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81) Dilly
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
297 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
"DILLY is the coming-of-age story of an abused orphan boy, Orville Dillard Jr., aka Dilly, who travels west from Ohio to Wyoming and ends up at the Hatterson Cattle Ranch. He also finds himself smack in the middle of the infamous and all-too-real Sheep Wars, in which dozens of sheepherders are murdered and few of the attacking cattlemen are ever held accountable"--
82) The desert rider
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Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
206 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
"Two western stories--'Black Rock Desert' and 'The Desert Rider'--find two young men returning to the towns where their hopes were shattered. Each one finds that past experiences have prepared him to face the challenges waiting for him as he helps expose and stop shady characters"--
83) Stolen horses
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Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
409 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
Outlaws are made, not born, and such is the case of the aged Joe Brown, aka Einer, and his young cohort, horse thief and possible murderer John Paul. After meeting in odd circumstances the two pair up to steal a herd of Mexican horses to sell across the border.
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Pub. Date
2012
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To escape a dreaded arranged marriage, Penny Castlerock will face anything - even life on her grandfather's farm. But it isn't the rustic lifestyle that's got the Philadelphia socialite tied in knots. It's the handsome homesteader and his eight adopted children next door. With seven boys and a girl to raise, transplanted farmer Jonas White could sure use some help. He just didn't expect it to come from the high-spirited, copper-haired beauty he's...
85) The removes
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Anne Cummins survives an attack on her family's homestead, and is thrust into a difficult life she never anticipated-- living among the Cheyenne as both a captive and, eventually, a member of the tribe. Libbie Custer and her husband, Civil War hero George Armstrong Custer, move to the territories with the U.S. Army. There Libbie is challenged daily and her worldview expanded. Each woman discovers self-reliance, freedom, danger-- but after tragedy...
86) Sons of thunder
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Slash and Pecos volume 5
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It sounds like an easy job: track down the lady friend of notorious outlaw Duke Winter and bring her in for questioning. There's just one problem: Slash and Pecos have never met a woman like Miss Fannie Diamond, a glamorous showgirl who's prettier than a French poodle, slicker than a Dodge City gambler, and more slippery than a Mojave rattlesnake. She knows that Slash and Pecos are coming for her and has no intention of being caught--not without one...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
483 pages (large print) : genealogical table ; 23 cm.
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In the continuing story of an early ranching family of Arkansas, Jesse and Sarah Meeker and Riley Fourkiller establish the first ranches along Osage Creek, raising horses and mules. After an attack on their home, Jesse moves his family back to the Village on the Middle Fork before heading west on the Cherokee Trail. Then the Civil War erupts ...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Union soldier John Chenneville suffered a traumatic head wound in battle. His recovery took the better part of a year as he struggled to regain his senses and mobility. By the time he returned home, the Civil War was over, but tragedy awaited. John's beloved sister and her family had been brutally murdered. Their killer goes by many names. He fought for the North in the late unpleasantness, and wore a badge in the name of the law. But the man John...
92) Cherished mercy
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Heart of the frontier volume 3
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Mercy Flanagan survived the Whitman Massacre as a child, and now her heart's cry is for peace between the native peoples and the white settlers inhabiting Oregon Territory. Unfortunately, most of the settlers would rather the tribes were removed from the land completely, one way or the other, and tensions are rising. Mercy has grown tired of Oregon City and feels that she has a larger purpose in life, so when she learns that family friend Eletta Browning...
93) Sackett
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The Sacketts volume 9
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William Tell Sackett had followed a different path from his younger brothers, but his name, like theirs, was spoken with respect and just a little fear. Where Orrin had brought law and order from New Mexico to the plains of Montana, backed up by the gunfighting talents of his brother Tye, Tell Sackett’s destiny drew him to Texas after he had to kill a man. There, in the high, lonesome country, he came upon a vein of pure gold. All he’d...
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Jane Middlebourne needs a way out. In 1891, life in New York is unforgiving for a young woman with no prospects. So when Jane discovers an ad for a mail-order bride needed in Bitter Springs, Wyoming, she responds with a hopeful heart. Rancher Morgan Longstreet wants a wife and partner at Morning Star who will work beside him and stand by him. His first impression of the fair and fragile Jane is that she is not that woman. But when she sets out to...
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"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....
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Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
241 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
A woman challenges the Victorians assumptions that females are meek and needy...but will doing so deafen her to the call of romance? Hannah Williams was raised to think independently and stand on her own identity. When she gets into a fix, how can she tell a rancher who is used to solving everybody's problems that she doesn't need him? Can this independent woman of South Dakota surrender her desires to her heavenly Father and her heart to the joy...
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Pub. Date
2015.
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405 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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Frontier life is hard enough without having kids to worry about -- especially for a widower like Paul Meakes. Still, he's resolved to stay in the small Colorado town his son and daughter call home. So when his daughter is hit by a seemingly poisoned arrow during an Indian raid, Paul is determined to track them down and bring them to justice. But Paul soon discovers that the dangers of the West are far greater and more varied than he ever imagined....
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Tucker Ashley volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
365 pages ; 23 cm.
Description
In the Dakota Territory of the 1870s, the line between outlaw and lawman is often blurred. Some sworn to protect the helpless might exploit them instead. And some hard cases might redeem themselves. Here, a lawman and an outlaw plunge into a battle that only one can survive, if the Indian raiders terrorizing homesteaders and cattlemen don't kill them first.
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Pub. Date
p2001
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4 sound discs (4 1/2 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From the beginning when Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother, to the time in the city during the drought, and further adventures of life on the prairie. Includes an interview with the author.
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