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American wonders collection volume 2
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"When a sassy widowed hotel owner partners with a world-weary cavalry officer to defend the country's first national park and save the last wild buffalo herd in Yellowstone from poachers, they discover that two wounded hearts can lead to one powerful love." --
2) Ghost Legion
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"In this tale set during the War for Independence, two intriguing stories emerge. One is of a black freedman, Stuart Brodie. On his return from the war, he finds his brother lynched and his tavern in the backcountry of South Carolina burnt to the ground. Knowing that the guilty party was allied with the Colonial Patriots, he joins the British Army to exact his revenge. The other story is of an abused wife, Marty, who is raped by her husband and his...
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A diary written by Conner Munro's son, Smith, tells the story of how the state relay station, Soldier's Farewell, got its name and what happened during the years it operated in the shadow of the growing conflict between the states -- a time when Julian, Smith's older brother, an officer in the U.S. Army stationed in New Mexico in 1860, told his father Conner and his brother Smith that he has been reassigned to work as a spy in the coming conflict....
4) Callaghen
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IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
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Callaghen was part Irish rogue and all soldier. For twenty years, his love of action and expert ability had carried him to every major battle around the world. Now , as a cavalry soldier in the Mojave desert, he needed every ounce of skill he possessed. This time he faced bad Indians, mountain outlaws,and grisly ambush. Could he outwit and outfight them in a search for the fabled underground river of gold? ... provided by dust jacket.
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Louisa Bell didn't want to be a dance-hall singer, but circumstances forced her hand. She gets by with help from her brother in the cavalry, so when he runs afoul of his commanding officer she undertakes a visit to Fort Reno. Major Daniel Adams can barely control his rowdy troops, much less two adolescent daughters. He must find someone suitable to guide his children, or lose them to his mother-in-law. When Louisa arrives with reading materials, she's...
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"America, 1861. Battle lines have been drawn between the North and the South, pitting state against state--and brother against brother. For the three young sons of Ohio State Senator Clay Bell, the Civil War would change not only their lives, but the destinies of future generations. Jacob Bell, the eldest, defies his father's wishes to run the family law practice and enlists in Ohio's Volunteer Calvary, a decision that wins him the love of an officer's...
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"The last days of the Civil War. With Richmond under siege, Confederate soldier Luke Jensen is assigned the task of smuggling gold out of the city before the Yankees get their hands on it--when he is ambushed and robbed by four deserters, shot in the back, and left for dead. Taken in by a Georgia farmer and his beautiful daughter, Luke is nursed back to health. Though crippled, he hopes to reunite with his long-lost brother Smoke, but a growing romance...
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In Joe Pepper, the title character, while awaiting a hangman's noose, tells the story of how he discovered a propensity for violence while seeking revenge. The irony is that Joe's keen sense of justice puts him on he wrong side of the law. / Long Way to Texas, taking place just after the Civil War battle of Glorieta Pass in New Mexico, is the story of Lt. David Buckalew, whose remnant of Confederate riflemen is under siege and low on rations and water....
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It's been thirty years since they battled through a war-torn frontier. Now they'll ride together once again-and the bullets will fly... THE HELL RIDERS During the bloody Apache Wars, Trap O'Shannon, Clay Madsen, Ky Roman, and a few others distinguished themselves with uncommon valor in the brutal Geronimo Campaign. Known as the Scout Trackers, this fearsome bunch of battle-hardened warriors rode hard, shot straight and plenty, and took chances no...
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In the days of reconstruction after the Civil War, a wild strip of land in northern Louisiana remained unconquered by troops and untamed by the law. This is the story of the fearless veterans--Union and Confederate--who dared to enter this beautiful but hellish valley. . .and finish what the war started.
11) Deserter
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Popular author of over 30 novels, Paul Bagdon is acclaimed for his crisply written, action-packed Westerns. In this Spur Award finalist, the senseless brutality of the Battle of Gettysburg convinces Confederate sharpshooter Jake Sinclair to flee the carnage of war and return home. Buried in the gore of Pickett's charge, he outshoots a murderous battlefield scavenger and takes the villain's saddle for himself. But when a sheriff later recognizes this...
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This biographical novel about the life of Kit Carson-frontiersman, fur trapper, Army scout and later military officer, and always a trusted friend to the Indian nations-focuses primarily on the seventeen years from 1831 to 1848 when Carson was among the foremost of the men engaged in war.
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It's the spring of 1864, and times are hard in Washington County, Arkansas, especially for thirteen-year-old Travis Ford. He hasn't heard from his father, a sergeant in the 2nd Arkansas Cavalry, in months. His mother is struggling to make ends meet on the family farm near Poison Spring. All Travis really wants to do is to follow his passion--to make up adventure stories in the style of Alexandre Dumas. But the Civil War keeps getting in his way. When...
14) A resolute man
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Seven brides volume 01
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The Randolph brothers are known as a wild, unruly bunch. Carving an empire out of the rugged Texas land, fighting off rustlers, they're unwilling to change their ways until oldest brother George Randolph lays down the law. George wants to bring his brothers in line and put his ranch in order, but he needs to find someone strong enough to help him. Rose Thornton is penniless and desperate, and will do just about anything to keep going. It's going...
17) Outlaw
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Matt Slaughter volume 01
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When war came to the Shenandoah Valley, Matt Slaughter and his older brother, Owen, joined the Confederate army. But three years defending his homeland as a sniper has weighed heavily on Matt's conscience. With the cause lost, the brothers desert--only to find upon their arrival home that Owen's farm has fallen into the hands of swindlers. When Owen accidentally kills a Union officer, Matt takes the blame. But now--facing a sham trial and a noose--he...
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No one knew much about Luke Sunday. He was said to have lived for some time with both the Cheyenne and the Crows. They only knew for sure that he came into Fort Laramie with a party of Crow warriors to volunteer as a scout for General George Crook in a campaign against the Sioux. From the start, Luke didn't get along with Bill Bogart, who was established as the chief bully among Crook's scouts. The bad blood between them only worsened when Bogart...
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In "The Calaveras Hills", homeward bound Union scout Jeff Burkhart dreams of putting away firearms forever to resume working the family farm with is father. Until he arrives home to find a gang of renegades and a burning barn .... Honoring the deathbed wish of his old friend, Jess Holloway sets out to ramrod Saul Morrel's ranch for his widow. When he stops two men from starting a deadly stampede, there is no way Jess can know that he's taking the...
20) Kitt Peak
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Thomas Mullins, recently retired lieutenant in the Buffalo Soldiers all-Negro regiment, and an avid fan of Sherlock Holmes, has his own mystery to solve. Thomas received a letter from Bill Adams, one of his few white friends from the 101st cavalry, whose daughter Abby has disappeared. A brilliant deductive mind, and the example of the master, Sherlock Holmes, sends Mullins off to Arizona on the trail of something more horrifying than he could ever...
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