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A Clear Eye    by Lea Tassie
Price: $2.99 USD. 98940 words. Published on October 27, 2009. .

In the early 1940s, on a northern Canadian homestead, Callie grows up fast. Her innocence, fostered by isolation and her mother’s determination to force Callie into the outdated pattern of Lillian’s own pre-war youth, is the catalyst of a family feud that tests all Callie’s growing strength as she struggles for the freedom to be herself.
Laura Ingalls Friends Remember Her: Memories From Laura's Ozarks Home    by Dan L White
Price: $7.99 USD. 36370 words. Published on November 19, 2009. .

Sit down with Laura's good friends and learn about the Little House lady, down home and close up in her Ozarks hometown. Also includes Laura's own comments and memories, discussions of what made Laura's books so happy, did Rose write Laura's books, and Laura's last little house. By Dan L. White, author of Laura's Love Story: the lifetime love of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder.
Rimwood Tales    by Werner Rettig
Price: $2.55 USD. 51710 words. Published on February 11, 2010. .

Rimwood Tales is about my life, my struggle to survive and to find a better life.In 1951 I decided to emigrate to Canada from Germany and seek my fortune there. I didn't find any gold in the streets, but made a good living and found a good wife. Together we developed a small homestead and raised three good children.There are many interesting stories in this tale and it is very enjoyable to read.
The Ladies of Low Arvie - Living the Farming Dream    by Linda Watson
Price: $6.00 USD. 90120 words. Published on August 15, 2010. .

How twenty-four cows became 'The Ladies of Low Arvie'. In 2002 Richard and I bought a 120 acre wet and boggy farm called Low Arvie in SW Scotland. We arrived at the farm with no experience and no equipment. This is the story of the twenty months from the day we first saw the farm, how we dealt with the many challenges we faced, to the successful birth of our first batch of home bred calves.
Dream Chasers of the West: A Homestead Family of Glacier Park    by B. L. Wettstein
Price: $7.99 USD. 82920 words. Published by Riverbend Publishing on December 15, 2010. .

Dream Chasers of the West is the true story of Clara Augusta Miller. In 1913, unmarried and alone at the age of thirty, Clara headed to Montana to file a homestead on free land, settling on the remote southern border of Glacier National Park. In many ways, Clara's story is the story of countless settlers who were destined to leave their impact on the West.
Inga the Viking Girl    by Jacqueline Grant
Price: $1.99 USD. 10960 words. Published on August 22, 2011. .

Inga the Viking Girl is an early reader historical fiction chapter book. It includes two stories about Inga Svensdotter who lives in Greenland. The first story entitled Inga Goes A-Viking tells of her adventure as she stows away on a Viking ship. In the second story, Inga Plans a wedding, she tries to help her sister get out of marrying the worst boy in the fjord.
HOW NOT TO MAKE MILLIONS - but still enjoy a rich rural life    by Alan  McDonald
Price: $9.00 USD. 140160 words. Published on August 26, 2011. .

A synopsis of 60 years farming and gardening in several countries is the base for suggestions that can be used by those with less experience - meat or non-meat eaters, organic or conventional systems, large or small scale. Particularly useful for first time owners and novice food growers. 140k words.
Battle For No Man's Land    by Terry Compton
Price: $0.99 USD. 11740 words. Published on October 16, 2011. .

Slim Raymond had a good business and a good wife but he couldn't measure up to his father-in-law. He talked his wife into moving to a new land where the land was free for the taking. The only problem was holding on to it. If Mother Nature or the insects or the animals didn't try to get it back, there were the Road Trotters. They were the worst animals of all.
October Moon - An Eamonn Shute Short Story    by Tony McFadden
Price: Free! 6430 words. Published on December 26, 2011. .

Let's go back in time, to the first time Nicky called on Eamonn for help. Her cousin, only living relative in the USA, is dead and she doesn't believe the coroner's finding of heart attack.