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"Johnstone Country. Where it's never quiet on the Western front. Life on the straight and narrow is easier said than done for a pair of crooks like Jimmy 'Slash' Braddock and Melvin 'Pecos Kid' Baker. But these reprobates are doing their damnedest to make an honest go of it. They've managed to safely deliver a church organ to a mountain parish when their sometime employer--Chief U.S. Marshal Luther T. 'Bleed-'m-So' Bledsoe--recruits them for a job...
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On the lawless frontiers of the American West, there is one rule every outlaw should remember: Never cross a mountain man like Matt Jensen. Not if you want to keep breathing. No gun. No horse. No water or food. And worse yet: No idea how he ended up in the middle of a desert with a bullet in his leg and a bump on his head. That's the sorry situation Matt Jensen wakes up to--dazed and confused--until he slowly pieces together what happened. The last...
3) The wrecker
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Series
Isaac Bell thrillers volume 2
Language
English
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Investigating the attacks on the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascades line, Detective Isaac Bell discovers a saboteur, known as the Wrecker, who recruits and murders his accomplices and may be building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before.
Author
Publisher
TwoDot
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First TwoDot paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
Famous Firearms of the Old West follows the life stories of a dozen actual pistols and rifles instrumental in shaping America's history -- using them as entrees into the lives of the shooters themselves.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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When a calf is murdered, Hank, a wiley cowdog and Head of Ranch Security, humorously and doggedly pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Rachel Dickinson profiles falconer Steve Chindgren, a man willing to make extreme sacrifices to continue practicing the sport that has ruled his life. Dickinson arrives at a sense of falconry's allure: the unpredictable nature of the hunt and the soaring exhilaration of success. Further exploration unveils the enormous emotional cost to a falconer who establishes an extraordinary tie to his birds. When, in the space of two days, Chindgren loses two...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 22
Publisher
Maverick Books, Inc
Language
English
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Hank the cowdog suffers from a dreaded double bumblebee sting--or is it something much worse?
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Series
Hank the Cowdog volume 15
Language
English
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Pete the barncat swindles the intrepid cowdog out of his job as Head of Ranch Security.
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Publisher
Stoecklein Publishing & Photography
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Fifth edition
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English
Description
A wise old cowboy once said, "If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around." That about sums up what this book is all about. Just when you think you have it all figured out, some cowboy comes along and puts a simple, plain-spoken spin on life that makes you rethink things a bit.
14) Killer take all
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"Scotsman-turned-cowboy Duff MacCallister traveled far and worked hard to start a new life in America. And anyone who tries to mess with his dream is in for some serious Highland justice . . .The cattle town of Chugwater may not look like much to outsiders. But for Duff MacCallister and the determined settlers who've staked their futures here, it's a land of opportunity. That's why the whole town is fired up by the latest news. Young railroad developer...
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A western hero whose adventures embody the spirit of the American frontier, Smoke Jensen is bestselling author William W. Johnstone's most beloved creation. In his powerful new novel, Johnston chronicles Smoke's early years. Before he went off in search of his father, long before he become a legend, Kirby Jensen was a young man trying to make a living with the gifts God gave him--courage, cunning, and lightning with a gun.
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition September 2019.
Language
English
Description
When Napoleon offered to sell French Louisiana, America was launched on a fateful and fraught journey west. Brands takes us from John Jacob Astor's fur trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, from the California gold rush to the Oklahoma land rush. Live in the west evoked both selfless heroism and unspeakable violence, against indigenous peoples and one another. It was soon evident that El Dorado was at least as elusive in the West as it...
Publisher
Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Limited edition.
Language
English
Description
Lillian and Grace are sisters who open an orphanage in the 1916 Western town of Brookfield. As the two are caught between the traditions of cattle ranchers and the ambitions of a growing town, they strive to find romance and happiness while overcoming the challenges of helping the children in their care. Throughout their journey, they discover community, acceptance and love as they create the family they always longed to have.
19) Traditional skills of the mountain men: a fully illustrated guide to wilderness living and survival
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Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A fully illustrated guide to wilderness living and survival. Includes step-by-step detailed instructions for how to make your own clothing, shelter, and equipment; how to make and use hunting tools, utensils, wild game traps, tents, deer-horn jewelry, and much more.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Blu-ray ed.
Language
English
Description
In 1906, Teddy Roosevelt created the nation's first National Monument destination. The purpose was to preserve all of America's significant pieces of history. Now viewers can take a journey through the ecology, geology, and beauty of the Great Plains, the geologic West, and the historic South in an adventure never to be forgotten.
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