Frontier And Pioneer Life Books
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Wild History - Darrell Lewis

Wild History

Darrell Lewis

Old West Then and Now - Vaughan Grylls

Old West Then and Now

Vaughan Grylls

Deep River - Karl Marlantes

Deep River

Karl Marlantes

In the early 1900s, as the oppression of russia's imperial rule takes its toll on finland, the koski siblings--ilmari, matti, and the politicized young aino--flee to the u.

Black West - William Loren Katz

Black West

William Loren Katz

Historical Sources on Westward Expansion - Chet'la Sebree

Historical Sources on Westward Expansion

Chet'la Sebree

Although british colonist william bradford once called america a hideous and desolate wilderness, that type of sentiment did not keep colonists and future americans from pressing westward to discover new lands, new riches, and new perils.

Castle Butte - John D. Nesbitt

Castle Butte

John D. Nesbitt

Seventeen-year-old alden clare has plenty weighing on him: an ailing father, a restless older brother, and an impatient girlfriend.

Homesteaders - Sandra Rollings-Magnusson

Homesteaders

Sandra Rollings-Magnusson

Cirque - Mary Ellen Dennis

Cirque

Mary Ellen Dennis

The year is 1851.

West - Carys Davies

West

Carys Davies

When widowed mule breeder cy bellman reads in the newspaper that colossal ancient bones have been discovered in the salty kentucky mud, he sets out from his small pennsylvania farm to see for himself if the rumors are true: that the giant monsters are sti.

Borderland Narratives - Andrew K. Frank

Borderland Narratives

Andrew K. Frank

Oregon Trail - Parkman Francis Jr.

Oregon Trail

Parkman Francis Jr.

Westward ho!

Cane Creek Regulators - Johnny D. Boggs

Cane Creek Regulators

Johnny D. Boggs

Retribution rails - Erin Bowman

Retribution rails

Erin Bowman

When reece murphy is forcibly dragged into the rose riders gang because of a mysterious gold coin in his possession, he vows to find the man who gave him the piece and turn him over to the gang in exchange for freedom.

Dodge City and the Birth of the Wild West - Robert R. Dykstra

Dodge City and the Birth of the Wild West

Robert R. Dykstra

Raised on gunsmoke, bat masterson, and the life and legend of wyatt earp, we know what it means to "get outta dodge"--to make a hasty escape from a dangerous place, like the dodge city of wild west lore.

Cherished Mercy - Tracie Peterson

Cherished Mercy

Tracie Peterson

The inspiring conclusion to tracie peterson's heart of the frontier seriesmercy flanagan survived the whitman massacre as a child, and now her heart's cry is for peace between the native peoples and the white settlers inhabiting oregon .

Border Aesthetics - Johan Schimanski

Border Aesthetics

Johan Schimanski

Dodge City and the Birth of the Wild West - Robert R. Dykstra

Dodge City and the Birth of the Wild West

Robert R. Dykstra

Raised on gunsmoke, bat masterson, and the life and legend of wyatt earp, we know what it means to "get outta dodge"--to make a hasty escape from a dangerous place, like the dodge city of wild west lore.

Wildest Lives of the Wild West - John Richard Stephens

Wildest Lives of the Wild West

John Richard Stephens

Tombstone, A. T. - Shillingberg Wm. B.

Tombstone, A. T.

Shillingberg Wm. B.

Westlake Girl - Frieda Wampler

Westlake Girl

Frieda Wampler

Death in the Donner Party - Emily Rose Oachs

Death in the Donner Party

Emily Rose Oachs

In 1846, the eighty-seven members of the donner party left illinois to begin a new life in california.

Wildest Lives of the Frontier - John Richard Stephens

Wildest Lives of the Frontier

John Richard Stephens

Fort Bascom - James Bailey Blackshear

Fort Bascom

James Bailey Blackshear

Oregon Trail - Laura K. Murray

Oregon Trail

Laura K. Murray

An epic account of traveling the length of the oregon trail the old-fashioned way--in a covered wagon with a team of mules, an audacious journey that hasn't been attempted in a century--which also chronicles the rich history of the trail, the people who m.

A heart's danger - Colleen Coble

A heart's danger

Colleen Coble

On the brink of war with the sioux, a young woman risks everything to expose the betrayal threatening the man she loves.

Town Called Fury - William W. Johnstone

Town Called Fury

William W. Johnstone

Wild Horse Valley - W. C. Tuttle

Wild Horse Valley

W. C. Tuttle

Henry conroy, vaudevillian, inherits a ranch - and is elected sheriff as a joke.

Daniel Boone - John S. C. Abbott

Daniel Boone

John S. C. Abbott

The name of daniel boone is a conspicuous one in the annals of our country.

Outlaw Women - Robert Smith

Outlaw Women

Robert Smith

This collection of short, action-filled stories of the old west s most egregiously badly behaved female outlaws is a great addition to western author robert barr smith s books on the american frontier.

Buffalo Soldiers - Brynn Baker

Buffalo Soldiers

Brynn Baker

In the mid-1880s, the first black regiments of the us army were nicknamed "buffalo soldiers" by native americans, a name that stuck.

Coffin Ranch - Walt Coburn

Coffin Ranch

Walt Coburn

Three western tales, in which a disinherited son goes on the run; a fraudulent prophet leads his flock astray; and an apparent outlaw is saved by an unlikely rescuer..

Frontier in American History - Frederick Jackson Turner

Frontier in American History

Frederick Jackson Turner

At Home in the Woods - Bradford Angier

At Home in the Woods

Bradford Angier

A bride in store - Melissa Jagears

A bride in store

Melissa Jagears

When eliza cantrell arrives early to meet her absent groom, sparks fly between eliza and her future husband's best friend.

Bad Guys and Gals of the Wild West - Dona Herweck Rice

Bad Guys and Gals of the Wild West

Dona Herweck Rice

Robbery, gunfights, murder--outlaws ran rampant all across the wild west!

Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace - John C. Duval

Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace

John C. Duval

The thrilling adventures of traveler, rancher, and fighter "big-foot" wallace in a bygone era of the american frontier.

St. Louis Rising - Carl J. Ekberg

St. Louis Rising

Carl J. Ekberg

Allingham - John C. Horst

Allingham

John C. Horst

There will be a time when you believe everything is finished.

The last trail - Zane Grey

The last trail

Zane Grey

Zane grey is unmatched in his ability to bring to life the harsh beauty of the frontier west and the passions of men and women who made a wilderness into their home.

Wonder - J. D. Beresford

Wonder

J. D. Beresford

This second work from critically acclaimed quebec novelist dominique fortier, whose debut was shortlisted for a governor general's award in both french and english, is an enthralling shell-game of a novel.

Bad Blood - Robert Barr Smith

Bad Blood

Robert Barr Smith

A patient dies on the operating table and the surgeon, dr.

Vigilantes of Montana - Thomas J. Dimsdale

Vigilantes of Montana

Thomas J. Dimsdale

The classic old west narrative of the chase, trial, capture, and execution of outlaw henry plummer and his road agent band.

Three American Frontiers - Thomas Dionysius Clark

Three American Frontiers

Thomas Dionysius Clark

The casual and the serious of american history -- fiddlers, yarn spinners, and riverboat gamblers, politicians, educators, and social reformers -- have all concerned thomas d.

Voices from the Oregon Trail - Kay Winters

Voices from the Oregon Trail

Kay Winters

Learn about the courageous americans who journeyed on the oregon trail in this picture book perfect for the common coreit’s 1848, and brave families band together in covered wagons to head west.

Juliette Kinzie - Kathe Crowley Conn

Juliette Kinzie

Kathe Crowley Conn