A new look for this bestselling novel set during the Civil War. Families are separated for long periods as work continues on the Central Pacific Railroad.

With the painful memories of Appomattox fresh in his mind, Zachary Cobb heads west to start over. His experience in battle haunts him, but also serves him well in his new career as an undercover Wells Fargo agent. Zach quickly finds himself in the Mojave Desert, hot on the trail of a multiple holdup suspect. The investigation leads toward powerful and dangerous figures who are relentless in their attempts to control the opium trade and the supply...

Shortly after the Civil War a black family travels to Kansas to take advantage of the free land offered through the Homestead Act.

The second book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal–winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.

My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew first.

Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turned the land dry and brown. Fires swept across the fields and coyotes came to the well in search of water.

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"Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to 'aging out' out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse ... As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren't as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds...

Comanche Indian captive Eli McCullough must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong -- a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny.

When tragedy shockingly strikes on the eve of her wedding, socialite Marian Ormsby falls deep into despair and bitterness. Sent north by her family in an attempt to free her from her malevolent malaise, Marian suffers a bad fall on the slopes of the Canadian Rockies. Rescued by successful lawyer Dan Forrester, Marian is gently coaxed out of her shell by the smitten Dan, many years her senior. Dan eventually surprises her with a unique proposal, a...

Travelers along the National Road help make sure that the birthday gift that Lucy's great aunt has sent makes it all the way from Maryland to her family's farm in Illinois.

"Dr. Carrie Leiberg, a pioneer physician, fought hard for public health while nurturing both a troubled son and a fruit orchard. Her husband, John Leiberg, was a Swedish immigrant and self-taught naturalist who transformed himself from pickax Idaho prospector to special field agent for the US Forest Commission and warned Washington DC of ecological devastation of public lands. The Leiberg story opens a window into the human and natural landscape of...