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Paul, mn and grew up during the great depression and the world war ii years. To ride a dead horse, a story set in montana about an abusive nurse. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Drawing on the strength of the boys on the team, sharing the hope they display despite insurmountable odds, sam finally begins to see a future worth living. Discount prices on books by stanley gordon west, including titles like you are my sunshine. Stanley gordon west did it his way great falls tribune. Shop amongst our popular books, including 4, you are my sunshine, blind your ponies and more from stanley gordon west. Wests family estimated he sold about 100,000 books in his career, mostly without a publicist or agent, according to the pioneer press. Stanley gordon west was born in 1932 and attended st. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books electronics home todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books electronics home. I have a new author to add to my list of favorites and this book. Author stanley gordon west has filled the town of willow creek with characters so vividly cast that they become real as relatives, and their storiesso full of humor and passion, loss and determinationilluminate a path into the human heart.
Sep 12, 2008 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. To ride a dead horse, became a madefortv movie starring kirk douglas. He graduated from central high school in 1950 and attended macalester college and the university of minnesota, earning a degree in history and geology in 1955. The team has gone five years without a win, and the morale of the entire town is affected by it. Stanley gordon west author of blind your ponies goodreads. Stanley gordon west, author of the novel blind your ponies, will present a public reading followed by a book signing saturday, oct. Nichols kl7aj pete trotter kb9smg karin thompson k0rtx jim massara n2est.
A story of a 18 year old boy struggling against all odds to keep his family together. You are my sunshine by stanley gordon west fictiondb. Jul 01, 2018 gordon west s new audio cd technician class course based on the element 2 question pool effective july 1, 2018. Listen to blind your ponies by stanley gordon west at. To ride a dead horse, by stanley gordon west is a fiction book. Stanley gordon west, a 78yearold selfpublished author, has a personal story as full of magic, determination and triumph as the characters who fill his book, blind your ponies.
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