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A story of Arizona's Pleasant Valley War, one of the most legendary conflicts of the Old West. A venomous feud between cattle ranchers, the Isbels, and sheepherders, the Jorths, plunges both families into a deadly cycle of vengeance. Yet, even as their families spiral into annihilation, Ellen Jorth and Jean Isabel struggle to keep their fateful romance alive.
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"Mark Hudson is worried by the growing depredations of a mysterious gang of rustlers in the San Carlos Country. He learns that his friend, Sam Brice, has been warned to leave the territory. And it is Mark's resolve to save Brice and his daughter, Ellen, with whom he has fallen in love. Mark has reason to suspect that Reeve Bett, a newcomer to the town, is the arch-plotter. He also finds that the jealousy of a neighboring rancher's daughter adds to...
143) Frontier scout
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After fighting in the Civil War, Wild Bill Hickok is now working as a U.S. Deputy Marshal. He and his friend Whiney head west to New Mexico to investigate why large shipments of cattle purchased by his army buddy, Steve Norris, have been mysteriously disappearing during cattle drives.
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After the Bugles : Joshua Buckalew has left behind the deserted battlefields that claimed his brother Thomas. The war with Mexico has cost him much, but it has also given him a strong bond to the land and to the Mexican families who stood with him against the tyrannies of Santa Ana. Josh is traveling with Ramon Hernandez, his best friend and the man who had fought with him. Where they are going, he isn't quite sure. His home is in ashes--burned by...
145) Cowgirls don't quit
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Eleven-year-old Meghan Callahan's passion for horses has been bolstered by rancher 'Ol' Ben," who has taught her to ride. When her parents give her the go-ahead to join Ben and his grandson, Xender, on the cattle drive to summer pastures up on the mesa, Meghan proves her courage, tenacity, and intuition earning the respect of both Xender and his grandfather. And Xender earns Meghan's respect when they team up to protect the cattle from a trio of...
146) El caanaon oscuro
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Gaylord Riley set up a cattle range bordering Dark Canyon ... a tough stretch of country. Rustlers used it to drive stolen cattle across the mountains. Desperate men skulked in it when they were in trouble. It was a road for bandit raids.
147) Home on the range
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When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of a local dairy farm, three committed cows, a karate-kicking stallion, and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home
148) Ghost coach
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Lucas Cain volume 3
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Haunted by the memory of the SULTANA riverboat disaster, where he witnessed countless lives perish, Deputy U.S. Marshal Lucas Cain reunites with his old friend, Jim Barnes, now living as a small rancher. When Jim's livelihood is shattered by the ruthless theft of two hundred cows, Lucas pledges to recover the stolen herd. As Lucas navigates treacherous Texas landscapes, he encounters the alluring Carolina McVey. Their growing connection, however,...
