In this Ralph Compton western, the Strange twins find themselves in double trouble... Young Jed and Tim Strange lost their father to an outlaw's bullet, and now their mother has succumbed to a fatal illness. Unable to farm their...
Western fiction
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Author:Compton, RalphSummary: - Author:Carlson, RonSummary:
Beleaguered rancher Mack has taken to crime in order to preseve his family land, and his fiercely independent wife feels her love eroding. Now, for the 10th year, the couple backpacks into the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. This trip...
- Author:Kelton, ElmerSummary:
As aging diehard cowboy Hewey Calloway is critically injured by a wild horse, he must admit that his world -- and the pre-automobile age -- are passing away.
- Author:March, J. D.Summary:
Life for former gunfighter Johnny Fierro has never been straightforward or easy. He and Lady Luck don't always see eye-to-eye. Some days he thinks she likes to turn the cards and stack the deck against him. Although Fierro's returned to...
- Author:Richards, DustySummary:
A rawhide-tough horse thief rides up from Mexico with a lightning-quick draw that leaves a trail of dead criminals in his wake. His son Herschel now wears a badge, but many years have passed since he left his boy to chase down sunsets...
- Author:West, Joseph A., Compton, RalphSummary:
Framed for murder and pursued by bloodthirsty killers, Luke Garrett's landed himself in a real fix this time.
- Author:Vida, NinaSummary:
Joseph Kimmel is heading to San Antonio to settle his deceased brother's estate but becomes stranded on the vast open prairie when his horse is stolen. He is rescued by an egocentric Alsatian immigrant, but falls back into trouble when...
- Author:L'Amour, LouisSummary:
Shanghaied into forced labor on a merchant vessel, Charles Rodney dies aboard ship from repeated beatings, but not before deeding part of his ranch to Rafe Caradec, whom he hopes will protect his family.
- Author:L'Amour, LouisSummary:
As an orphaned child, Mike Bastian was taken in by the legendary outlaw Ben Curry and raised to one day take over his empire of crime. Today that day has come, and Mike must decide whether to follow the path set before him.
- Author:Judd, CameronSummary:
Jeremy Prine is reunited with old Civil War buddies to go after close to a million dollars in stolen loot. But despicable killers have also caught scent of the treasure--and before it's all over more than one corpse is sure to be...
- Author:Fenady, Andrew J.Summary:
Four soldiers of fortune slip into Mexico to nab five million dollars in buried gold. Before they can get their hands on this fortune, however, the rugged band will have to face off against comancheros, hostile Indians--and Benito...
- Author:Grey, ZaneSummary:
Just as young surveyor Warren Neale discovers graft and corruption in the building of the Union Pacific Railroad in Wyoming, his fiancee Allie is kidnapped by ruffians.
- Author:Overholser, Wayne D.Summary:
Dan Riley is determined to find out who is really in charge of a local syndicate, and the only man willing to help him is Andrew Daniels, a former newspaper man whose courage comes from a bottle.
- Author:Grey, ZaneSummary:
The story of a young Navajo who is raised by white parents and struggles to find a place in society.
- Author:Fergus, Jim.Summary:
"Laura Hicks renders this imaginative work splendidly. She is vivacious and expressive as May Dodd...Her vocal characterizations, especially of the various immigrant women Dodd encounters, are lively. A work this unusual needs a...
- Author:Johnstone, William W., Johnstone, J. A.Summary:
They are strangers in a strange land--a band of German immigrants trespassing across the Jensen family spread. Led by a baron fleeing a dark past in Germany and accompanied by a woman beautiful enough to dazzle young Matt Jensen, the...
- Author:McMurtry, LarrySummary:
Author of more than 30 books and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Larry McMurtry has gained international fame for his eccentric characters and vivid settings. The Wandering Hill is part of a series as colorful as the American West. An...
- Author:King, StephenSummary:
The third volume in the #1 nationally bestselling Dark Tower Series, involving the enigmatic Roland (the last gunfighter) and his ongoing quest for the Dark Tower, is "Stephen King at his best" (School Library Journal)....
- Author:Grey, ZaneSummary:
In 1925, Elijah Winters brings his daughter to a remote trading post in Arizona, but ranch life bores her. To awaken her to a new, healthier way of life, Elijah colludes with a young archaeologist searching for an ancient kiva of a...
- Author:Kelton, ElmerSummary:
The Way of the Coyote completes Kelton's saga of the Texas Rangers. Filled with the drama of frontier conflicts, this gripping book focuses on the adventures of Ranger Rusty Shannon after the Civil War.
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