foundations, 66 direct corporate giving programs, and 188 public charities (including 74 community foundations). Entries were selected on the basis of their stated fields of interest, or though actual grants of $10,000 or more. The volume also reports 4,306 grants, representing nearly $310 million including grants to health care, education, human services, the arts, and more. This volume will not only be valuable to USA-based charities and causes focusing on women and girls, but to non-USA charities, as well. The fourth edition adds a new section in grantmaker descriptive entries identifying any international giving interests of an organization. The index has been substantially expanded over prior editions, and now describes the countries, continents, and regions in which grantmakers have giving interests. Indeed, the index has expanded from a few dozen such entries to more than 200.

National Guide to Funding for Women and Girls (National Guide to Funds for Women and Girls)

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National Guide to Funding for Women and Girls (National Guide to Funds for Women and Girls)
Jeffrey Falkenstein
Manufacturer: Foundation Center
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0879548819

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Canadian composer Louis Applebaum devoted his life to the cultural awakening of his native land, and this "magnificent obsession" drove him to become a founder of the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre. He was an instrumental figure in the early development of the National Film Board, the Stratford Festival, and the National Art Centre in Ottawa. For nearly half a century he composed music for the Stratford Festival, television, radio, and films. This illustrated biography explores the man who was beloved by his fellow artists and the icon to whom every Canadian, knowingly or not, is indebted.

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fascinating, stimulating, a pleasure to read.......1997-04-21

why would someone give up lobster and cheeseburgers? friday night movies and saturday afternoon football games? this fascinating and stimulating book presents succinct interviews with 31 people who gave up these things, and more, to return to their religious roots. the interviewees include women and men of various ages and from different regions. a couple of short chapters provide context and an overview. the whole book is a pleasure to read

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Is your life a financial mess? Are you in debt over your head, overextended, and living from paycheck to paycheck? Do you have nightmares about what will happen if your car breaks down, you miss a mortgage payment, or your furnace needs replaced? If so, then you've come to the right place for Finding Financial Peace: Getting Control of Your Finances and Your Life.

Shannon Wheeler has been there and when she hit bottom, she swore this would never happen again. She began to make changes in her spending habits, small ones at first which eventually led to a whole new outlook and way of living her life. As she shares her tips, hints, and common-sense ideas she coaches, cheerleads, and reminds us that getting out of debt isn't an easy or fast process.

With simple language, easy to follow instructions, and a wealth of ideas you may not have considered, even you can accomplish Finding Financial Peace!

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In this comprehensive biography of the man who led North Carolina through the Civil War and, as a U.S. senator from 1878 to 1894, served as the state's leading spokesman, Gordon McKinney presents Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-94) as a far more complex figure than has been previously recognized.

Vance campaigned to keep North Carolina in the Union, but after Southern troops fired on Fort Sumter, he joined the army and rose to the rank of colonel. He was viewed as a champion of individual rights and enjoyed great popularity among voters. But McKinney demonstrates that Vance was not as progressive as earlier biographers suggest. Vance was a tireless advocate for white North Carolinians in the Reconstruction Period, and his policies and positions often favored the rich and powerful.

McKinney provides significant new information about Vance's third governorship, his senatorial career, and his role in the origins of the modern Democratic Party in North Carolina. This new biography offers the fullest, most complete understanding yet of a legendary North Carolina leader.

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Zeb Vance: North Carolina's Civil War Governor and Gilded Age Political Leader.(Book Review) : An article from: Journal of Southern History
Mary A. DeCredico
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

North Carolina | State & Local | United States | Americas | History | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000CEXK9W
Release Date: 2005-11-23

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 729 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Zeb Vance: North Carolina's Civil War Governor and Gilded Age Political Leader.(Book Review)
Author: Mary A. DeCredico
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 71 Issue: 4 Page: 898(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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A worthwhile read

A Kid From Legaginney
Finbarr M. Corr
Manufacturer: Finbarr M Corr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1585701122

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A worthwhile read.......2005-10-08

As eager as I was to begin reading "A Kid from Legaginney," something inside of me was hesitant to turn the pages for fear of hearing more about the dysfunction in the Catholic Church. After all, that's all we seem to hear and read about these days! But I am happy to report that what I read were the warm and delightful, yet mischievous stories of a young Finbarr, his family and friends while growing up in 1940's Ireland. Then, years later, how Fr. Finbarr repeatedly inspired and touched the hearts of the extended family and friends he had acquired through his ministry, during his 28 years in the priesthood, in America.

"A Kid from Legaginney" gives us the privilege of looking inside the private life of a priest who only wanted the best and gave his all for his congregation and to God. Finbarr's days of service in the church echoed the fond memories I have of growing up in the Catholic Church in the 50's & 60's; the place where every important event of my young life took place. I often times found myself smiling while reading his words. I love to dance, too, Finbarr.

So, do yourself a favor, place this book on your "Must Read" list and smile until your heart's content.

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Mistitled Book

helpful and informative

Buy this Fantastic Book --If You Want to Buy A Home

Must have book for the manufactured home buyer

A straightforward guide to getting the best possible deal

Manufactured Home Financing: How to Get the Best Deal on the Planet for Financing Your Manufactured Home
Tony Evans
Manufacturer: Cycle Publishing
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The Modular Home

Prefabulous: The House of Your Dreams Delivered Fresh from the Factory

Manufactured Home Buyer's Handbook

ASIN: 1892495457

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Manufactured homes are a great solution to the problem of affordable housing—if you can get financing for them... This book reveals how to use a little-known federal program to get the best deal on the planet in financing your manufactured home if placed on a solid foundation on land (i.e. not in a "park").

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Mistitled Book.......2007-06-20

I was very disappointed in this book. The title of the book should not be so all encompassing as Manufactured Home Financing-How to get the Best Deal on the Planet. It only deals with the Rural Housing Guaranteed Program. You have to be low-income, possibly moderate-income, and it's only a rural land/home loan for 30 years. I do not want a 30-year loan, so this book was useless for me, even if I qualified. I would check out the program in your state before you invested any money in this book, because you might not qualify, and as I stated before, this is the ONLY financing option this book covers. Also, he had some very positive statements regarding manufactured housing vs. site-built in Chapter Two that just aren't true according to my research, and he has nothing to back them up but his word (things regarding appreciation and being easier to finance due to better insulation...etc.) Although, the book could be helpful to those who qualify for the Rural Housing Guaranteed Program, if you don't qualify or don't want a 30-year loan, it's of no value to you. Although it was interesting to know the Rural Housing Guaranteed Program exists, it wasn't worth my buying a whole book. It should be titled or subtitled more truthfully.

helpful and informative.......2007-01-14

This book was chock full of information on how to finance a manufactured home. We learned a lot before buying our manufactured home, however unless you are in a situation where you are in a rural area and own your own land, this book will really only serve as informational. For a land-lease situation, it wasn't as focused, mainly advising it was a bad idea -but you have to determine that yourself based on your situation and opportunities. However. the book was educational and helpful in learning the lingo and scenarios that come about dealing with banks and such.

Buy this Fantastic Book --If You Want to Buy A Home.......2006-03-06

If you think that you are going to be kept out of the housing market forever, do yourself a favor and buy this book! It is so easy to read and understand, you'll feel as though the author is sitting across from you and just explaining what's what! This information is so important! Everything he says about this government program has proved to be true. I am now shopping for my brand-new, no down payment, manufactured home!

Must have book for the manufactured home buyer.......2005-03-03

Do you want to finance a manufactured home on land you intend to purchase and save money? Get this book! I have been a real estate agent in California for a number of years and had never heard of the Rural Housing Guaranteed Loan Program for financing manufactured housing. This book has been a real eye opener to me. The writing is lively and logical. Don't delay ordering this book-you'll be glad you did.

A straightforward guide to getting the best possible deal .......2004-12-13

Loan officer Tony Evans puts his years of experience to the printed page in Manufactured Home Financing, a straightforward guide to getting the best possible deal in financing one's manufactured home. Individual chapters address the advantages of manufactured housing, how to interact with dealers and salespeople, the ins and outs of financing loans, what to do after the loan closes, important forms and documents to be aware of, and much more. An excellent resource offering insight into a little-known, government-sponsored program meant to help middle-income people achieve the dream of owning a nice home.

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Significant Contribution to Indian Historical Documentation

Review on a fascinating piece of American Indian History

Cautionary review

a fascinating story about our early colonial history

A valiant warrior's quest to change the course of history

Abenaki Warrior: The Life and Times of Chief Escumbuit, Big Island Pond, 1665-1727 : French Hero! British Monster! Indian Patriot!
Alfred E. Kayworth
Manufacturer: Branden Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0828320322

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During the French-Indian War, Chief Escumbuit fought on the side of the French against the English. Having killed many English subjects, Escumbuit was summoned to Paris where he was knighted by the French king.

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Significant Contribution to Indian Historical Documentation.......2007-09-04

"French Hero! British Monster! Indian Patriot!" appears on the cover of Abenaki Warrior: The Life and Times of Chief Escumbuit, by Alfred E. Kayworth. It's still true! You learn something new everyday! In this historical narrative, fiction-based but full of documentation, Kayworth has presented us with a "one and only"! What a find!

Most of us have heard of Chiefs Geronomo and Cochise--Indians who participated in battles as western America was colonized. However, in the northeast part of the United States, during the late 1600s, an Abenaki Indian, Escumbuit, claimed early and easy fame as a young brave who grew to become a warrior chief and sachem of the Pigwacket Tribe. His life had never been explored and developed prior to Kayworth's work.

This book not only pulls together the facts from many historical documents, but, with further research and study, Kayworth developed a fictional life story that reads almost in novel form to explore the life of Chief Escumbuit. In fact, this book transformed Escumbuit from an "historical non-entity to Canadian celebrity," (p. 253) after which Dr. Sylvie Savoie was commissioned on behalf of several Amerindian groups to study his life further. Chief Escumbuit has since been designated A Personage of Historical Significance in Canadian History through the Canadian Heritage Program. (p. 254). He shares this honor with three other Indians, including Tecumseh.

A small island at Big Island Pond, Derry, New Hampshire, is named after Chief Escumbuit. The Abenaki Indians had claimed Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont as their home and near the end of Escumbuit's life (1665 to 1727) he lived on the Island later named in his honor.

Escumbuit was born to be a warrior. He was born into a tribe that was known for their cruelty. The child was known as Ottucke, the Indian name for deer, apparently due to his running ability. When another boy stole and broke his dagger, Ottucke attacked him with a blind fury. He was pulled off the boy before killing him and from that moment his reputation began to grow. Ottucke was ten years old.

During the wars between England and France to gain territory in America, Escumbuit was a member of those Indians who helped the French. He may well be the only Indian who traveled to Europe, was knighted by King Louis XIV at the Palace of Versailles and presented with a silver saber and a life-long pension by the King. At this time, he had been credited with the death and scalping of 150 English settlers. Escumbuit spent a year in France and was welcomed by all, including the ladies of the court!

An interesting side story for Escumbuit was that he discovered a silver mine in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Much of the silver was used for bullets! It is not quite clear whether the silver mine was ever actually mined--perhaps it is still there waiting for a new Escumbuit to have his manatou show him the way through his vision quest.

The proud warrior that appears on the Abenaki Warrior cover is illustrative of the life led by Chief Escumbuit. While the book itself does not read fluently as would a novel, this is easily forgiven by the presentation of facts and the writing style that tells Escumbuit's life as though it was being presented to readers by his now long-gone ancestors. This is a significant historical contribution in my opinion and hopefully will lead to further research of the history of those Indians who were there on the eastern coast as the United States was first being colonized. These were bloody times; many brave warriors lost their lives as their land was invaded. America should know of this history . . . and remember. America was the "ancestral home (of our Indian brothers and sisters) since pre-historic time." (p. 16).

Even if you are not "into" history, this book deserves your attention. It is easily understood and of value to all ages. It provides a major contribution to our understanding of early America! Highly Recommended!

Review on a fascinating piece of American Indian History.......2001-08-27

I am a really admirer of the American Indian History, and I am countinuosly searching for books and other material that can be useful at the purpose to find out any news on it; in this optic I have read with pleasure the Kayworth's book. Undoubtedly well documented from an historical point of view, the author does not limit himself to present the life of one of the most notable Indian War Chiefs, detailing with plenty of particulars the most salient aspects of it (i.e: his visit to the KING LOUIS XIV in France and his life as a ferocious Abenaki warrior), but, also, presenting him from a perspective dictated by his human being, his thoughts as an old man, as a banished by his tribe, and, above all a man near to his death having, at least, the consolation of his new family that love him. In add, I was struck by the real Escumbuit's friendship with the French official Marin,sincere and truthful; it is presented us also together with several imaginary dialogues that, nevertheless are trying to explain us two different worlds, two different thoughts that are doing their best at the purpose to perfectly understand each other. I absolutely recommend to read this book to all that are thinking like me that the Indians are the unique thing that they have to be: men with their emotions, lovers of their way to life and above all of their earth.

Cautionary review.......2000-04-15

Although Abenaki Warrior is filled with interesting information, I was appalled by the ignorant, racist comments that the author inserted throughout the book - comments obviously with no basis in fact. For example "...the Indian mind did not recogize such complex emotions as conscience and guilt." This and MANY other similar comments and insulting "conclusions" about "savages" etc. made it difficult to complete the book or lend any credibility to the factual information in it. A good, sensitive editor should have excised these remarks. The author should be ashamed.

a fascinating story about our early colonial history.......1998-12-06

England and France competed for control of the new world for more than 100 years. Caught in this mealstrom were the native americans who were destined to loose there land no matter which side they joined. Alfred Kayworth chronicles the life of Escumbuit an Abenaki Indian from the Pigwaset tribe living in Maine. Escumbuit, born in 1665, becomes active in the war as a French ally against the English settlers from 1688 through 1708 when he is wounded and retires among a group of displaced indians living on Big Island Pond in Southern New Hampshire. His adventures carry him from New Brunswick Canada down to Haverhill and Andover, Mass. His exploits and fame were such that the King of France , Louis XIV, brought Escumbuit to Paris, knighted him and gave him a silver sword and lifetime pension. He spent a year in Paris as a guest of the crown being wined and dined by the elite. He died in 1727. One of the islands in the pond is called Escumbuits Island.It is from this reference to the island that the author first encounters the name Escumbuit. His research resulted in a fascinating book, written in novel form, containing both fact and fiction. The Abenakis left no written record, but Escumbuits exploits as a French ally and an English enemy were such that there are documents written by contemporary individuals on both sides praising or vilifying him. The gaps in the historical record are filled in from the authors imagination, but are based on Abenaki culture as he came to know it through his research. He clearly delineates fact from fiction in foot notes and bibliography. He also peppers the book with facts not directly associated with the subject of the book, such as the aborted invasion of Boston and the east coast by a French fleet and army in 1697. The author does not preach or judge the charaters about whom he write. He tells his story letting events flow without coloring them with his 20th century cultural bias. I read the book in a couple of sittings, enjoying it from cover to cover. I wonder how many other stories like this are out there about this ignored part of our heritage.

A valiant warrior's quest to change the course of history.......1998-07-15

Being of Native American heritage, I was fascinated by the way Mr. Kayworth combined the personal and historical aspects of the life of Chief Escumbuit. It makes one feel that, if they walked on Escumbuit Island today, they would sense the presense of those long gone Abenaki warriors and their families. Sue Manic, Descendant Cherokee Indian Nation

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