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Author
Series
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
531 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
For more than thirty years, mountain men explored the Great American West, opening the gates of the mountains for the wagon trains of pioneers that followed. Win Blevins' poetic tribute to their incredible adventures includes, among many, the stories of John Colter, who, in 1808, without clothing, weapons, or food, escaped captivity by the Blackfeet and traveled 250 miles on foot to Fort Lisa; And Hugh Glass, who in 1823 was mauled by a grizzly, left...
602) The tenderfoot
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
278 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Turquoise Ranch hand Curly Stevens goes into Flagstaff to meet a new employee arriving on the train, his first impression of Rob Barringer is how big and strong the tenderfoot is. Rob's eagerness to learn and his willingness to take on the most difficult jobs wins everyone over, including ranch foreman Jake Dunford, and Melanie Dunford, his beautiful daughter. Rob is well-educated, and his demeanor and intelligence catch the attention of Melanie,...
603) Rifles of revenge
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
254 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Some men called Martin Joliffe the Cattle King, others called him the Sheep Slayer. But Mart was just a hardworking cattleman who believed in fair play and protecting his own. That's just what he did when he chased John Robineau's sheep off his spread. The Tincup Ranch was cow country and it was going to stay that way. Joliffe didn't think he would push Robineau to take his own life--or make Robineau's daughter crazy enough to hire the territory's...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
278 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 'Renegade Rifles,' the hostile Apaches have attacked a wagon convoy at night, a time when traditionally the Apaches do not fight. In 'Trouble Weather,' the herd being driven from Montana to make up the beef ration for the local reservation has been unaccountably delayed, causing a possible uprising. Cattle thieves in the Old West were never easy to apprehend, but when, as in 'Rain Valley,' they are protected by a mountainous terrain, a lawman...
605) The iron wagon
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
[Large print ed.]
Physical Desc
389 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"At twenty-one, Paul Brockman is the newest deputy U.S. marshal in his father's arsenal of lawmen. Bold and courageous, Paul proves to be every bit as skillful with a revolver as the chief U.S. marshal, John "The Stranger" Brockman. Five ruthless outlaws escape Yuma Prison but are soon captured, and Paul must transport them back to Arizona in an iron wagon. During the hazardous journey, Paul encounters Lisa Martin, whose parents were murdered by renegade...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
423 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Bittersweet War: When Mike Sartain, the Revenger, rides into the Big Bend country of West Texas, he's hard on the trail to Old Mexico, for bounty hunters and lawmen are clogging up his back trail. Only, as it often does, trouble finds him in the Davis Mountains, in the little town of Bittersweet, which turns out to be appropriately named. While the women of Bittersweet are sweet, indeed, they can also be bitter...but for good reason. Secrets abound...
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
463 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Travel back in time with these fourteen new stories that explore the individual courage and strength the tumultuous American frontier required. These stories are written by award-winning authors and the most exciting new voices in historical fiction. Fortitude and Other Frontier Stories, edited by Hazel Rumney, features engaging stories that will delight readers. These stories capture the spirit of freedom and individualism in the evolving 19th century...
Publisher
Pressman Toy Corporation
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 game (108 hunting cards, 24 supply cards, 6 dice, 12 bullet tokens, 1 hunter playing piece with stand) ; in container 14 x 19 x 4 cm + instructions
Language
English
Description
"You may: 1. Play this game on its own, or as an expansion to our original Oregon Trail Card Game. 2. Hunt for wild game and search abandoned wagons. 3. Work as a team. 4. Decide which of your friends to leave for dead. 5. Carry supply cards back to the original game (if you're playing the game as an expansion) What is your choice?"--Container
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
8 books (479 pages ; 22 cm), in a cloth bag ; 38 x 46 cm
Language
English
Description
Wyoming, 1870. For as long as they have lived on the frontier, the Bemis and Webber families have relied on each other. With no other settlers for miles, it is a matter of survival. But when Ernest Bemis finds his wife, Cora, in a compromising situation with their neighbor, he doesn't think of survival. In one impulsive moment, a man is dead, Ernest is off to prison, and the women left behind are divided by rage and remorse. Losing her husband to...