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141) Cabin Fever
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Written in the style of a short story, without excessive detail or extraneous characters, this is the story of Bud Moore, who after his wife leaves him, unknowingly gets caught up in a crazy scheme that necessitates his running for his life across the Southwest on foot, until he meets and teams up with an old prospector, Cash Markham. The tale that follows is fun, and I really enjoyed it, including the surprise ending. (Goodreads)
142) The Long Shadow
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'The Long Shadow' is a 1909 classic Western adventure novel by master of the genre, American author B. M Bower. This volume is complete with a specially commissioned new introduction and biography of the author.
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This is Joseph A. Altsheler's 1912 historical novel "The Border Watch, a story of the great chief's last stand". The final book in "The Young Trailers Series", the plot unfolds during the violent settling of the frontier in the American Old West. An entertaining and insightful glimpse into this exciting episode of American history, "The Border Watch" would make for fantastic bedtime reading and is not to be missed by collectors of classic Western...
144) True grit
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Pursuing a murderer who has escaped into Indian Territory, U.S. Marshal Rooster J. Cogburn teams up with a bounty-hunting Texas Ranger and Mattie Ross, a cantankerous young lady who is bent on revenge.
145) A Texas Matchmaker
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Project Gutenberg
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Immerse yourself in the world of the Wild West with this novel from renowned writer Andy Adams. A Texas Matchmaker offers a detailed look at what life was like on a cattle ranch more than a century ago, from brutal dawn-to-dusk labor to the occasional romantic courtship. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works...
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After arriving in Hell Hole USA, Madeline is accosted by a filthy, drunken cowboy, Mean Gene Stewart. She was revolted, she was frightened, she was appalled, but at the same time, it was a universe away from the phony sociophiles in New York, and that is the spark Madeline was looking for, although she didn't realize it at the time. (Goodreads)
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Montana Creeds volume 1
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"A touching and heartfelt love story about second chances . . . a great beginning to what will be an exceptional trilogy" from the #1 bestselling author (Fresh Fiction).
After years of wandering, Logan Creed, a cowboy with a dusty law degree, has returned home to Stillwater Springs, Montana. To put down roots and reconnect with his brothers, to restore his family's neglected ranch . . . to have kids of his own.
Divorced mom Briana Grant has...
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"The Texan Scouts, the story of the Alamo and Goliad" is the second novel in Joseph A. Altsheler's "The Texan Series". Each novel in the series is a stand-alone story, but all three are set to the common backdrop of the Texan struggle for freedom from Mexico. An exciting story of great events and heroism, "The Texan Scouts" is highly recommended for fans and collectors of classic Western Fiction.
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A classic historical western of the eighteenth-century American frontier by the celebrated author of Riders of the Purple Sage.
First published in 1906, The Spirit of the Border is a vivid and brutal tale based on true events as chronicled in the journals of Zane Grey's ancestor Col. Ebenezer Zane. It tells the story of Moravian Church missionaries and their efforts to bring peace to the Ohio Valley-efforts that met a tragic end in the destruction...
150) Ruthie Fear: a novel
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"In this haunting parable of the American west, a young woman faces the violent past of a remote Montana valley. In Montana's Bitterroot Valley, a young Ruthie Fear sees an apparition: a strange, headless creature near a canyon creek. Raised in a trailer by her stubborn, bowhunting father, Ruthie develops a powerful connection with the natural world but struggles to find her place in a society shaped by men. As she comes of age, her small community...
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A true-to-life narrative of the escapades and challenges of the frontier's legendary event: the cowboy cattle drive.
The Log of a Cowboy brings to life an important, yet short-lived, piece of the American Old West. It's here that the cowboy earned his reputation and admiration, and it's through protagonist Tommy Moore that we learn of some of the challenges of the legendary cattle drive. Run-ins with Indian tribes, cattle hustlers, shoot-'em-ups,...
152) Reed Anthony, Cowman
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Project Gutenberg
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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"Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings" is a 1911 Western novel by American writer Andy Adams. The story revolves around two young would-be cowboys and their attempt to build a herd along the cattle trail between Kansas and Texas. As with other of Adams' novels, it offers a profound insight into authentic frontier life based on Adams' own experiences. "Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings" is highly recommended for lovers of Western Fiction and...
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“A riveting novel of two heroic people attempting to transcend the prejudices of their time and place.” —Ron Rash, author of Serena and One Foot in Eden
“Leung’s writing is exquisite, deceptively plain, deeply felt and spiritually high, with dead-on depictions of the world as it is.” —San Francisco Chronicle
From Brian Leung, author of Lost Men and World
...156) Betty Zane
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Besieged by British rangers and Shawnee Indians, the settlers of Fort Henry must make a valiant stand in one of the last battles of the American Revolution, and their only hope is Betty Zane, who runs the gauntlet to retrieve the last keg of gunpowder.
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One thousand White women trilogy volume 2
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St. Martin's Press
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2017.
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English
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""9 March 1876. My name is Meggie Kelly and I take up this pencil with my twin sister, Susie. We have nothing left, less than nothing. The village of our People has been destroyed, all our possessions burned, our friends butchered by the soldiers, our baby daughters gone, frozen to death on a godforsaken march across these rocky mountains. Empty of human feeling, half-dead ourselves, all that remains of us intact are hearts turned to stone...." So...
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Project Gutenberg
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The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle by Laura Lee Hope is the seventh book in the Outdoor Girls series. The story follows the adventures of four friends, Betty, Mollie, Grace, and Amy, who love outdoor activities and solving mysteries. In this book, the girls travel to the Western United States to spend the summer on a ranch owned by Mollie's uncle. While there, they learn about a mysterious girl miner who has struck gold but is being chased by claim jumpers...
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The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island, or, A Cave and What It Contained is a novel by Laura Lee Hope, published in 1921. It is part of the "Outdoor Girls" series of books. The story follows the adventures of a group of friends: Mollie Billette, Grace Ford, Betty Nelson, and Amy Stonington. The girls are excited to spend their summer vacation on Pine Island, where they plan to swim, hike, and explore the island's many caves. However, their plans are disrupted...
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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2017.
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English
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"A bankrupt widow embarks on a buffalo hunt in 1873 to try to save her late husband's land, and encounters multiple dangers along the way"--
September 1873. Elizabeth Coughlin, a widow bankrupted by her husband's folly and death, embarks on a buffalo hunt with her estranged brother-in-law, Michael. She hopes to salvage something of her former life and the lives of the hired men and their families who depend on her. The buffalo hunt that her husband...
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