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401) News of the world
Author
Language
English
Description
"In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust. In the wake of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings from newspapers...
402) An obvious fact
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"In the midst of the largest motorcycle rally in the world, a young biker is run off the road and ends up in critical condition. When Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear are called to Hulett, Wyoming -- the nearest town to America's first national monument, Devils Tower -- to investigate, things start getting complicated. As competing biker gangs, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, a military-grade vehicle donated...
403) Brionne
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1968
Language
English
Description
Major James Brionne brought Dave Allard to trial for murder. Just before the hanging, Dave swore his brothers would take vengenance. Four year later the Allard boys retumed to settle the score. Only Brionne’s son escaped. They murdered his wife, destroyed his home, and left Brionne nothing but the charred ruins of his past to haunt him. Seeking peace and a new life, Brionne and the boy headed west. But the Allards hadn’t finished with...
404) Last of the breed
Author
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
[c1986]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
“For sheer adventure L’Amour is in top form.”—Kirkus Reviews
Here is the kind of authentically detailed epic novel that has become Louis L’Amour’s hallmark. It is the compelling story of U.S. Air Force Major Joe Mack, a man born out of time. When his experimental aircraft is forced down in Russia and he escapes a Soviet prison camp, he must call upon the ancient skills of his Indian...
Here is the kind of authentically detailed epic novel that has become Louis L’Amour’s hallmark. It is the compelling story of U.S. Air Force Major Joe Mack, a man born out of time. When his experimental aircraft is forced down in Russia and he escapes a Soviet prison camp, he must call upon the ancient skills of his Indian...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1982
Language
English
Description
In To the Far Blue Mountains, Louis L’Amour weaves the unforgettable tale of a man who, after returning to his homeland, discovers that finding his way back to America may be impossible.
Barnabas Sackett was leaving England to make his fortune in the New World. But as he settled his affairs, he learned that a royal warrant had been sworn out against him and that men were searching for him in every port. At issue were some...
Barnabas Sackett was leaving England to make his fortune in the New World. But as he settled his affairs, he learned that a royal warrant had been sworn out against him and that men were searching for him in every port. At issue were some...
406) The call of the wild
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Contains the full and unabridged text of Jack London's The call of the wild novel, set in the Klondike gold Rush of Alaska and the Yukon Territory, accompanied by an orientation to the story, a glossary of over 150 words, a location appendix, a character appendix, and a brief biography of London himself.
407) Streets of Laredo
Author
Series
Lonesome Dove volume 2
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author Larry McMurtry comes the final book in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy—an exhilarating tale of legend and heroism, Streets of Laredo is classic Texas and Western literature at its finest.
Captain Woodrow Call, August McCrae's old partner, is now a bounty hunter hired to track down a brutal young Mexican bandit. Riding with Call are an Eastern city slicker, a witless deputy, and one of...
Captain Woodrow Call, August McCrae's old partner, is now a bounty hunter hired to track down a brutal young Mexican bandit. Riding with Call are an Eastern city slicker, a witless deputy, and one of...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Language
English
Description
Matt Jensen is in the crosshairs of a man who's planning to reap a fortune with a new railroad through Paiute land. First Cyrus Longacre steals the land. Next he frames Matt Jensen for the murder of a beautiful woman. Everything is working according to plan. All he has to do now is to keep Matt's father and grandfather far away from Nevada Territory.
409) Galloway
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1970, 1983.
Language
English
Description
Louis L’Amour tells the story of two brothers who must struggle to survive in a wild and beautiful land to build themselves a ranch and a future.
Trouble was following Flagan Sackett with a vengeance. Captured and tortured by a band of Apaches, he escaped into the rugged San Juan country, where he managed to stay alive until his brother Galloway could find him. But the brothers were about to encounter worse trouble ahead. Their...
Trouble was following Flagan Sackett with a vengeance. Captured and tortured by a band of Apaches, he escaped into the rugged San Juan country, where he managed to stay alive until his brother Galloway could find him. But the brothers were about to encounter worse trouble ahead. Their...
410) The homeless pooch
Author
Publisher
Maverick Books
Pub. Date
℗2004
Language
English
Description
When Hank the puppy defends his backyard against invading phantom ducks, his mother says it's a good time for him to go out on his own before the dogcatcher arrives. Bonus stories included on this audio are the very first two Hank short stories ever written: "Confessions of a cowdog" and Confessions of a cowdog, part 2."
Author
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
[1979, c1973]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When Duncan McKaskel decided to move his family west, he knew he would face dangers, and he was prepared for them. He knew about the exhausting terrain, and he was expecting the punishing elements. What he worried about was having to use violence against other men—men who would follow him and try to steal the riches that he didn’t even possess.
Yet bandits were only part of McKaskel’s worries. For a mysterious stranger, Con Vallian,...
Yet bandits were only part of McKaskel’s worries. For a mysterious stranger, Con Vallian,...
412) Pony
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool...who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face his fears to unlock the secrets of his past and explore...
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