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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
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Large print edition.
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English
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"He survived the war; winning the peace could prove even more dangerous for Union sharpshooter Josey Angel. Following two years of bloody fighting, the army is ready to abandon the Bozeman Trail in the summer of 1868. But a rash of disturbing new raids-their victims beheaded, and not always after death-jeopardizes the delicate negotiations. Josey and his brilliant, beautiful wife, Annabelle, ride into the fray to confront Crazy Horse, who once kidnapped...
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The President has come to Deadwood—and his enemies have come out of the woodwork—in an action-packed tale of vengeance and justice from national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone. A HAIL OF BULLETS TO THE CHIEF. Deadwood, South Dakota. Miners flock there seeking fortunes, while cardsharps, bandits, and businessmen seek to deprive those who strike gold by means fair and foul. Legendary former lawman Seth Bullock plans...
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Edition
Large print edition.
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English
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"The 1849 Gold Rush is no place for a refined young woman on her own, but Quinn MacCann plans to become a businesswoman, independent and capable of earning her own way. To escape her wealthy but abusive father with her inherited dowry intact, Quinn marries a stranger-a man so new to the area, her powerful father doesnt control him yet-but freedom and independence are more costly than she imagined. With her hopes and dreams buried deep by secrets,...
5) Ghost towns
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Wheeler Publishing
Edition
Large print edition.
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English
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"The sound of a crowded saloon . . . The cry of a train coming through the night. . . The pounding of horses ridden by friends or foe. . . From the searing sun to snow-steeped winters, towns called Sentinel, Iron Mountain and St. Elmo stood strong and fierce--before they finally died. Now, these ghost towns return to life under the spell of such great Western tale-tellers as Louis L'Amour, Elmer Kelton, William W. Johnstone, Bill Brooks, Loren D....
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
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Large print edition.
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English
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"Whether serving justice as a Pinkerton agent or serving drinks as a saloonkeeper, Stoneface Finnegan always lines up his shots to kill. . . GONE TO DEADWOOD The Pinkertons believe Rollie "Stoneface" Finnegan was the best agent to ever wear the badge. So does dewy-eyed Pinkerton hopeful and sleuth-in-training Tish Gray, who's just arrived in Boar Gulch. As co-owner of Boar Gulch's Last Drop Saloon, Stoneface is content slinging booze into guts instead...
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
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Large print edition.
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English
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""Former gunfighter Cortland Enders is about to go to prison when the woman he works for invents a scheme to save him. Sienna Harris, widowed owner of the Circle H, makes a deal with the judge-Cort will serve his three-year sentence running the ranch, bound to it as her new husband. The marriage is in name only, enabling Sienna to leave the ranch to Cort after she dies of the cancer thats consuming her. Getting Cort to accept the deal proves more...
8) Lost trails
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Edition
Large print edition.
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English
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"They are the stuff of legend, thundering out of the harsh landscapes and stunning vistas of the American West, vividly lodged in our collective imaginations. From Buffalo Bill to Billy the Kid, from Cochise to Jesse James, these names and so many others screamed across newspaper and dime store magazine headlines while the Wild West was won. Lost Trails features inventive, hard-riding, action-packed stories by America's best Western writers. Louis...
9) Rio Bonito
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
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Large print edition.
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English
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"With Lincoln County teetering on the edge of lawless turmoil, small rancher Wes Bracken avoids taking sides, but his goal is complicated by his devotion to what he sees as justice and by his friendship with William H. Bonney, who's developing a reputation as Billy the Kid. As Lincoln County devolves into explosive violence, Bracken must skirt the edge of the law to guarantee the survival of his family, his spread, and his dream. But dangers abound...
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Wheeler Publishing
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Large print edition.
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English
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"Capturing and breaking wild horses is a tough way to make a living. But Montana ranch owner, Ethan Miller's problems are just getting started. First the buyer he has for his herd falls through. The only other outlet he can find is the US cavalry. That means driving 200 horses all the way from Bozeman, Montana to Fort Davis, Texas. No sooner has he made the dangerous trek than one more obstacle presents itself. The fort's commander needs Ethan's help....
11) The scalper
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
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Large print edition.
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English
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"Two outlaws plot the demise of a woman from the past; A gunman is plagued by a passel of ornery cats; An emerging artist threatens the status quo of an old Wyoming camp; A young inventor follows in the footsteps of Thomas Edison and Sherlock Holmes. Owlhoots and heroes. Whit Branham and The DaVinci Kid. A Spur Award-winning story and other acclaimed favorites take readers to the small towns and wide open range of the old west. "Stories distinguished...
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Wheeler Publishing
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"After struggling for years to work a raw-patch ranch in the arid flatlands of Texas, young Mitchell Newland learns that his herd of scrubby range cattle will fetch ten times their local price if they're driven to Montana. He strikes a one-sided deal with the devil, neighbouring rancher Corliss Bilks, to back his play with cattle, men, and horses. The trail brims with hellish hardship: prairie fire, stampede, flooded rivers, hailstorms, rattlers,...
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
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Large print edition.
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English
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"Elmer Kelton's Hewey Calloway, one of the best-loved cowboys in all of Western fiction, returns in this novel of his middling years, as he looks for work--but not too much work--in 1904 West Texas. Hewey Calloway is heading north to Colorado, on a horse drive for an old friend, Alvin Lawdermilk, when he gets word that one of his hired hands is planning to rob him. After the plot is foiled, the fugitive horsehand is on the run and leaving bodies in...
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Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Edition
Large print edition.
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English
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"1883 Wyoming Territory. The death of kindhearted Ida Sawbridge is mourned by many, none more so than her cousin, successful rancher George Gault-a brutal, resolute man. Learning that Ida died after drinking an elixir sold by a traveling theater troupe, Gault goes on a blood ride to track down the troupe and exact vengeance. Among Gault's posse is Alworth Nevins, an untested young Easterner who abandoned his Yale education to explore the West. Alworth...
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Edition
Large print edition.
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English
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"Born and raised in the Daniels Den, a bordello in Boonesborough, Kentucky, "bastard" Zach McCall never knew his mother and only sees his whiskey-drummer father, Fat Jack McCall, occasionally. Reluctantly, Zach serves the South during the Civil War and meets younger half brother Little Jack in Louisville. After the war the illegitimate McCall befriends Jasper Washington, an educated, former bear-wrestling black man intent on reuniting with his pal...
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Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage company
Edition
Large print edition.
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English
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"After the Civil War, rancher and muleskinner Dudford Washburn returns to San Antonio to find that his wife has unexpectedly divorced him. Determined to make enough money to win her back, he comes up with a scheme to herd longhorns across the wilds of West Texas in order to sell them to the army posts in New Mexico for a huge profit. It's so dangerous, the only cowhands he can find are green-under-the-collar boys who don't know any better. To round...
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Edition
Large print edition.
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English
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"Book three picks up where book two leaves off, with the murder of James Duffys future wife in the town of Miles City, Montana. The Agency is naturally outraged and Agency Director Charles Porter sends James Duffy, Jack Cavill, and Joseph Goodluck to Miles City to investigate. Porter and his personal assistant, Miss Potts, also make the trip. In Miles City they meet with Sheriff Bates, who provides details of what happened. During the Miles City founding...
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Edition
Large print edition.
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English
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"After the murder of Illinois Detective Agency founder Charles Porter by a mysterious criminal named King Valdez, the team comes together with just one thought on its mind: find Valdez and bring him to justice. King Valdez is kidnapping children and selling them into slavery around the world. His operation is large and well organized and well financed. James Duffy assumes control of the agency and works closely with the Justice Department to find...
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Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Edition
Large print edition.
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English
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"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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Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
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"Fourteen-year-old Josh and his friend Shan are facing hard times on their families' farms in Central Texas in 1934. It's the days of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, and rain is as scarce as money. With the long dry spell have come wild animals with flashing teeth and deadly rabies. Dust storms known as black blizzards are raging, threatening lives and destroying cropland. Will a rainmaker bring rain? Will their families lose their homes? Will...
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