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Life and Death at Hoover Dam Coming Fall 2010
by Jerry Borrowman
It’s 1931 and men are desperate for jobs. A lucky few will get to work in the searing heat of the Nevada
desert on the massive Hoover Dam, the single largest public works project in history. Their goal is to tame
the mighty Colorado River with a dam that towers sixty stories high from the base of the canyon to the crest
of the dam. These men endured choking on gasoline fumes in five-story tunnels that exceeded 120
degrees and dangling by slender cables from the thousand foot walls of the canyon to blast the loose rock
and gravel into oblivion. And together they’ll fight the river with all their might, and perhaps their lives...
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Stories from the Life of Porter Rockwell Released May 2010
by John W. Rockwell & Jerry Borrowman
When Orrin Porter Rockwell died in 1878, he was as well known as Brigham Young. Cowboys sang songs
about him, and newspapers had frequently printed scandalous accounts about the malicious Mormon
destroying angel. But to many, Rockwell was a guardian angel and saved far more lives than he took.
History tells two contrasting narratives about one of the West's most controversial men. >> read more
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One Last Chance Released April 2009
by Jerry Borrowman Watch YouTube video trailer
Artie Call can't get a break. Orphaned during the Depression, he steals food to survive. When mischief
lands him in juvenile court, he's offered a home by fellow ward member David Boone, but then suffers
under Boone's unkind and unyielding treatment. And after Artie helps the victim of a robbery gone bad, he's
abandoned by Boone and is almost sentenced to juvenile hall. Then his luck and life suddenly change.
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Home Again At Last: A World War II Novel Released April 2008
by Jerry Borrowman
Britain has been battling the Second World War for three discouraging years. Nazi Germany is at the
pinnacle of its power. But now, with the Americans drawn into the monumental conflict, a critical turning
point has been reached. First Lieutenant Michael Carlyle is being transferred from captaining a motor
torpedo boat to fighting against the Germans and Italians in North Africa >> read more
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As Time Goes By: A World War II Novel - Battle of Britain
by Jerry Borrowman
The outbreak of war threatened all families living in England, including the rich and powerful. Lord Philip
Carlyle, a member of Winston Churchill’s War Cabinet, was keenly aware of the danger as the father of two
military age sons, Michael and Dominic. Now their adopted country would call on them at its hour of
greatest need. >> read more
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I'll Be Seeing You: A World War II Novel by Jerry Borrowman
As the Depression worsens, a distant war draws near. Dan O'Brien finds he is once again embroiled with
the inner conflicts he had hoped were far behind him after returning from World War I. Dan holds a strong
conviction that the United States should stay out of the new war--because this time it is his son, Cory,
whose life could be threatened by a foreign menace. But convictions can change.
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'Til the Boys Come Home: A World War I Novel by Jerry Borrowman
At fifteen, Danny O'Brian dreams of being something different than what his union-leader father has
become--and now that the Richards family has moved to town, maybe it's possible. The Richards family
has everything that the O'Brians seem to lack--education, money, social standing--and best of all, they are
truly kind to Danny.
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A Distant Prayer: Miracles of the 49th Combat Mission
by Joseph Banks and Jerry Borrowman
This is the remarkable true story of Joseph Banks, a young LDS member and lone survivor of his plane
that was shot down during a dangerous bombing run over Germany on his 49th mission-one mission
away from going home. A prisoner of war, Joseph overcame impossible odds ... >> read more
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Three Against Hitler by Rudi Wobbe and Jerry Borrowman
"Rudi Wobbe: Charged with Preparation to High Treason and Aiding and Abetting the Enemy"
Thus began the trial of Rudi Wobbe and two of his teenage friends as they stood before the justices of the
dreaded Voksgerichtshof, the infamous supreme court of Nazi Germany. All the power and indignation of
the Third Reich now focused on these three young men who dared to distribute the truth about the war to
their neighbors. If found guilty, they faced imprisonment--and perhaps even death.
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