David Robbins
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
At the EJ Ranch the Bryce brothers have found good, honest work. A widow with two young children has a herd of cattle that needs grazing. But the widow and her property are coveted by a cattle baron. As the Bryce brothers find themselves in the crosshairs of a looming range, a trio of mericless bounty hunters arrives to collect the prices on their heads.
Author
Publisher
Signet, an imprint of New American Library
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"If things are quiet in the little town of Sweetwater, Marshal Fred Hitch sees no reason to make waves. But when Tyree Johnson shows up, Fred's relaxed nature is put to the test. At fifteen years old, Tyree is a tough-as-nails bounty hunter with no patience for anyone calling him "boy." He's come to apprehend a killer who escaped from Cheyenne and has been hiding in plain sight in Sweetwater. To save face and his town's good name, Fred must ride with...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
293 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Four men--Jess Donner, a Rebel and Southern gentleman; Steve Ellsworth, a ladies man with a foul temper; Stu Wilkens, a Yankee; and Heck Myers, a teller of tall tales--find their friendship sorely tested by a dance hall girl and a gang of outlaws. The four friends have traveled to Dodge City to rest their saddle-weary bodies, but trouble erupts between them and some less than reputable characters over the attentions of a dance hall girl. If the boys...
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
297 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Lucius Stark is just about the meanest mongrel in West Texas. But when Stark grows too fond of a woman he's been hired to kill, his client shoots him in the back. He is saved by the very ranchers he was paid to eliminate. But when they end up slaughtered, Stark sets out to deliver his own brand of vengeance.
7) Town tamers
Author
Publisher
Signet, publsihed by the Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ludlow, Texas, has a problem. A band of rowdy and violent cowhands from the Circle K ranch have been terrorizing the small town: drinking, smashing windows, and even shooting up innocent citizens. With the townsfolk terrorized, Ludlow is on its way to being totally under the gang's control--unless someone does something about it. Asa Delaware has a good reputation as a very bad man to cross. Roaming the West with his two grown children and his gun...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
423 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
After the surrender of the Confederacy two former soldiers have decided to call the fertile valley of the Guadalupe Mountains their home, but their future is threatened by Indians and outlaws. The only way the one time enemies will survive is if they put the bloodshed of the war behind them and join forces to protect their families, their land and the country they love.
Author
Publisher
Signet, published by New American Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Chancy Gantry and Ollie Teal are honest cowpunchers riding herd on fifteen hundred longhorns from Texas to Kansas. Their trail boss, Lucas Stout, is tough but fair. He's never lost a hand on a drive and doesn't aim to start now. So when a cowhand needs a sawbones bad, Stout sends Chancy and Ollie to escort the man to a town called Prosperity, which none of them has ever heard of. At first glance, the town looks deserted -- but the saloon is full....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Alonzo Pratt, alias Robert Grant, has always survived by his wits, working his way up from petty pickpocket to polished con artist. Saddlebags bulging with disguises, he is a master impersonator, whether limping in a Civil War uniform or toting a Bible dressed in black. On occasion, a tin star pinned to his vest is just the ticket to winning the trust of his innocent marks. When Federal Marshal Jacob Stone happens to come across another lawman while...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
For years, the Circle T ranch and the D/P ranch have existed in Sweet Grass Valley. Separated by the Rio Largo river, both ranches have managed to prosper--mostly due to the ranch owners Kent Tovey and Dar Pierce, who are the best of friends. But all that is about to change. Two new ranch hands are fomenting a cycle of violence between the ranches-with a ruthless gang waiting to pick their bones clean after they destroy one another. One loyal cowboy...
Author
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
297 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Owen Burnett's needs are small. All he's ever wanted is his wife's affection, his children's health, and a little plot of land to farm. Still, he's no fool. So when his neighbor Gareth Kurst makes him a business proposition, one that could leave him richer than he's ever dreamed, he can't refuse giving the risky scheme a try. Rounding up cattle up in the Texas Hill Country is nothing to take on lightly. Between the Comanches roaming the countryside...
14) Buck
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"... a richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life 'horse-whisperer', he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses - and people - with his understanding, compassion...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
439 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The life of a cowboy suits Thalis Christie just fine. A puncher for the Crescent H in Texas, he loves what he does and is damn good at it too. He doesn't even mind being away from his family -- he's got good friends to keep him from getting too homesick. That is, until his folks write, imploring him to hunt down his brother, Myles, who's been shot while prospecting in the Black Hills. Thalis sets out to do his family duty and find his little brother...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"The son of a prosperous Arizona rancher, Boone Scott is content to raise cattle for the rest of his days. His brother, Eppley, is another story. Dangerously dissatisfied, he secretly plots to take over the family ranch. When Epp pays an assassin to kill his brother, Boone's lightning-quick hands leave a fistful of dead men behind. Unaware of his brother's treachery, Boone flees and soon faces danger from hired gunmen, horse rustlers, and wild Apaches....
18) Badlanders
Author
Publisher
Signet, an imprint of New American Library
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Alexander Jessup moves with his two daughters to the Badlands to run a ranch, he's unprepared for the West's deathly perils. But despite the dangers, his daughter Edana is determined to manage the Diamond B. And it may be possible, thanks to ranch's foreman, Neal Bonner, and his partner, Jericho, an expert gunman. But Edana's headstrong sister, Isolda, has other plans. She has no interest in herding cows--or in polite society, for that matter....
19) Scorched earth
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The inhabitants of Good Hope, Virginia, haven't felt the cooling effects of rain in weeks one brutally hot summer, and only a spark is needed to ignite the rage and hatred that have been so carefully hidden. A baby is born and then dies in the arms of her mother, Nora Carol, who is of mixed race. The child, Nora Carol, is buried quickly and quietly in the church graveyard. The white deacons of Good Hope's Victory Baptist Church have the body exhumed,...