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The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister
The Virginian is a 1902 novel by the American author Owen Wister, set in Wyoming Territory during the 1880's. It describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch and is considered the first true fictional western ever written, aside from short stories and pulp dime novels, though modern scholars debate this.
2) Texas free
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Tylers of Texas volume 5
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English
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Rose Landro is on the run. Seeking refuge at the Rimrock Ranch, she is finally ready to claim the land her granddaddy left her and make a fresh start. But her return is rife with controversy when cattle begin disappearing - and a handsome menace named Tanner McCade starts watching Rose a little too closely. Could the new cowhand be connected to the men she's hiding from? Or is there another reason the rugged stranger is shadowing her every move?
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Elmer Kelton, author of more than 40 Western adventures, has won an unprecedented seven Spur Awards. Jericho's Road follows the perilous trail of young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard, who has been assigned to control feuding ranchers on each side of the Mexico-Texas border. Caught in the middle of a potential bloodbath, Andy is determined to find a peaceful way to end the conflict.
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Framed for a murder he didn't commit, Dewey 'Mac' McKenzie is now a chuckwagon cook. When he hears the rumbling of a cattle stampede heading straight for his camp he saddles up and helps get the herd under control. Once the traildrivers realize Mac's not a rustler, they ask him to join the team. Mac takes them up on the offer... especially after he meets the cowgirl, Colleen. Theres just a few problems. Mac's new employers are the real rustlers. And...
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Smoke Jensen novel of the West volume 6
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English
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After a cattle train bound for Texas is ambushed by blood-thirsty rustlers, legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen, on a mission of vengeance, vows to bring swift--and deadly--justice to the men responsible.
6) Gun thunder
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Bartlett brothers volume 1
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English
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"Jack Noble built the Rafter N Ranch with his own blood, sweat, and tears -- the pride of Montana and the envy of every cattleman in the surrounding territory. His eldest grandson Gabriel Bartlett inherited Noble's fighting spirit, necessary to survive in an unforgiving land. Daniel, Gabriel's younger brother, has the strength and discipline to work the ranch, but lacks true grit when faced with a truly bad man. Gabriel is now the notorious Noble...
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Amy Einhorn Books, Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First American Edition.
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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On the run from two bounty hunters in the Australian outback of 1921, Jessie reflects on her past as a circus rider, horse thief, cattle rustler, and convict while determinedly struggling to reunite with her child.
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Grosset & Dunlap Publishers
Pub. Date
[1927]
Edition
Complete and unabridged.
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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Ben Ide is a failure in the horse trade because he loves horses more than money. A few bad deals have turned the world against him. His greatest adversary is his father, who thinks Ben good for nothing. Determined to show what he is made of and what he can do, Ben pursues a herd of wild horses. The herd leads him directly into danger: cattle thieves with connections in high places. Distrusted by the woman he loves, menaced by killers, and hounded...
11) Let's mooove!
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Magic on the map! volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
111 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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On the last day of second grade, twins Finn and Molly discover a magical camper in their driveway that takes them from Ohio to Colorado, where they must save a famous cow.
12) Bushwack
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Center Point Large print edition.
Physical Desc
293 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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English
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At the beginning it looked as if Randy and Linda Van Pelt would have the most wonderful married life together. They had a perfect Montana ranch and the best stock of bulls, but their newlywed bliss was not destined to last. Randy died of pneumonia after their first hard winter and Linda, a transplanted Easterner, found herself alone in a desolate country. Linda turned for help to her neighbor, a horse trainer named Canada Parker. After Canada buried...
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
295 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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English
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Six months of rustling was taking its toll on Jim Goodnight and the other ranchers in the Tuscarora Cattlemen's Association. That's why he sent a telegram to devil-may-care Rainbow Ripley and his grumbling sidekick, Grumpy Gibbs, the best range detectives the country had ever seen. When Ripley and Gibbs arrive in Crazy Horse, Nevada, they are approached by Dan Slack, with an offer to pay twice what the cattlemen were paying if they would work for...
14) River guns
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
199 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
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"When Johnny Rourke returned from the war to old Benj Tramer's Bandera spread, he found that there was no peace along the Rio Grande. Cattle was being rustled, and men who had been loath to kill for their country's sake were ready enough to kill for profit. Such a man was Tom Cana, who had been made foreman of the Bandera during Johnny's absence. Cana didn't take easily to Johnny's reinstatement. He was open, too, in accusing friendly neighbor Roque...
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