David N Walker: 11 books

A 14 year-old girl orphaned by the Civil War must support herself and her baby sister despite having her family farm stolen by a neighbor's chicanery and being constantly hit on by her own pastor.

Fourteen year-old Fancy has been both mother and sister to her four year-old sister Danni since their mother died in childbirth. When their father leaves to serve in the Confederate Army, she must take over running the family farm and raise Danni by herself.Follow this enterprising young woman...

When 12 year-old Ruth's father left for the Civil War, she was left to operate the farm while her handicapped mother ran the house. Follow Ruth as she has maturity thrust upon her, not only operating the family farm on her own, but also marrying a worthless husband and dealing with his immaturity.Ride...

As the rails near completion, Fancy sells her mobile saloon to employees and moves to Virginia City, Nevada. With the wealth from her railroad years, she becomes an important citizen and talks her banker friend Bob Gentry into moving there and joining her in opening a bank.Falling in love and...

After spending most of a year in a fruitless search for her kidnapped sister Danni, Fancy joins her friend and mentor Phyllis Compton in owning and operating a saloon in Civil War-era Louisville.Later, Fancy establishes a mobile saloon, moving along with the 'Hell on Wheels' towns...

As the title implies, this book is designed to present the simplified essence of Christianity for new or untutored Christians and for those who have not yet accepted Jesus as their Savior but are interested in learning more.

Are you trying to improve performance, but find that the same problems keep getting in the way? Safety, health, environmental quality, reliability, production, and security are at stake. You need the long-term planning that will keep the same issues from recurring. Root Cause Analysis Handbook: A...

Soybeans are one of the most widely-grown crops in the world. As the world’s main source of vegetable protein, they have a wide range of food and non-food uses. Current yields need to increase significantly to meet growing demand but in a way that reduces input use, does not damage the environment...

Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical...

What's it like to live in a world where humor is banned or to work on a deep-space lighthouse? If you're lucky, you might even discover how to escape the Yawning Men! Curl up in your favorite rocket ship and set your coordinates for adventure in Volume Five of the Young Explorer's Adventure...

Celebrating 100 years of Peter Pan, this fourth volume in the Centennial Studies series explores the cultural contents of Barrie's creation and the continuing impact of Peter Pan on children's literature and popular culture today, especially focusing on the fluctuations of time and narrative strategies....