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42) The ranchers
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Describes in text and illustrations the development of large ranches in the western plains, the impact of these establishments on the economy of the area, their organization, and some famous ranches and their owners.
43) The chroniclers
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Discusses the painters, photographers, journalists, and other writers who recorded their observations of life in the old West.
44) Leaden skies
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Silver rush mysteries volume 3
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It is 1880 and the railroad is coming to town. Former President Ulysses S. Grant arrives along with the train to celebrate the event and look into possible investments. Inez is dealing with the problem of her missing husband while trying to maintain ownership of the saloon. She makes a backroom deal with the local madam, Frisco Flo, hoping to gain some money of her own. When the body of one of Flo?s girls turns up, mud starts flying, accompanied in...
45) A lion among men
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Wicked years volume 3
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IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
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In this third novel of the "New York Times"-bestselling series, civil war looms in Oz, and an ancient oracle named Yackle prepares for death. But before she can die, the Cowardly Lion arrives seeking knowledge about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West--the woman who had defended him when he was a cub.
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Joshua Ryder is an orphaned young man raised by an old ex-cowboy. After his guardian's death, Josh is hired to help drive a herd of longhorms form Texas to the cattle markets in Kansas. Along the way he falls in love with a ranchers daughter, but feels he must leave to bring his mother's murderer to justice. who would lay bets on an eighteen-year-old going up against a seasoned, ruthless killer?
51) The stranglers
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Leading a posse after a band of killers, Deputy Page Murdock discovers two hanged men and encounters a treacherous ambush.
52) The Big Divide
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The lively story of the people of the southern Rocky Mountains from Yellowstone to Santa Fe.
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Titus Bass novels volume 4
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Young Josiah Paddock flees his past in St. Louis, but his present in the Teton Mountains during winter doesn't look promising until he hooks up with Ol' Scratch, a solitary mountain man who teaches Josiah how to survive in the land of Blackfeet and Crow, pioneers and sensual women.
54) Mercury's rise
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2011.
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While traveling to see her son who is cared for by her sister, Inez Stannert travels with East Coast businesman, Edward Pace. But Pace takes some medicine and dies. Pace's wife claims her husband did not die of a weak heart. Can Inez solve the crime and visit her son?
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Kinship and courage series volume 1
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2000.
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Based on an incident on the Oregon Trail recorded by pioneer Ezra Meeker: "the meeting of eleven wagons returning and not a man left in the entire train; all had died, and been buried on the way, and the women returning alone." The novel explores the possible fate of these women, bonded by loss, growing in faith and fighting for survival.
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Harlequin historicals volume 773
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c2005
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19th Century American West.
Rescued by a ranger...Kidnapped by Indians, Charlotte Greenfield thinks her life is over. Yet when a Texas Ranger comes to her rescue, she soon discovers it has only just begun!
Rugged Will Bondurant sees her not as a buttoned-down schoolmarm, but as a vibrant woman with a passion for adventure-and for him!
Meeting every challenge their westward trek throws at them, Charlotte's fire and determination warm Will's troubled...
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c2004
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EVERYTHING DR. SAGE WEST NEEDED TO KNOW SHE LEARNED FROM... A BOUNTY HUNTER? When she trekked into the mountains with Cord Lawson to save a life, she'd thought that book smarts alone mattered. Now one rain-soaked river swim and bare-chested kiss in the sun later, she knew that being alive meant feeling things. But could she survive the heartbreak when her tantalizing tutor resumed his wandering ways? Life was uncertain, so a man took his pleasures...
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