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Keno
by T. V. OlsenIn the Southwest temperatures ran as hot as the tempers, and men were silent while guns talked too fast. Keno was that rare breeda cowboy between jobs, out to make an honest dollar and keep his pride and his hide, his only two possessions, intact. Which was why he was riding alone across the hottest, most godforsaken stretch of mesquite in the Territory when he came across a stranger. Hog-tied. Bellydown. Branded and left to die hideously. Keno knew he had to save him. That was his first mistake.
When Hope Springs New (Canadian West, Book #4)
by Janette OkeLeaving behind their dear friends in Beaver Creek, Elizabeth and Wynn take over an even more primitive outpost in the Canadian Northwest.
The Legend of the Mountain
by Will HenryEverything Will Henry wrote was infused with historical accuracy, filled with adventure, and peopled with human, believable characters. In this collection of novellas, available for the first time in paperback, Will Henry turns his storyteller's gaze toward the American Indian. "The Rescue of Chuana" follows the dangerous attempt by the Apache Kid to rescue his beloved from the Indian School in New Mexico Territory. "The Friendship of Red Fox" is the tale of a small band of Oglala Sioux who have escaped from the Pine Ridge Reservation to join up with Sitting Bull. And in "The Legend of Sotoju Mountain" an old woman and a young brave must find and defeat the giant black grizzly known to their people as Mato Sapa.
The Colonization of America (The White Indian Series #1)
by Donald Clayton PorterTHE KENT FAMILY CHRONICLES HIS LAND. The vast, virgin ocean of trees was his empire. He was Renno, the White Indian, the mightiest of all the Seneca braves. Now the settlers came to sweep over his home and hunting grounds, with their strange ways, their fiery weapons -- and with the beautiful Englishwoman claimed the verdant New World. Some came to settle, some to steal and wage war. Each man, woman and child found a new life. A harsh yet thrilling fate awaited Deborah -- one that few women dared dream and fewer still would ever know.
Kit Carson - Blood Rendezvous
by Doug HawkinsTRAPPERS' TREASURE! The high point of any trapper's year was the summer rendezvous, the annual gathering where mountain men from all over the frontier met to trade the pelts they had risked their lives for. But for Kit Carson, the real danger lay in getting to the rendezvous. He was leading a party of trappers, all of them weighed down with a year's worth of furs. That was enough to make them a tempting target for any killer on the trailespecially when the trail led through Blackfoot territory.
Alder Gulch
by Ernest HaycoxThe boom was on for Alder Gulch in Montana, and Pierce was forced to run from other troubles to try and make his fortune in gold. He was persuaded by beautiful Diana Castle to let her accompany him, and the two set forth together upon an incredible adventure. In crude Virginia City, wagons careened in and out of town, carrying thousands of prospectors who panned for gold. Crime was rampant, and the law a thousand miles away. ...
Wayfaring Strangers
by Tim ChamplinThere were three ways to get to the gold fields and the promise of incredible wealth. The first was by ship around Cape Horn, the route taken by Rob Merriman and Clay Collins, fleeing a murder charge in Charleston. The second route was by stern-wheeler through the Gulf of Mexico, and from there overland to the Pacific. This was the route taken by Trevor Sloan, father of the man Merriman killed. Lisa Sizemore's parents chose the third way, overland by wagon train and liorse. When her father uprooted his family and headed west to seek his fortune, Lisa was afraid she would never see Clay Collins again. Whether drawn together by fate or luck, those who survived their brutal journeys would meet again in California with results no one could have expected.
Bleeding Kansas (Wild Bill Series, #3)
by Judd ColeEven among the toughest hardcases in the West, Abilene, Kansas, was known as pure hell on earth, a wide-open wild town that was reined in only briefly-when Wild Bill Hickok was its sheriff. Ever since he rode out of Abilene, Wild Bill had never wanted to go back. But now he had to. A lot of people were dying fast there. The Kansas Pacific Railroad was laying track where somebody obviously didn't want it, and bullets were flying thick and furious. The Pinkerton Agency needed their best operative to get to the bottom of it and that meant only one man-Wild Bill. But as hard as it was for Wild Bill to go back, he knew there was a bigger challenge ahead of him-staying alive once he got there.
The Sachem (The White Indian Series #4)
by Donald Clayton PorterTREACHERY Spies, blackmail, and the shocking abduction of two beautiful women threaten to destroy Renno, the White Indian, in the eyes of his people.
Sonora (Stagecoach Station, #9)
by Hank MitchumWhen gold fever raged through the California boom town there was usually enough money riding the stages to tempt an angel -and the Sonora Kid was no angel. Hidden beneath his black silk hood he waged an unstoppable one-man war of violence and robbery against the gringos he despised. Aboard the Sonora stage Sharon Cortland would not let even her fear of the Kid sway her from continuing her cross-country search for her brother, who mysteriously disappeared in the gold-diggings. As her hunt becomes more desperate, Sharon accepts the help of young prospector Dan Prentiss. Trapped in a wilderness of treachery, they must test the strength of their courage against the avenging madman who hopes to bring Sonora to its knees.
Firewind
by Bill PronziniA trio of hardcase outlaws shows up with an empty freight wagon, planning on stealing a cache of illegal weapons and ammunition they know is being hoarded by a lumber baron.
Death Stalks Yellowhorse
by Lewis B. PattenSheriff Hickory Marks had a life-or-death task on his hands, or else the entire town of Yellowhorse would be wiped out by the cunning savage's bloody acts of vengeance.
Wilderness Inn
by Janet Louise RobertsChristine had finally escaped from her leering, avaricious guardian. Now, only twenty-one, she traveled alone to the Northwest wilderness in search of her beloved brother. But instead of her brother, she found undreamed-of fear...and then brutal murder. She was caught in the snowbound wilderness with men whose hearts were a wilderness of greed and lust. Could she possibly put her trust in the one man who seemed to care for her- or would the terrifying secrets of the desolate inn destroy them all?
Jericho's Road
by Elmer KeltonWhen Texas Ranger private Andy Pickard is assigned to help patrol the Texas-Mexico border country, he rides into a deadly feud. The two men are alike in only one respect: their hatred for each other.
Tomahawk (The White Indian Series #6)
by Donald Clayton PorterJa-gonh, son of the valiant Iroquois Sachem, has sworn an oath of blood: there will be no escape for the murderer of his beloved grandfather Ghonka. When he sets out to avenge the death, he faces his most challenging test of courage.White Indian Series
The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran
by Bill PronziniHorse-Shy Halloran is a bumbling con man whose major nemesis is horses. He and his partner plan to rob the Wells Fargo stagecoach and carry the gold to the nearest railhead using a buckboard instead of horses.
When Comes the Spring (Canadian West, Book #2)
by Janette OkeElizabeth, the lovely young eastern schoolteacher, has braved the western frontier and spent a year teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. Now she and Wynn, her Royal Canadian Mountie, are planning their wedding and their new life together at his outpost in the far north. Will their love for each other sustain them through a harsh winter, loneliness and the rigors of life without any of the conveniences they have been accustomed to?
The Cowboy's Ideal Wife
by Victoria PadeTHE LONESOME COWBOY BLUES Rancher Yance Culhane had loved truly-and lost big time. So he faced the long Wyoming winters solo. Until Della Dennehy and her four kids moved back to Elk Creek, in need of a man's helping hand. Yance had known Della forever-even had had a secret schoolboy crush on her. But now the single mom and her rambunctious brood struck deeper chords. Made Yance hungry for livin' and lovin'. Had Yance found the perfect fit In Delia's fatherless family? Or was the lonesome cowboy...heading for heartache'
California Glory (The Holts: An American Dynasty, Vol 4)
by Dana Fuller Ross1893. Clouds with silver linings and bright futures may vanish in a family's ordeal and a nation's shame - unless the indomitable spirit of the Holt family can uphold a nation's promise. Starry-eyed, ambitious Tim Holt, son of Oregon Senator Toby Holt, has bought a failing San Francisco newspaper when he accepts the challenge of covering one last Illinois story: the great Pullman strike. Now terror and treachery may cost Tim Holt his newspaper and his life...and keep his father blind to the enemy who has charmed his way into the heart of Eulalia Holt, matriarch of the clan. And Peter Blake's daring may lead to ruin when his mother's fortune suddenly depends on a wild, high-stakes automobile race...in the unforgettable California Glory, Volume FouroITHE HOLTS: An American Dynasty.
Wolftrap
by Nelson NyeCaltraine is a card shark on the run when he flees Prescott, Arizona with a $10,000 price on his head for murder. He comes to Pine Knot with an alias and high hopes of getting away from the long -- and wrong -- arm of the law. His luck improves when gorgeous Terry Armbruster hires Caltraine as foreman at Wolftrap, a ranch prized for its river in cattle country. But Pine Knot's Sheriff Ben Flake doesn't think highly of Caltraine and wants him gone, especially after hearing of the murder charge. Sheriff Flake organizes a stampede to box Caltraine in Wolftrap. It'll take a showdown -- and a few discoveries -- to make Caltraine a free man.
Seneca Warrior (The White Indian Series #17)
by Donald Clayton PorterThe choice between his promise to aid a friend and his place as Sachem of the Seneca will divide Renno, the legendary White Indian, like an arrow in his heart. His blood brother, the huge black Jamaican named Mingo, is imprisoned by slavers. Although unrest is spreading like a plague among the Five Tribes, Renno must follow the mandate of the sacred manitou and travel to wild, mysterious Africa to rescue the giant man. This will be a journey not of distance but of the soul, for the lesson of Africa will be a brutal truth...and a battle to the death. THE PRIDE--Every inch a warrior king, Renno has superb fighting skills that are unequaled, whether he strikes with his deadly stiletto, or the English longbow, or the Indian war club. But now the gods send a living weapon to fight at Renno's side--a ferocious jungle cat. The startling partnership of man and beast may blaze a trail to victory...and freedom for all enslaved mankind.
For Pete's Sake
by Myrna TemteHeck, Becky Dawson hardly had time for a hayride, let alone a real romance with savvy Pete Sinclair. Sure, this city slicker was tempting, but with livestock to feed, a roundup in the works and two burly brothers to tend to, who could consider courting? Desperately needing some R and R, Dr. Peter Sinclair had traded in his healing hands for helping hands on the Circle D Ranch. But keeping up with its earthy taskmistress wasn't exactly relaxing. Still, for a few stolen kisses and rustled caresses, and the promise of more, he'd gladly mend fences and milk cows by her side. 'Cause in between chores, this busy cowgirl had lassoed his heart!
Dead Freight for Piute
by Luke ShortCole Armin came into Piute on the late stage, dead broke and hungry. But no amount of money could make him work for the snake-in-the-grass, thieving Monarch Freight Company. He saw firsthand how Monarch played dirty to keep its business number one. So Cole threw in his lot with Monarch's rival, Western Freight, and soon he was driving twenty mules and twenty tons of ore right into a crossfire that would test his manhood... and his heart.
The Renegade (The White Indian Series #2)
by Donald Clayton PorterTHE LEGACY. The unbridled fury that fills Renno, and the great Manitou spirit that protects him IS Seneca warrior. But the blood that courses through his veins is white man's blood. THE PROMISES BEYOND. Now white men's war threatens to steal his homeland, and to thrust him into a turbulent England of trollops and highwaymen. Here he will pit his native skills against sophisticated diplomats and plunge into a dangerous liaison with the French enchantress called Adrienne.
The Ox-Bow Incident
by Walter Van Tilburg ClarkOriginally published in 1940, this novel has transcended the western genre and is recognized as one of the masterpieces of 20th-century American literature. It tells the story of a lynching on the Nevada frontier, described from the perspective of one of the men in the lynching party. This edition includes an introduction by Wallace Stegner, a series of commentaries by Clifton Fadiman and other critics, and questions for discussion.