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Author
Series
Westward winds trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
A woman on the run and an ambitious young man with big plans for his future make an unlikely match on the Wyoming frontier.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Like most families, the Jensens gather to celebrate the holidays. This year, they've decided to meet up in Tucson. Matt and Luke will be there for sure, and maybe Ace and Chance, too. That leaves Sally, Preacher, and Smoke Jensen, who've reserved seats on a westbound stage to make sure they don't miss out on the festivities. What could possibly go wrong? The first to strike is a sandstorm. Next is an Apache ambush, then a ruthless gang of stage robbers....
Author
Language
English
Description
"Synopsis : In 1885, young Rose Edwards is widowed by Montana vigilantes who hang her husband for an alleged theft, then burn her Yellowstone Valley cabin to the ground as a warning for her and others of her kind to quit the territory. Penniless and illiterate, yet fiercely independent, Rose begins a two-year odyssey to revisit the land of her childhood, a land she once traveled with her father, an itinerant robe trader among the Assiniboines and...
48) Fallon
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2008, c1963
Language
English
Description
Macon Fallon thinks all he needs is a gun, a deck of cards, and a fast horse until he finds himself ready to defend the reclaimed mining town that has become his home from a vicious gang of outlaws, even if it costs him his life.
49) The frontiersman
Author
Series
Frontiersman series volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Tennessee, 17-year-old Breckinridge Wallace knew the laws of nature. When his life was in danger, he showed a fearless instinct to fight back. Killing a thug who was sent to kill him got Breckinridge exiled from his Smoky Mountain home. Brutally wounding an Indian attacker earned him an enemy for life... Now, from the bustling streets of St. Louis to the vast stillness of the Missouri headwaters, Breckinridge is discovering a new world of splendor,...
50) Now & forever
Author
Series
Wild at Heart volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In the late 1860s, homesteader Shannon Wilde tumbles over a cliff with mountain man Matthew Tucker, and their adventures begin. Can they survive as they learn to love and protect each other--for better or worse?"--
51) Mojave crossing
Author
Series
The Sacketts volume 11
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1985, c1964
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Tell Sackett's plans to sell the thirty pounds of gold he carries in his saddlebags for a large profit in Los Angeles appear threatened after he meets a mysterious dark-haired woman at a Colorado River ferry crossing.
53) Stolen horses
Author
Publisher
Five Star Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
After an outlaw, Einer, catches a young boy attempting to steal his horses, he takes pity on the boy, hatching a plan with him to steal a herd of Mexican horses, but unbeknownst to Einer a determined Texas Ranger is tracking the boy.
Author
Series
Daughters of Caleb Bender volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
As a displaced Amish community struggles in a lawless Mexico, a forbidden love blossoms, and one man is pushed to the limits of his convictions.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Marty and Clark Davis arrive home from a visit out west with daughter Missie knowing there are changes ahead for them. But are they prepared for the changes that have taken place while they were gone? Clare and Kate are eagerly awaiting their new baby, but what lies ahead will test their fate in unimagined ways. Luke wants to become a doctor, but his studies will take him far from home. Ellie has blossomed into a lovely young woman, but is there...
Author
Language
English
Description
One of a handful of lawyers in the new state of Oregon, recently widowed Matthew Penny agrees to help Worthy Brown, a newly freed slave, rescue his fifteen year old daughter, Roxanne, from their former master, a powerful Portland lawyer. Worthy's lawsuit sets in motion events that lead to Worthy's arrest for murder and create an agonizing moral dilemma that could send either Worthy or Matthew to the hangman.
59) Tried & true
Author
Series
Wild at Heart volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House, A division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In 1860s Idaho Territory, Kylie Wilde is disguised as a man, homesteading for profit so she can live comfortably back East. But love or danger could change her mind"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories which describe the experiences of a pioneer girl and her family as they celebrate various Christmases In the Big Woods in Wisconsin, on the prairie in Indian Territory, and on the banks of Plum Creek.
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