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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable...
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Language
English
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"No one writes the old west like seven-time Spur Award-winning author Elmer Kelton. In The Cowboy Way, Kelton captures the action, adventure, brotherhood and betrayal of the old west, chronicling the highs and lows of cowboy life in these sixteen stories, collected together for the first time"--From the publisher's web site.
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Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In this book, early fluent readers learn about the West, its location, history, demographics, geography, climate, and other defining features. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about this region. A Take a Look! map highlights the region's location, while an additional infographic shows the region's top industries by state. Sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an At a Glance...
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
©2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the western region of the United States and the attractions found there, including the geography, weather, local animals, native peoples, and history of the region.
7) Roughing it
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Series
Language
English
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Written in 1872. Humorous account of a trip across the plains to California and then to Hawaii in the early 1860's. Full of grotesque exaggeration, drollery and rollicking spirits.
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Publisher
Zebra Historical
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Born to an Indian mother and a white father, Blade became a gunfighter to avenge his loved ones. Now, tired of a reputation that haunts him wherever he goes, Blade needs one last paycheck before he can quit. Escorting Angel Windsor on the long journey to California should be easy for a man of his abilities. Yet her intriguing blend of innocence and defiance tempts him with every step.
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Series
Chuckwagon trail novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
Framed for murder, Dewey "Mac" McKenzie is running for his life. Though Mac's never even made a pot of coffee, he talks his way onto a cattle drive heading west--as a chuckwagon cook. Turns out he has a natural talent for turning salt pork and dried beans into culinary gold. He's as good with a pot and pan as he is with a gun--which comes in handy on a dangerous trail drive beset with rustlers, hostile Indians, ornery weather, and deadly stampedes....
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Ben Travis, owner of the Triple X, was dead on his own front porch, and his nephew, Hugh Travis, started west to investigate. In his pocket he carried a letter from Charles Waller, his friend and attorney - a mysterious letter which spoke of danger and a deadly feud. Tucson offered Hugh a suspicious welcome, for it was a frontier town clamped in the vice of a range war. On one side were the independent cattlemen, and on the other the Caldwell clan...
12) Whippoorwill
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Publisher
MIRA
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
When a visiting preacher dies in her bed, town harlot Leticia Murphy, in order to save her own skin, decides to clean up the town drunk, Eulis Potter, and pass him off as a man of the cloth, giving the residents of Lizard Flats a much-need dose of salvation.
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Series
Trusty Dawson U.S. Deputy Marshal volume 1
Language
English
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"Kosoma, Indian Territory. The outlaw Darby brothers have been sentenced to hang until dead. Witnessing the execution are Amelia Darby, sister of the condemned men, as well as U.S. Deputy Marshal Sam "Trusty" Dawson and Judge Gordon Hadesworth. After justice is served, Trusty hits the trail, escorting the judge--and begrudgingly, Amelia--back to Oklahoma. Ambushed en route, the judge is murdered and Amelia vanishes, leaving Trusty to believe she led...
15) Frontier women
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Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
©1996
Language
English
Description
Stories of the life and times of frontier women.
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Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"A man called Trent opens on nester Dick Moffitt lying dead where he was killed by King Bill Hale's riders. His son Jack and adopted daughter Sally, who witnessed the murder, head for safety to a cabin owned by a man called "Trent", an alias for Kilkenny, who is seeking to escape his reputation as a gunfighter.
"In Riders of the dawn, a young gunslinger is changed for the better by a meeting with a beautiful woman. A classic range-war western."
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of the great gang of outlaws and the most brazen heist in history. The Dalton Gang consisted of four brothers and their rotating cast of accomplices who saw themselves as descended from the legendary James Gang. They soon became legends themselves, beginning their career as common horse thieves, before graduating to robbing banks and trains. On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted the...
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Series
The Sacketts volume 18
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Logan Sackett meets Emily Talon, a fiery old widow who was even wilder than he was. Tall and lean, Em was determined to defend herself against the jealous locals who were trying to take her home. Logan didn't want to get involved--until he found out that Em had been born a Sackett. Em was bucking overwhelming odds, but Logan wouldn't let her stand alone.
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