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"Eliza Gentry's pursuit of marriage to the son of her family's sworn enemy has cost her greatly. Furious at his daughter's choices, her father sends her off with the cattle drive heading toward Fort Worth and the Barnhart ranch, but under the watchful eye of John Brady, a Pinkerton man he has hired to see to her safety. With danger at every turn, not the least of which to his heart, can John Creed keep his focus with Eliza Gentry around? Is the Chisholm...
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"The explosive true saga of the legendary figure, Daniel Boone, and the bloody struggle for America's frontier by two bestselling authors at the height of their writing power--Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. It is the mid-eighteenth century, and in the 13 colonies founded by Great Britain, anxious colonists desperate to conquer and settle North America's "First Frontier" beyond the Appalachian Mountains engage in a never-ending series of bloody battles....
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"This book, written by the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House books, is a thoroughly researched biography of not only Laura Ingalls Wilder, but of her daughter, Rose. Using unpublished manuscripts, letters, financial records, and more, Fraser gives fresh insight into the life of a woman beloved to many. Intensively researched, this is definitely a fascinating read, and one that I plan on reading again -- maybe the next time...
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"Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder" is a one-hour documentary that goes beyond the famed "Little House" book series to the behind-the-scenes, true life story of one of America's most iconic authors, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Despite the fame and the popularity of her novels, Wilder's personal story as a writer, wife and mother is a compelling narrative that has never been told ... until now" --container back cover.
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Legend of the Ruby Silver: A mother and son are hired to lend a hand at a mining site. When the mine doesn't produce as expected, dangers become more and more real.
Walking thunder: The coming-of-age saga of young Jacob McKay, who becomes stranded with his family in the Rocky Mountains, where they are befriended by human and animal inhabitants.
Long road home: Being left with nowhere else to go Seth moves to his grandparents farm in Utah. Seth grows...