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1) Dream West
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American story 1800-1860 volume 1
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"The classic New York Times bestseller back in print for a new generation Telling the amazing true story of famed explorer, John Charles Fremont, and his beloved supporter and muse, Jessie Benton, Dream West made the New York Times bestseller list and became a CBS mini-series starring Richard Chamberlain. Now available for the first time ever in trade paperback, Nevin`s epic of adventure and discovery displays the passion of an early explorer`s dream...
2) Whippoorwill
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Sleeping with men for money was not something Leticia Murphy had planned on doing when she grew up, but neither had she planned on being orphaned at twelve, or winding up in a godforsaken place like Lizard Flats.
3) Walking west
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Story of the hardships and heartbreak endured by a group of women traveling on a wagon trail to California in 1852.
4) Desperadoes
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At age 65, Emmett Dalton, the sole survivor of the infamous Dalton gang makes a living by selling his outrageous adventure stories to Hollywood. Desperadoes details his memories of the murders, bootlegging and thievery he and his posse committed. The grit and excitement of these violent times are expertly evoked by the sharp pen and authentic voice of HarperCollins' bestselling author Ron Hansen.
5) Fiddlefoot
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"Sure I killed him," Rhino said pleasantly. "And I pinned it on you. I'm the only man can clear you, Frank, and I need you. You'll stick with me--or hang!"
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A freight captain races across the desert to protect priceless cargo in this rollicking adventure from a master storyteller of the West. The guns come down the Colorado River, cases of army rifles that could mean life or death for the soldiers fighting the Indian Wars throughout the American West, and Dave Harmon is waiting for them. A grizzled, one-eyed freight captain, Harmon knows better than anyone how to drive cargo over the broad, merciless...
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From a master storyteller of the Old West: A ferocious tale of murder, loyalty, and revenge set in a rough-and-tumble frontier town.
Tony Braden's first sin was being an Englishman in the American West. His second was being rich enough to try and make a go of ranching.
Those two faults were enough to whet the appetites of the fine citizens of Indian Bend, who proceeded to hornswoggle, ridicule, and outright rob the uncomprehending Brit for an outrageous...
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A gunfighter rides high and low on a manhunt for the Apache who killed his fiancée in this blazing story of revenge from a master storyteller of the West. The army wagon train carried rifles, ammunition, and a chestful of gold through Apache territory, where every white man was a target. With the soldiers rode a single stagecoach carrying the woman whom Chris Danning planned to marry. When the train passed through Karnes Canyon, an Apache raiding...
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