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3) Tempest
Author
Series
Old West series volume 3
Pub. Date
2018
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Description
"Regan Carmichael--an independent spirit equally at home in denims and dresses--travels to Wyoming to be the mail-order bride for Dr. Colton Lee--a widower who insists he only wants someone to care for his daughter. Despite family disapproval and an unseen enemy, Colt will soon risk all to make this marriage a true union"--
5) The pioneers
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Series
Pub. Date
[1974]
Description
An account of the westward movement of the pioneers which began in 1841, lavishly illustrated with contemporary paintings and photographs.
6) The townsmen
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Series
Description
Surveys the establishment and development of towns in the early American West and discusses daily life, recreation, culture, business and government there.
7) The ranchers
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Series
Description
Describes in text and illustrations the development of large ranches in the western plains, the impact of these establishments on the economy of the area, their organization, and some famous ranches and their owners.
9) The cowboys
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1973]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Drawings, rare photographs, personal anecdotes, and other forms of memorabilia convey the true nature of the American cowboy and his work
10) The Canadians
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Description
Discusses the exploration, settlement, and development of Canada from the seventeenth century to the end of the nineteenth.
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Virtues and vices of the Old West volume 1
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Description
Patience Cavanaugh has lost hope of romance. The man she yearned to marry is dead and her dreams are gone with him. Now she is consumed with the restoration of a dilapidated boarding house in order to support herself. Despite her desire for solitude, Jedediah Jones, the local sheriff with a reputation for hanging criminals, becomes an ever-looming part of her life.
12) The Gunfighters
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Description
An account of the outlaw gunfighters of the frontier American West, including the Clanton brothers, Billy the Kid, the James gang and the Dalton brothers.
13) The rivermen
Author
Series
Old West volume no. 12
Description
Traces the history of transportation on the Missouri River in the nineteenth century and its impact on the development of the West.
14) Cheyenne Song
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Formats
Description
A novel of unexpected passion from the author who "brings the West and her characters to life and gives her fans hours of true reading pleasure" (Romantic Times).
Fort Reno, 1878. Glory Halstead faced her captor with the same pride and courage that had seen her through hardship and bitter scandal and vowed to be strong. She didn't know what Two Arrows intended to do with her. But she knew her life had changed
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Mormon elders in the town of Cottonwoods pressure the widow Jane Withersteen to remarry so that her lands and herds will remain in their control. Gradually they frighten away most of her cowboys, and rustlers steal away her cattle, but the gunfighter Lassiter stands by her as the inevitable confrontation draws near.
17) The forty-niners
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Description
An account of the California gold rush of 1849, illustrated with contemporary photographs and paintings.
20) The soldiers
Series
Description
Pictorial survey of the U.S. Army soldier's daily life in the early West, his Indian wars, Custer's last stand, etc.
