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Heart of Cheyenne volume 1
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English
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"The heart finds its way when one least expects it--even in the most unforgiving frontiers. Invited by a friend to trek west and help establish the newly formed town of Cheyenne, Edward Vogel is prepared to leave the haunting memories of his wife and son's deaths behind him. The only problem is the corrupt new railroad town wants family men who can establish law and order, and desperation leads Edward to his friend Marybeth with a proposition of marriage....
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English
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"First introduced in Vaughan's A Rambling Man, Lucas Cain is back in the saddle, searching for some peace of mind and some solace after the loss of his wife and newborn child. He has continued his traveling from town to town, an itinerant lawman focused on capturing the bad guys for whatever amount is on the wanted papers for them. Local sheriffs and marshals, though initially wary of him, come to love him because does what he does without pay-other...
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Battling Harrigans of the Frontier volume 2
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English
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"Spring, 1850. After a brutally long winter in the Rockies, Mack Harrigan and his growing family have learned to manage the harsh realities of frontier life. Their new friends, the Shoshone, have taught them the skills they need to survive in this rugged land, from tracking and hunting to fishing and foraging. But when their camp is attacked by an enemy tribe, the skills the Harrigans need most are those of a Shoshone warrior. Sometimes there is a...
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Hunters volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Orphaned in a massacre. Raised by Crow Indians. Destined to become a powerful hunter, a legendary scout, and a true American hero . . . As a widower with three young boys, Duncan Hunter dreamed of a new life for his sons in the heart of Washington Territory. But the journey was doomed from the start. Before reaching Hell Gate, their wagon train was attacked by Blackfoot Indians. Most of the pioneers were viciously murdered. But Hunter's son Cody...
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Nathan T. Riggins western adventure volume 4
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
Nathan soon realizes the buffalo he has recently acquired belongs in a zoo, and after he prays for the financial means to move his animal there, a dramatic solution presents itself.
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"When Cap Lennox was mysteriously murdered, it meant two things to hard-bitten Joe Condon. Joe was now town marshal, and he didn't have a friend left in the world. He would never get along with the respectable townspeople who paid his wages. And his kind of men -- the men who rode the trail and came into town looking for drink, women, and poker -- were now his enemies. But Joe had to stay. First it was just to find Cap's murderer and clear his name....
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Nathan T. Riggins adventure volume 5
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
In nineteenth-century Nevada, Nathan continues to have adventures with miners, Indians, and the homesteading Rialto sisters, while trying to see the world from God's point of view.
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Little house chapter book volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Laura Ingalls and her pioneer family encounter a variety of animals traveling through and living on the American frontier at the turn of the century.
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Nathan T. Riggins western adventure volume 6
Publisher
Crossway Books
Pub. Date
©1994
Language
English
Description
In nineteenth-century Nevada, Nathan watches an exodus of people from his dying town and has an adventure involving bank robbers.
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Woman who volume 5
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"When January Billings receives a letter informing her not only of the death of a grandfather she knew nothing about, but also that a meeting with his attorney would be to her best advantage, she is both angry and intrigued. Eli Pasco convinces her to follow up on the matter. A second note warning her to stay away or else it might "prove bad for her health" only makes the decision easier. January is not a woman to be cowed by threats. Turns out her...
12) Kathryn
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Kathryn Ford knows one thing for sure: she will not marry the boring, arrogant man her father has arranged for her since the day she was born, simply as a pawn to enrich his vast holdings. When she discovers she's been disowned for her defiance, the pampered socialite takes her destiny in her own hands. Determined to show her father what a capable woman she is -- without his help or interference -- she signs up to be a mail-order bride, totally prepared...
13) Shadow range
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"There were hard times in Texas in 1875. It seemed to the ranchmen that the whole world had stopped eating Texas beef -- and to add to their troubles, a gang of rustlers was killing cattle at night and skinning them on the spot, taking away the only part that would bring cash on the market. To the ranchers aid comes broad-shouldered Ben Anthony, with his slow, lazy smile. His lovely girl, Bess, has gotten herself engaged to dubious Harry Odell, who...
14) Outcast county
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Loner Western volume 6
Publisher
Ulverscroft, Linford Western
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
It all started with the discovery of three dead men, ambushed and shot. Blake Durant did the decent thing and buried them, and that should have been the end of it. But then he ran into Ben Adamson, discovered that the men had been working for him, and decided to help the old-timer continue driving his cattle down the trail. Yet all hell broke loose once they reached Outcast County, with Durant accused of cold-blooded murder and sentenced to hang......
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Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Do you know the story of Johnny Appleseed? The history stories you think you know may not be what they seem. In this deep-diving series, readers of How FACT Became FICTION are invited into the truth beyond the stories people tell about history. It includes investigations into what really happened and how the truth was hidden over time. Readers explore primary sources as they develop historical inquiry and media literacy skills and learn the ins and...
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"On January 12, 1888, a surprise blizzard broke out in the middle of the day across the Midwest. In its path, hundreds of children and teachers found themselves stranded inside schoolhouses with no food, no heat, and very few options. Days passed, and over 235 people died as result of the harsh snow of the Schoolhouse Blizzard, but many were able to survive thanks to the bravery of others in their communities. Learn all about the disastrous weather...
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Great Western Detective League volume 5
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Great Western Detective League officer Beau Longstreet is dispatched to assist Cheyenne sheriff Habb Tyler with a suspected bank fraud case. While in Cheyenne, Longstreet gets wind of a range war brewing between open range cattle barons and homesteaders there. Meanwhile, after refusing Longstreet's marriage proposal Maddie O'Rourke moves to Buffalo in Johnson County, Wyoming. She invests in a small ranch but is caught up in the range war and sends...
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"A few hours after he had a violent argument with the railroad's lawyer, tough rancher Wyatt Kearsage was dead! Two days later, quick-drawing, smart-thinking Gregory Quist ran headlong into trouble when he started to investigate the murder of the man who had refused the railroad passage through his ranch. Heads were smashed and guns thundered as Quist tangled with the railroad's lawyer, beat up the belligerent saloon keeper, played cat-and-mouse with...
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Former Texas Ranger Clay Orde was looking for a man. There was only one thing on his mind -- revenge. He'd been following a cold trail from Oregon to Nevada, but his experience as a ranger and what he had learned about Silver Jack Devaney assured him that he was going in the right direction. Fate intervenes when he thwarts a freight train robbery and becomes acquainted with Milly Ewell. Milly Ewell runs a mule freighting business she inherited when...
20) Home to Texas
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From the time she crossed the Rio Grande, it was plain that Ann Royer was going to cause some changes in Del Rio, Texas. Bringing the news of her parents' murder and the destruction of their ranch in Mexico, she had ridden alone all the way to Texas to lay claim to the giant Twin R ranch ostensibly belonging to her uncle Phil. Ann wasn't alone in wanting the Twin R. Old man Pease, owner of the neighboring Lazy P, was anxious to double the size of...