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"They slaughtered his family. Killed his young bride. And ever since that tragic day, Nathan Stark has devoted his life to fighting the hostile tribes who massacred those he loved. As a civilian scout for the Army, he' s served with such famous commanders as Custer and Crook. He's battled against such notorious war chiefs as Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. Among the fiercest natives of the untamed west, Nathan Stark is a living legend--one that must...

Molly is anxious for their Pee Wee Scout meeting because today is the day the scout leader is going to show them how to bake cookies.

No gentleman would guarantee a lady's safety in exchange for her virtue. But that is precisely why Cloud Ryder would never call himself a gentleman. He wants Emily Brockinger the moment he sets eyes on her, and volunteers to guide her and her ward through lawless Colorado territory - if she'll share his bed.

Molly Duff looks forward to picking out a pumpkin and carving it into a jack-o'-lantern, but is uneasy about the Pee Wee Scouts having their party at the nursing home where her grandfather lives.

In three separate stories, the Good Deed Scouts help rescue a kitten stuck in a tree, assist a neighbor with yard work, and reunite a lost cub with his mother.

All England cheered this modest American. He acquired his scouting lore warring against Apaches in Arizona. After hunting gold in the Northwest and the Klondike he rode deep into the savage territory of Africa to slay the M'Limo, treacherous Matabele high priest. During the Boer War he performed many thrilling exploits as chief of Scouts. He was honored in the friendship of Lord Roberts, Theodore Roosevelt, Cecil Rhodes, and Dr. Jameson and received...

In this dual biography, McMurtry explores the lives, the legends, and above all the truth about two larger-than-life American figures. With his Wild West show, Buffalo Bill Cody helped invent the image of the West that still exists today--cowboys and Indians, rodeo, rough rides, sheriffs and outlaws, trick shooting, Stetsons, and buck-skin. His most celebrated protégée, the short, slight Annie Oakley--born Phoebe Ann Moses in Ohio--spent sixteen...

In two stories, Martin must endure his mother's practice on a keyboard she bought at a garage sale and deal with his classmate, Laila Moffatt, who joins the Junior Badges and who is willing to do everything she can to fit in and be accepted.

"A legend, men on both sides of the law fear his wrath. For Nathan Stark is the army's avenging angel, waging war against the hostile Indian tribes that threaten the nation. In Arizona Territory, the Apache have been raiding both sides of the border, slaughtering anyone who gets in their way. Stark and Crow scout Moses Red Buffalo aren't the only ones on the trail of the kill-crazy Apache. A group of unhinged scalphunters [scalp hunters] are looking...