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Taggart: a novel
Par Louis L'Amour. 2018
Adam Stark had found gold. In the confusion of the mesas and canyons near Rockinstraw Mountain, Stark, his wife, Consuelo,…
and his sister, Miriam, were quietly working a rich vein while keeping their presence a secret from raiding Apaches. Worried that his wife might leave him, Stark wanted to make enough money to take her to San Francisco, where she could enjoy the style of life she craved. But when Taggart, a stranger on the run from a vicious bounty hunter, enters their camp, tensions soon mount. Consuelo, against all good judgment, cannot resist testing Taggart. Is he the man who can make her happy? Will he give her the life her husband cannot? With thousands of dollars of gold in his packsaddles, the Apaches are now no longer Adam Stark's only threat. 2018.Summer of the star: a Western story
Par Johnny D Boggs. 2016
Recalling his early life as a young cowboy, sixty-two-year-old Madison Carter remembers his first love: her name was Estrella O.…
Sullivan, and he met her the summer he turned sixteen back in 1873. The summer of 1873 marked Madison's last drive up what is now called the Chisholm Trail. It was the first time he tasted oysters and the only time he pinned on a badge. It was the summer of longhorns, miserable heat, friendship and betrayal, and murder. In the end it was the summer the whole world came crumbling down on the United States, and Madison's world crashed too. The summer of 1873 was the year Madison watched a bunch of men die. One of them was a man he killed, an encounter one never forgets. 2016.Strike of the Mountain Man (Mountain man. #40.)
Par William W Johnstone, J. A Johnstone. 2014
A Frenchman recently arrived in Colorado is determined to create a bigger and better ranch than Smoke Jensen’s. The newcomer’s…
ruthless methods of convincing landowners to sell leads him to Jensen’s neighbour - and incites Jensen’s wrath. 2014.Summers' horses
Par Ralph W Cotton. 2013
Horse trader Will Summers is known for his ability to intimidate just about anyone. When the infamous Bendigo Brothers steal…
Summers' horses, they can't imagine the trouble they've just gotten themselves into. Tracking the men like a bunch of animals, Summer will make sure they're marked with his own special brand--one they'll never forget. 2013.Sudden fury (Last gunfighter. #20.)
Par William W Johnstone, J. A Johnstone. 2010
Some sort of beast is viciously killing loggers in California’s redwood country. Timber-company owner Chamberlain puts a bounty on what…
is being dubbed the Terror. But Chamberlain’s daughter believes the Terror is her long-missing brother and pleads with drifter Frank Morgan to help him. 2010.Sundown
Par Michael Zimmer. 1988
Luke Howard and five other gunmen are hired by the Sand Creek Cattlemen's Association to stop recent rustlings. When the…
rustlers elude capture, Howard figures there is an inside man involved. 1988.Suicide trail
Par Wayne C Lee. 1989
The trail to the gold fields of California was full of dangers and disasters. Everyone knew that driving horses through…
Indian territory was suicide, but with the help of gold hungry prospectors and a pack of dogs, Brent had to get those horses through to California; and neither Oker Patzel nor Indian raiders were going to stop him ...1989.Sunshine rider: the first vegetarian western
Par Ric Lynden Hardman. 1998
Teenager Wylie Jackson is allowed to go on his first cattle drive as an assistant cook. Due to a series…
of mishaps, Wylie steals a horse, becomes a vegetarian, and decides to learn doctoring. But with a reward for his return, Wylie cannot escape justice forever. Includes frontier recipes. Senior High. c1998.Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)
Par Maureen Jennings. 2010
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.Streets of Laredo: a novel (Lonesome Dove Ser. #No. 4)
Par Larry McMurtry. 1993
Shower of gold: a western story (Five Star First Edition Western Ser.)
Par Zane Grey. 2007
Arriving in the Southwestern border town of Casita, young Richard Gale finds himself in the middle of a Mexican revolution…
that pits him against a notorious bandit when he comes to the aid of the daughter of a murdered Spanish aristocrat. Some descriptions of violence. 2007, c1913.Scream of eagles (Eagles. #4.)
Par William W Johnstone. 1996
When his beloved wife of forty-five years is killed in an outlaw raid, Jamie MacCallister vows vengeance. He tracks the…
murderous gang west from the Atlantic coast, winding up at Little Big Horn, where he joins General Custer's battle with the Sioux. Sequel to "Talons of Eagles". Violence and strong language. 1996. (The Eagles ; 4)Special Edward (Orca currents)
Par Eric Walters. 2009
Slacker Edward fakes a learning disability to gain a special-education designation in school. But instead of lowering his parents' expectations,…
Edward ends up working harder than ever. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. Grades 5-8. 2009.Sour Creek Valley: a western story
Par Max Brand. 2018
After spending two years in prison, Blondy Kitchin is convinced by a chaplain that the range is the place for…
him to make use of his brute strength and free spirit. 2018.Stranger in Thunder Basin
Par John D Nesbitt. 2009
When he was a boy, Edward Dawes saw his grandfather murdered. Now, after a chance meeting, Dawes knows the murderer…
is alive and nearby, and he won't rest until the killer pays for his crime. Some descriptions of sex, explicit strong language and violence. 2009.Sin killer (Berrybender narratives. #1.)
Par Larry McMurtry. 2002
Journeying up the Missouri River in 1830, the wealthy Berrybenders encounter the challenges of the untamed American West before Tasmin…
Berrybender falls in love with frontiersman and part-time preacher Jim Snow. Followed by "The wandering hill". 2002.Stonebreaker's Ridge: a western story (Five Star Western Ser.)
Par Ray Hogan. 2000
Ex-bounty hunter Jim Ryan returns home to ranch his family's spread. But he is soon accused of killing a neighbour,…
his sweetheart's father. Jim finds himself on the wrong side of the law while trying to uncover the truth. Some violence. 2000.Storm in Wyoming
Par Steve Stevens. 1975
Storm in Paradise Valley (Signet historical novel)
Par Charles West. 2010
Jason Storm is ready to take off his badge and begin a peaceful life as a cattle rancher in Paradise…
Valley. But six hardcases have other plans as they raid the ranch of Storm's backer, killing him and bushwhacking his men, and then decide to take the town for themselves. With a cowardly sheriff, an inexperienced young deputy, and a rising body count, Paradise needs Jason Storm to load up, mount up, and clean up the town. Some strong language. 2010.Stories of the old West: tales of the mining camp, cavalry troop, & cattle ranch
Par John D Seelye. 1994
The literature of the old west is very old, but stories from the region only began to appear after the…
civil war, as the short story emerged as a major literary form and the west emerged as a separate, distinctly American culture. This collection brings together fifty of the best stories of the old west, by some of America's finest writers, including Bret Harte, Stephen Crane, Jack London and Mark Twain. 1994.