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The mountain me were the trappers of the Rocky Mountain fur trade in the years following Lewis and Clark's expedition of 1804-1806. With their bold journeys peaking during the period of 1830-1840, they wer the first white ment to enter the vast wilderness reaches of the Rockies in search of beaver "plews" as the skins were called. "Tales" gathers our nation's finest mountain man writings into one riveting volume.
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The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles. His detailed description of the journey, set against the vast majesty of the Great Plains, has emerged through the generations as...
10) Into the wild
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Tells the story of Chris McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was found dead of starvation four months later. Attempts to discover what led the young man to that point.
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Vengeance Road volume 2
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Ten years after the events of Vengeance Road, Reece Murphy, who has been forced to join the Rose Riders gang, must work with aspiring journalist Charlotte Vaughn to get free.
17) Vengeance road
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Vengeance Road volume 1
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"When her father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, eighteen-year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers--and justice"--