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1) Appaloosa
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
1880s, the American West. Randall Bragg is a rich landowner who is wanted for murdering the town marshal. Lawman Virgil Cole and his deputy Everett Hitch are two friends who are hired to defend a lawless town from the murderous rancher. Their efforts become complicated and their friendship is tested when a young widow arrives in town.
2) Wyatt Earp
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
The biography of the legendary law man, Wyatt Earp, including the infamous shootout at the O.K. Corral.
Description
You know my name: Bill Tilghman, a lawman and former partner of Wyatt Earp, confronts a new era when outlaws run whiskey instead of cattle and are as likely to tote a tommy gun as a six-gun ; The desperate trail: A relentless marshal obsessed with serving justice trails an outlaw couple who are just as bent on freedom ; Rough Riders: A fact-based, rough and tumble western depicting a young and energetic Theodore Roosevelt leading his legendary Rough...
Description
The fact-based story of Bill Tilghman, a lawman and former partner of Wyatt Earp, who confronts a new era when outlaws run whiskey instead of cattle and are as likely to tote a tommy gun as a six-gun. Tilghman makes a moving picture of his Old West exploits and the success of that silent film, "The Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws," spreads his reputation like a brushfire. But that reputation may mean nothing to a thug who hides behind a badge.
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Historical photographs and easy-to-understand text help describe what life was like in the American West, discussing cattle rustlers, bank robbers, women outlaws, the honor and code of the West, U.S. Marshals, Texas Rangers, and Pinerton Detectives, and their roles in giving the region its wild reputation.
6) Tombstone
Pub. Date
c1994
Description
Old-fashioned western based on the events leading up to the shootout at the OK Corrall.
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Albuquerque: When Cole Armin comes to Albuquerque to work for his successful uncle John, he soon learns that family business is out to eliminate any local competition. Tiring of his uncle's underhanded tactics, Cole switches to rival operation run by Ted Wallace and his sister, Celia. But Cole soon learns John Armin is to a man to be crossed as the trio must fight for their business, and their lives, against his uncle's ruthless henchman, Juke Murkil.
Whispering...
9) Catlow
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Tough, lusty Catlow is fast on the draw and even faster when it comes to making a dollar. He's also a wanted man. The Mexican Army is after him. So is his hellcat girlfriend, an Indian war party, a vengeful killer and several hotheaded cowpokes from Catlow's outlaw gang. With enemies like these, it's a good thing Marshal Ben Cowan is around. The marshal is Catlow's best friend, and he'd ride through rattlesnakes to rescue his besieged buddy. Because...
11) Wyatt Earp
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
As a young man, Wyatt Earp was a caricature of the Western lawman, spending his days drinking in saloons, gambling, and visiting brothels. He gained notoriety as the legendary gunman in the shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, but shortly after his death in 1929, distressed Americans down on their luck transformed Wyatt Earp into a folk hero.
14) Wild Bill
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
Jeff Bridges portrays Wild Bill Hickok, the hard-drinking, quick-shooting gunslinger.
15) Gunfighters
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
A lot of famous gunfighters came out of the old west. The men became famous and were heroes to some as they robbed stagecoaches and trains and got into gunfights, like the one at the OK Corral. These gunfighters had to constantly prove they were the best because young gunfighters were trying to make a name for themselves by taking on the famous. These are the true stories of these outlaws and the sheriffs, marshals and rangers who fought them to maintain...