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Old Nick and Bob: Two Dogs of the West
by Thomas C. HinkleAn act of fate brought Old Nick and Bob together, and they became attached to each other when Bob was still a pup. Old Nick taught Bob how to survive out in the wilds. Eventually Jim Adams became Bob's master and the two became very close to each other. Bob got the chance to save Jim's life after he was badly wounded and nearly buried by a mud slide.
Mustang: A Horse of the Old West (Famous Horse Stories)
by Thomas C. HinkleMUSTANG! The pride of his rancher owner, Mustang was stolen by a wandering cowboy and traded from hand to hand. Nobody could touch spur to him. Swift as the wind, the big bay won the only race he entered -- and kept on running, back to the open range. He wanted no more of men. Then, trapped by horse hunters, chased by cowboys eager for his capture, Mustang finally rejoined his owner in a desperate race with a blizzard. A classic western novel by one of the most acclaimed western authors of his day.
Winter Horse: A Tack Ranch Story (Tack Ranch #4)
by Glenn BalchA sequel to Lost Horse of last year, this story about the rescue of starving wild horses, misses none of the excitement and suspense of the other. When Ben and Dixie Darby, staying in Boise to attend school, realize that the West is passing through the worst blizzard in years, they immediately think of the wild stallion King and his band of mares wintering outside the Darby ranch and beyond help. In spite of the protests of their parents, Ben and Dixie trek through the snow with their friend Gaucho and after days of heart-breaking labor, witnessing terrible deaths of horses, protecting the last survivors, including King, from wolves, they are at last able, through a miracle, to save the remnants of the band.
Wolf Brother
by Jim KjelgaardThis is the story of a young Apache in the 1880's, when Indian reservations were new. Returning to his "home" after six years in the white man's schools, Jonathan hoped to help his people adjust to new ways of life. Instead, he was forced by circumstance to flee the reservation and join Cross Face's band of outlaws, who would not be confined. Jonathan soon learned that the lost cause of constantly raiding, fighting, or eluding the white soldiers was no solution. How he was captured, escaped, and worked out his own destiny form the climax of an eventful, moving book told entirely from the Indian viewpoint. Although fiction, Wolf Brother is based on actual events in Apache history. It is one of Jim Kjelgaard's most unusual, gripping tales of outdoor adventure.
The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek
by Evelyn Sibley Lampman[From the back cover:] "Meet George. He's Strong, as a giant dinosaur should be--strong enough to wreck an airplane! (Of course he thinks it's his old enemy, the flying dinosaur Pteranodon.) He's Loyal. He'll do anything to help Joan and Joey save their mother's ranch at Cricket Creek--even chase a bank robber. He's shy. He's so shy he gets Joan and Joey into hilarious, dinosaur-sized trouble!" The full page pictures are described.
Love's Abiding Joy (Love Comes Softly #4)
by Janette OkeA birthday surprise, a new journey west, and a delightful reunion! But then comes tragedy.... Love's Abiding Joy: Marty and Clark Davis's daughter Missie and her husband had homesteaded land in the far West, many weeks' journey away by covered wagon. But with the coming of the frontier railroad, the miles are suddenly bridged, making possible their long-awaited reunion. Grandparents Marty and Clark are thrilled to meet their two little grandsons for the first time. Missie, anxious to hear news from home, plies her mother with questions about her brothers and sisters. And as Willie proudly shows the two visitors around his successful ranch, Missie, just as proudly, shows them the little soddy that was their original home. But the joyful reunion is shattered by a tragic accident.... Will they ever be a happy family again? A Gentle Story of Faith and Love and Joy in the Midst of the Swirling Storm of Life.
The King Bird Rides
by Max BrandThe King Bird had always escaped the traps set for him. He had defied posses to capture him, knowing he had the advantages of skill and guts. But now, trapped in this room, with men outside ready to kill him and a gun trained on his back, he felt that he had finally come to the end of his trail. This was one ambush he couldn't ride away from. The voice behind the door mocked him. "Good-bye, King. Sorry to be so rough. Ready, boys! Let it go!" The King Bird knew after an instant, when he smelled the odor of smoke and heard the crackling of flames on 'dry wood, that whatever hope there might be, there was none for him in this room. His only chance was to go outside and face those waiting guns....
Riders of the Pony Express
by Ralph MoodyThe Pony Express existed for only a little more than a year, but in those short months it added a glowing chapter to Western history. A rider was given a red flannel shirt, blue trousers, a Bible, and a Colt revolver for the race against time. He needed them all -- particularly the gun. This is a thrilling and authentic account of the young men and boys who carried the mail almost two thousand miles in ten days and nights of merciless riding between San Francisco and St. Joseph, Missouri, over blizzard-swept mountains, across blazing deserts and through the heart of hostile Indian country.
The Silver Flame
by L. L. ForemanMcLean was suspicious of the sinister-looking Rogue Bishop, still he needed a guide badly. But what neither of the men knew was that the silver they sought was tainted by madness and death.
Bounty Beware
by Owen G. IronsRide for Revenge When Shag glanced up he saw Sarah in the doorway. She had a shawl over her head and a hesitant, scared look in her eyes. "Sarah . . . I ." "You!" She screamed and rushed to her dead husband lying on the floor. She touched his head for a moment, then turned those cutting eyes on Shag once more. "It's always you. Death and blood everywhere you go!" "But Sarah, I didn't . . ." "I hate you Shag! Lord God I hate you for what you are!" Sarah turned away and he could see her shoulders rolling with sobs. Shag wanted to speak again, but it was useless. The only woman he had ever loved now hated him entirely. Perhaps he did deserve to die. Not for what he had done, but for what he hadn't done in his life. But his sense of survival was stronger than he thought--before he could give up life, he had to avenge his father's death . . .
Slaughter's Way
by J. T. EdsonFrom the Mississippi River to the California shore, from the Rio Grande to the Canadian border, folks talked of Slaughter's way. They did not mean a cattle trail, a road between two towns, or a famous street in a city. They meant the way a medium-sized Texas rancher looked at life and handled its problems. Slaughter said exactly what he meant, and did what he said he would do. So when John Slaughter told Big Tag he would kill him where he stood, he aimed to do just that...
The Gabriel Horn
by Felix HoltIn the last immense wilderness of western Kentucky--the Jackson Purchase country--the need for men who were really men was great. Big Eli qualified on every count and yet in caring for his motherless son, Little Eli, he displayed a tenderness and gentleness that any mother might envy. Only a man of Big Eli's size and strength could blow the Gabriel Horn, the hunting horn which played so important a part in the lives of those rugged individuals fighting for an existence on one of the last of the American frontiers. It was Little Eli's ambition to grow up to become a man his father could be proud of and who could in his turn come to blow the Gabriel Horn. The Gabriel Horn recounts the experiences of Big and Little Eli Wakefield in their ever-widening search for freedom from the confinements of the encroaching civilization of the 1800's. Love and romance are here in great plenty. The bound girl, Hannah Bolen, enters Big Eli's life as his rescuer, only to become so terrified of the possible results that she flees into the forest. Here is a realistic novel of the American frontier of 1818, with a great hunter for a hero, an exciting picture of frontier life and an altogether engaging love story, told with authentic detail and delightful touches of humor by a writer new to the field but old in his knowledge of the period in which he feels so thoroughly at home and at his ease.
Black Mesa
by Zane GreyPaul Manning has just found out that his love has betrayed him. Broken-hearted, he finds himself in a trading post where a woman is in distress and under-handed dealings seem to be going on.
Tales of Aztlan, The Romance of a Hero of Our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a Western Pioneer and Other Tales
by George HartmannHell on Horseback
by J. L. BoumaIF CLETE COULDN'T TALK SENSE TO THE KILLER, HE'D BEAT IT INTO HIM! "You killed that man and robbed him," Clete said. "And when we rode into Hobson you made up the story that an old friend owed you some money. It was all a dirty lie." Flint flicked a glance at the open door and lowered his voice. "Two killers done it, not one. Get me?" "I can prove there was only one," Clete said. "How you gonna prove it?" "By telling the truth," Clete said.