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Calloway series volume 2
Hewey Calloway volume 1
Thorndike large print Western
Hewey Calloway novels volume 02
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Hewey Calloway volume 1
Thorndike large print Western
Hewey Calloway novels volume 02
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IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
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Hewey Calloway has a problem. In his west Texas home of 1906, the land and way of life he loves are changing too quickly. As Hewey struggles against the relentless stream of progress, he comes to realize that the simple life of his childhood is vanishing - and that every choice he makes requires a sacrifice. --
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Texas tradition volume no. 3
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Stampedes, dangerous river crossings, demanding Indians, and struggles for leadership blend to creaste one of the best Westerns ever written about the harsh realities of a cattle drive. Ben Capp's cowboys are not shining knights on the prairie-- they are real men, who react in believable, honest and sometimes unfortunate ways to the challenges of the trail.
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Texas tradition volume no. 32
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During the wildcat oil boom of the 1920's, Sheriff Dave Buckalew binds a small Texas town together with his commitment to the law--when Big Boy Daugherty arrives, determined to control every racket and legitimate business in town.
5) Slaughter
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Two ways of life collide when a Comanche warrior and a buffalo hunter meet on the southern plains.
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Texas tradition volume 22
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Working faithfully for a Texas rancher despite his family's warnings, Chacho Fernandez steals his payment when his dishonest employer refuses to compensate him and is falsely accused of murdering a lawman.
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Jane Gilmore Rushing has been a celebrated Texas author for more than fifty years and she is a recipient of such accolades as the Texas Literary Award for fiction. In this novel, Rushing captures intimate family life on the West Texas plains. Granny Albright's time has come and relatives have gathered to say goodbye to the matriarch. Linda Kay has recently married into the family, and tries to do her part to help. But when Cousin Herman arrives, feelings...
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A native Texan, Edwin "Bud" Shrake has written more than two dozen works and is best known for The Borderland (S1001), which was named one of the 10 best books of 2000 by the Los Angeles Times. Fort Worth lawyer Ben Carpenter's 30th birthday party turns into a bizarre trip across the Mexican border. And things get even stranger when he finds himself in a confrontation with a dangerous legal opponent.
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First printed in 1948, High John the Conqueror, John W. Wilson's only published book, was considered a breakthrough novel for its attention to racism, sexual politics, and the oppressive nature of agribusiness. It has since become a classic depiction of the arduous life and work of African American cotton farmers in southeast Texas.
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