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When early settlers came to America they often brought few material items, but they brought many customs, traditions, and music of their homeland here. These things, mainly the music took root in America's soil and grew. These emigrants came for many different reasons. Some came to escape poverty and find a better life. Many were forced out of their homeland by war. There were many who had no choice but were torn from their families and homes and brought here. Unlike some versions of history state, this was not a land someone had "discovered." There were indigenous groups with established cultures who had lived here for thousands of years. In spite of the misconception that all Indians wore feathers, lived in teepees, and had the same culture, Native American music and culture differed regionally and from tribe to tribe. They each had their own music as well. America really was a melting pot then. The music of Native Americans, white settlers, and the Black enslaved people mingled to create new forms and songs from Delta blues and "hillbilly" music, to rock. My biggest question is does the music reflect the culture, or does the culture reflect the music? This is the history of American music. It's the music of the people. From its birth in the 1700s through the 1970s. As you look at the history of music, you look at American history. It's not always a pretty story. Sometimes labor pains are hard, but in the end, it shouts loud and clear, "I was Born in the USA!"

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILDWOOD DEAN, records a dream born out of desperation, on a cold winter weekend in 1986, a dream that carried me back to my beloved Red River-my lifelong dream. Recorded within the pages of the Wildwood Dean saga, is the living of that dream. Tid-bits from my childhood days are an integral part of my attempt to relate to the reader how the laws of nature (Dad called them 'Natures Ways') helped fulfill my dreams. The individual quotations and dialogue are not verbatim; they portray the gist of the conversations as I remembered them; after all they can only be what I remember about the truth. Although the flow of the text follows a general timeline from beginning to end, each chapter and the events in each chapter, stand alone in their relation, timewise, to the complete storyline. RIVER OF DREAMS was about what Red River meant to me and my family during my formative years. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILDWOOD DEAN is about what I meant to Red River during my adult years.

Clay sits quietly on the west bank of the St. Johns River. Compared with neighbors Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Clay attracts relatively little attention, and its stories often go untold. In 2013, members of Clay County Writers were challenged to collaborate on an anthology. More than a dozen local writers set out to explore people, communities, and events that shaped the character of this area. Drawing on historical documents, interviews, and other materials, each writer unearthed a fresh point of view. Residents responded generously, sharing memories, contacts, and other resources. Organized in roughly chronological order, these stories span the early 1800s to the present. They offer glimpses of the challenges, conflicts, and commitments of a diverse group of people-people who made a difference in Clay and in the world. Though the stories belong to the individual writers, in all ways, this anthology has been a community effort.

Zeke Sikes, a new special agent with the US Drug Enforcement Administration, considers himself a soldier in the Drug War and requested assignment to Central America.Much to his disappointment, his first assignment is to the US Border Patrol, Ajo Station, Why, Arizona, 28 miles north of the US-Mexico border in South Central Arizona. Special Agent Sikes considers this a back-water part of the Drug War, where US Customs and Border Patrol handle most of the drug seizures and arrests.However, the war is about to heat up, but in a most unexpected way; while following orders to report unusual events and sightings, he and his liaison, US Border Patrol Agent Luís Gonzales, discover rumors of Chinese nationals and unusual events happening along the US-Mexico border.Suddenly, Special Agent Sikes and Agent Gonzales find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy that threatens the security and sovereignty of the United States. They also learn the hard way that assassins have been contracted to eliminate them and their immediate families.Follow the exciting and romantic adventures of DEA Special Agent Zeke Sikes as he finds the girl of his dreams and fights a different kind of war, waged in Arizona, from Lukeville to Ajo to Payson, and from Northern Mexico to Washington DC, desperately trying to stay alive, protect his beautiful young wife and family, and unravel the deadly conspiracy involving Mexico, Red China, and high officials of the US government.

"Cloopsey wants to be in the circus but learns it's harder than he thought. After trying but failing, Cloopsey learns all have different talents. If he is the best he can be using his own, then he will succeed. He doesn't have to pretend to be like the others."

When race track owners who have banned prominent race horse owner, Ted Tilley, begin being murdered under strange circumstances, Jack Doyle steps in to tryand solve the crimes. He almost finds more than he bargained for this time.

Class Struggle takes you deep into the heart of San Antonio's "Webster High School," an institution that seems to revel in dysfunction. Told from the point of view of a bemused teacher, Class Struggle is a guided tour through the landscapes and minefields of modern urban education. Come along and meet intriguing characters - the brilliant student "on a quest to kill," the barking boy, the substitute teacher who won't shut up, and many others - who'll make you laugh, cry, and scream! This is a book you won't want to put down ... whether you're a student, a parent, a teacher - or just someone who loves roller coaster rides.