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Western life volume 2
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Language
English
Description
In an isolated piece of the West, the Canadian River stretched before John Erickson and Bill Ellzey as they began a journey through time and what the locals call "the valley." They talked, worked, and swapped stories with the people of the valley, piecing together a picture of what life has been like there for a hundred years, including tales of such real-life characters as Kit Carson, Quanah Parker, Billy Dixon, and Ishatai. A wry and delightful...
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Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Description
Jeston Nash bears a striking resemblance to his cousin, Jesse James of Missouri. After killing a Yankee soldier in self-defense, Jeston joins cousins Jesse and Frank to fight in Quantrill's guerilla forces. Later, he rides with the gang as they invent their special brand of bank and train robbery. All the while, Jeston seeks vengeance against Daniel Zanone of the Free Kansas Militia -- the man responsible for the death of his child.
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Rawhide Jake: Learning the Ropes, is the first book in a trilogy on the Life and Times of Detective Jonas V. Brighton. Based on a true-life character, it rolls through the adventure of his time in the penitentiary, his first years as understudy to a young and lusty female detective named Jennie Hudson, and learning cowboying and stock detective work with his new partner, Wes Wilson, in northwest Texas. He and Hudson work two cases. One ends up in...
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Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Description
"After the split with Wes Wilson at the end of Book One, Rawhide Jake works undercover at the huge Flying XC Ranch where he tracks down and arrests five rustlers. His reputation as a dangerous man grows throughout the region. On the spring roundup, the dust of the herd fills his nostrils, but he saves the life of the cow boss. Jake falls for a married woman and later, upon the death of her husband, marries her. He and Wes hook up again, take down...
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