No Other Place (Five Star Expressions) [Hardcover]

Irene Bennett Brown (Author)

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Series: Five Star Expressions | Publication Date: June 2002

A Women of Paragon Springs Novel. #3 A hard, high plains life has turned refined southern lady, Aurelia Symington, into a work-toughened, capable woman determined to give her best to those she loves. Aurelia is chosen president of the town company when the residents decide they must make the community of Paragon Springs into a real town or move elsewhere. Step by step, Aurelia lays out tht town, promotes it, and attract businesses and families. But Boot Harris threatens the future of Paragon Springs, through his "special methods" of fraud and violence. Read by Stephanie Brush. 9 CD's 9 Hrs.

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Aurelia Symington has transformed herself from a helpless southern belle into a true pioneer in western Kansas during the 1880s. She and her second husband, Owen, have been residents of Paragon Springs for many years and want to stay there for many more, but realize that the town must grow if it is to survive. During a community meeting Aurelia is elected president of the Town Company. A map is drawn and lots are established for new businesses, but Aurelia knows that what the town needs most is a railroad. The townspeople support her efforts, except for the new pharmacist, Boots Harris. Aurelia sees Paragon Springs as a haven for morally upright people, but Boots promotes whiskey, the billiard parlor, and the saloon. The settlers' determination to establish a thriving town comes to life in the third book of Brown's Paragon Springs series, and leaves the reader anxious to learn more in the forthcoming final volume. Patty Engelmann
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"Leaves the reader anxious to learn more in the forthcoming final volume." --Booklist --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 323 pages
• Publisher: Five Star (ME) (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786228164
• ISBN-13: 978-0786228164
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,336,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful historical details, April 9, 2003

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This review is from: No Other Place (Five Star Expressions) (Hardcover)

No Other Place is the third book in Irene Bennett Brown's Women of Paragon Springs series. Aurelia Symington, who was born to the comforts of the South,is widowed, penniless and left with small children. She survives a bleak journey to Kansas only to be quickly abandoned by her brother-in-law after she arrives at his desolate homestead appealing for help. In the first book, Long Road Turning, Aurelia was befriended by the compassionate women of Paragon Springs, who all too well understood the rigors of life at the survival level. Aurelia's yearning for safe places, safe people and her aversion to loss nearly undermines her chances of lasting romance. However, as the series develops, against all odds, she not only overcomes her fear of taking risks with people, she accepts the burdensome but exhilarating position as president of the town company. With this book, the reader of this fascinating series begins to understand the breadth and depth of Brown's research. No Other Place with its lively depiction of town-building is energized by the struggle to bring civilization to the prairie. This volume also details little known aspects of the bloody county seat fights that plagued Kansas and the underhanded tactics used to attract the all-important railroads. Her depiction of the constant struggle of Kansans to cope with extreme weather is superb. As we have come to expect from this first-rate author, Brown's skillful portrayal of women's issues under-girds all the action.