Books with author J. E. Carter

After devastating biological attacks kill more than 90% of the world's population, does life go on? Can a retired soldier and pair of young orphans make a difference for their small rural community?Originally published online over a two year period, "An Accidental Family" is now available in Kindle format and covers many details of 7 weeks in the life of the community.Some comments from online readers:- This is a great story, just found it and read it to the last chapter. Thanks for sharing with us.- Great story, thanks for sharing.- Love the story, can't wait for the next chapter- Great memories, brought by great writing, Thank YOU very much!!!- Great work so far. Definitely signed on to follow this one.- Thank you so much for this wonderful story! I enjoyed it from beginning to end. You have a special gift for "fleshing out" human relations and motives. I really appreciated that. My 6 year old had a question about hydroelectric dams and I read him the sections of your book that were applicable. He understood it just fine ;-)- My 17 year old son has asked that this story be his assigned reading for school. Due to the superior nature of your book, he now has a wholesome and very educational book that he is eager to read. As his Mother and teacher, I so appreciate that. Thank you!

Have you ever wanted to make your very own personalized journal, sketchbook, or traveler's notebook? Learn the basics of bookbinding with this step-by-step guide. Accompanied by over 250 high-resolution photographs, this guide will teach you the language of bookbinding, a number of book stitching techniques, how to make a travel journal or sketchbook, and how to make a fine, leather-bound, hardcover book from scratch. Bookbinding is a great hobby for any age or background, fusing a number of unique crafts like leatherwork, paper craft, and needlework. If you love do-it-yourself activities or arts and crafts you will love what this book has to offer!

All is not well in the New Order of the World.Descendants of river spirits of Stratford-upon-Avon, a colony of wingless creatures lives by the letter of the law in the trunk of a twisted elm. But when the reptilian Chief Justice Bitterroot seizes power of the Upper Office, he seeks to crush all opposition.Only Indigo defies him. When secretly ze is detained by the SF2 and thrown into the Root System, an innocent friend is convicted of zir murder and that of Martine the mantis, zir fierce protector. Only by facing their fears, can Thistle and Indigo courageously trump the tyranny of Bitterroot. Only then can they discover their true nature and restore to the NOW its vanishing rights.

The first and only young people's novel about junior drag racing, "Junior Dragster Dreams: How Sam Found His Own Ride" is the story of Sam McCormick. There are secrets in Sam's life – secrets he knows nothing about. But these secrets – one in the basement of the home where he lives with his mom and one in his granddad’s barn – are the keys to changing Sam from an unhappy ten year old to a boy with plans and dreams of his own. Discovery of these secrets not only alters Sam’s life but also the lives of his best friend, Chloe, and the class bully, Truman.

Learn the basics of bookbinding, as well as a number of different binding methods, with this step-by-step guide. Accompanied by over 250 high-resolution photographs, this guide will teach you the language of bookbinding, a number of book stitching techniques, how to make a travel journal or sketchbook, and how to make a fine, leather-bound, hardcover book from scratch. Bookbinding is a great hobby for any age or background, fusing a number of unique crafts like leatherwork, papercraft, and needlework.

Sam McCormick is an unhappy ten year old who disappears in the middle of the night along with his best friend, Chloe. Part of the reason Sam and Chloe sneak off is because earlier in the day Sam managed to enact some revenge against Truman, the class bully who routinely beats Sam up. The next day -- sixty miles away from their homes -- Sam and Chloe get lost while taking an early morning walk. And they discover a place that leads them to uncover deeply held family secrets. More trouble looms on the horizon, but Sam, Chloe and even Truman end up doing something they'd never even dreamed was possible.

For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher’s photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His images from western Nebraska constitute the most extensive photographic record of the generation that settled the Great Plains. Their faces are imprinted on our minds: jaunty bachelors and earnest husbands (Civil War veterans of both armies), spinster sodbusters, determined mothers, cowhands, farmhands, and former slaves––all in search of land of their own. This first book devoted to Butcher and his photos presents a unique visual chronicle of that epoch, firmly establishing Butcher's place in frontier photography.In a substantial introduction, John E. Carter traces the variegated career of this Virginia-born photographer who was himself an immigrant to the Nebraska plains. Combining critical analysis with biography, Carter situates Butcher in western history as well as in the history of photography and assesses his achievements in both. Exploring the nature of Butcher’s works and their scope, content, and significance, Carter offers a perspective for evaluating the historical evidence found in his work and new insights into the evolution of Butcher’s style and subject matter.In this new paperback edition, more than 125 photographs are superbly reproduced in duotone from high-resolution scans of glass negatives. This edition also includes a new afterword by Carter, tracing the fascinating history of the photographs themselves after Butcher sold them to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1912. Everyone interested in the plains pioneers or historical American photography will prize this splendid book.

Open the pages of this book to get an inside look at the Mayflower Compact. Find out about the Pilgrims who traveled to North America in 1620, the founding of Plymouth Colony, and the important people who helped keep the Colony together. In this book you will also discover: why the Pilgrims decided to write the Mayflower Compact; how the Compact was in effect; and which famous poet caused renewed interest in the Compact.

Open the pages of this book to get an inside look at the Mayflower Compact. Find out about the Pilgrims who traveled to North America in 1620, the founding of Plymouth Colony, and the important people who helped keep the Colony together. In this book you will also discover: why the Pilgrims decided to write the Mayflower Compact; how the Compact was in effect; and which famous poet caused renewed interest in the Compact.

For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher’s photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His late-nineteenth-century images from western Nebraska constitute the most extensive photographic record in existence of the generation that settled the Great Plains. The faces are unforgettable: jaunty bachelors and earnest husbands, Civil War veterans of both armies, spinster sodbusters and determined mothers, cowhands, farmhands, and former slaves—all in search of land of their own. Originally published in 1985, this first book devoted to Butcher and his photographs presents a unique visual chronicle of Great Plains settlement and established Butcher’s place in frontier photography. Everyone interested in the plains pioneers or historical American photography will prize this splendid book.

162 days. That’s how long Lexi needs to survive at her new school. Every year, she starts somewhere else under a new name, hiding in plain sight for as long as she can manage. Her record is 134, but it's senior year now and if she can make it till June, she can disappear into the real world. Maybe a big city, where no one recognizes her and no one knows about her brother and what he did. But this time things are different. This time there’s her new friend, Ryan, who makes her believe that she belongs somewhere. This time there’s Marcus, the boy who looks at her in a way no one has before. This time she’s actually started to miss her older brother, Scott, even though she knows she shouldn’t. Scott was the boy who hung out with her reading comics and riding bikes. The boy who applied Band-Aids to scraped knees and chased away spiders. But he’s also the reason that she’s been in hiding away from the world, and from herself. It’s just 162 days, but for Lexi that's a few days too many. Because it turns out you can't really run away from who you are. Eventually, the truth will always catch up with you.