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The Tonto woman and other western stories
Par Elmore Leonard. 1998
A collection of nineteen westerns. In the title story, an exiled wife tattooed by Indians gets her self-esteem back with…
the help of a cattle rustler. In "The Colonel's Lady," a captive woman rescues herself from the clutches of a lone Apache. Some violenceSam's wild west Christmas (Dial Easy-to-read Ser.)
Par Nancy Antle. 2000
On Christmas Eve, Sam and the members of his Wild West Show help a trainful of people who were robbed.…
Sam and Rodeo Rosie follow the robbers' trail and find that outlaws Flo and Bo have captured a "very unmerry-looking gentleman in a red suit." For grades K-3. 2000Backtrail
Par Elizabeth Fackler. 1993
Western gunman Seth Strummar may have had a reason to kill, but he is now an outlaw with a price…
on his head. He flees after arranging an escort to safety for his young wife, but she is kidnapped and he again seeks revenge. Sequel to Blood Kin (BR 11426). Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sexBowie: a novel
Par Randy Eickhoff. 1998
Fictional handling of incidents in the life of Jim Bowie from riding alligators in the swamps in his childhood to…
the creation of the Bowie knife to Indian fights and duels, and culminating in his death at the Alamo in 1836. Some strong language. 1998I'm off to Montana for to throw the hoolihan
Par Stephen Bly. 1997
When Pepper married Tap Andrews, their dream was to live quietly on a ranch. Now that Pepper is pregnant, Tap…
is moving them and their eleven-year-old ward, Angelita, to a ranch in Montana. But trouble and bullets seem to follow Tap wherever he goes. Sequel to My Foot's in the Stirrup--My Pony Won't Stand (BR 11682)Hope valley war
Par Brock Thoene. 1997
After nine years on the trail, John Thornton returns to the Utah territory in 1858 to face a grim situation.…
His brother Lucky has been lynched, Lucky's widow is hiding out, and another brother is in jail. As he struggles to sort things out, John himself becomes a target of the conspiracy that led to the murderDevil's rim
Par Sam Brown. 1998
Concho Smith is headed to Mexico in the summer of 1898 when he comes across Judith Van, who is trying…
to mend a broken gate on her ranch. Her husband has been crippled by a fall from a horse, and she really needs help with the ranch work. Concho stops to help and ends up staying and facing problems. Strong language and some violenceLonesome Dove: a novel
Par Larry McMurtry. 1985
A three-thousand-mile cattle drive, from the banks of the Rio Grande to Montana's big sky country, is the centerpiece of…
this vivid epic of the late-nineteenth-century American West and its adventurous inhabitants. Prequels include Comanche Moon (BR 12758). Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Pulitzer Prize. Bestseller. 1985Fool's gold
Par Stephen Bly. 2000
1905. The Skinner family heads to California, where they plan to settle down near Mr. Skinner's brother. But a detour…
into the town of Goldfield, Nevada, for supplies changes their plans. They quickly discover that this gold-rush boomtown needs some Christian fellowship. Followed by Hidden Treasure (BR 13469). 2000Destiny Valley: a western story
Par Fred Grove. 2000
Captain Evan Shelby leaves the Civil War battlefields after contracting tuberculosis. Settling in the New Mexico territories, he regains his…
health. Though Shelby sides with the locals when Lucinda Holloway's cattle company starts buying up rangeland, he falls for Holloway. Some violence. 2000Blood kin
Par Elizabeth Fackler. 1991
In Texas in the 1880s, sixteen-year-old Johanna Devery is forced to work in her stepfather's bordello after she refuses to…
marry Beau Olwell, the man who brutally raped her. She escapes and falls for hired killer Seth Strummar, who is returning to El Paso on a mission of vengeance. Prequel to Backtrail (BR 11430). Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violenceRonicky Doone
Par Max Brand. 1921
Ronicky Doone helps a new friend, miner Bill Gregg, track Caroline Smith, a girl he wants to marry, to New…
York City. Once there the two westerners discover that she and her friend, Ruth Tolliver, are employed by a ruthless gangster. Despite overwhelming odds, Doone tries to rescue themWinter range
Par Claire Davis. 2000
Montana sheriff Ike Parsons files a lawsuit against bankrupt rancher Chas Stubblefield for starving his cattle. Parsons is backed by…
the local veterinarian, but people believe a man's property rights are sacrosanct, and even the lawman's wife, Pattiann, has misgivings. Strong language and some violence. 2000The pearl of Ruby City
Par Jana Harris. 1998
Ruby City, Washington; 1893. Twenty-one-year-old Pearl Ryan hides out in a mining town to escape her shady past. While working…
in the laundry with Mary Reddawn and Chin Lu, she studies medicine under the local Doc. When patients begin dying, Pearl quietly investigates before the law is called in. Some violence. 1998Stay away from that city...they call it Cheyenne
Par Stephen Bly. 1996
Newlyweds Tap and Pepper Andrews have moved to Cheyenne where Tap is deputy marshal. Pappy Divide, the marshal, has been…
shot in the back at the Occidental and Tap is trying to bring the drunken shooter into jail. Pepper hopes Tap survives his law enforcement job. Sequel to Where the Deer and the Antelope Play (BR 11680)The Red River
Par Frederic Bean. 1996
Elias McBee and Seth Booker leave the flatboats of the Mississippi to try their luck trapping along the Red River.…
They find plenty of wildlife but also warring Indian tribes. In time, despite the many hardships and fighting, they decide to stay and live with their native wives. ViolenceSouth wind
Par Don Coldsmith. 1998
A series of historical vignettes portrays the challenges faced by pro-slavery and pro-emancipation settlers in the Kansas Territory before the…
Civil War. The connected episodes present a saga of westward expansion through 1876. Sequel to Tallgrass (DB 46545, BR 11501). 1998Mojave crossing
Par Louis L'Amour. 1964
Set in the late 1870s. Cowboy Tell Sackett has no problem carrying thirty pounds of gold, but the hard part…
is ahead when he has to cross the desert. Sequel to Lando (RC 36379, BR 10378). 1964Tucket's home (Tucket Adventures Ser. #Bk. 5)
Par Gary Paulsen. 2000
Francis, Lottie, and Billy carry along the Spanish treasure of gold and silver found in Tucket's Gold (DB 49864) as…
they survive a series of hair-raising adventures while heading west. Francis never doubts that he will find his family again. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2000The last of the Duanes
Par Zane Grey. 1998
At twenty-three Buck Duane realizes he has inherited the killer instinct when he is provoked by a drunken cowboy. This…
first gunfight makes him an outlaw fugitive, constantly at risk until offered a second chance: to redeem his name as a Texas Ranger. Written in 1913. Some violence