Maureen Carroll
1) Native Blood
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In the back-biting world of academia, a biological anthropologist studying indigenous genetics is bludgeoned to death. The university chancellor's son, an Athabascan native and archeology student, is charged with murder. He'd led a violent protest against the genomic studies of the first Americans. PI Harry Przewalski becomes immersed in a tangle of deceit, personal vendettas, unethical research, and archeological fraud.In Native Blood, the fourth...
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David Hann's Bluebirds To Tikal is a travel journal, of sorts. filled with tales of adventure and misadventure from central U.S.A. to central Asia. A family traveling to Guatemala to see the Mayan ruins at Tikal encounter "los hombres militarious" and uniformed soldiers. A sightseeing trip in Turkey meets with obstacles, courtesy, and aid from an unexpected source. A visit to the Eiffel Tower ends with eviction by security guards. An idyllic kayaking...
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Stanley Lawrence Carroll and Doreen McGlinn were ordinary West Australians who lived through the Great Depression and World War II and went on to raise a close and loving family.
Their ancestors came to Australia between 1830 and 1871 as free settlers, convicts, military men, and others, all wanting to make a new life in a new country. The stories outline the hardships this family had to endure and the grit and determination required to make a success...