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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Westerns
Manolete, last of the great Apache chiefs, has broken out of the
reservation, and terror sweeps southern Arizona. Ranchers scramble
for their weapons in the certainty that Manolete and his braves
will now seek a terrible revenge. In a small town in the path of
the Apaches, eleven-year-old Katy Malone and her widowed mother are
living a quiet life when a cavalry officer rides into their world.
On the eve of retirement, Colonel Red McGregor pauses for a moment
to water his horse, but a freckled face and a sudden smile stop him
and change his life forever. Apacheria is the tale of a fatherless
little girls longing and love, and of two old enemies and their
final confrontation at the frontiers of humanity.
A THE TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR "MY NAME IS YIP
TOLROY & I am a mute. I have made not a sound since the day of
my birth, October 2nd, 1815. I will say that my life has been
something of a trial but such is God's wish & so I must tell my
story here on the page." Yip Tolroy and his fiery Mama run the
general store in Heron's Creek, Georgia. An uneventful life, until
gold is discovered nearby and Yip is caught up in a bloody,
grievous crime forcing him to flee. On the run, friendless and
alone, he meets Dud Carter a savvy but unlikely companion.
Together, they embark on a journey that thrusts them unwittingly
into a world of menace and violence, of lust and revenge. And, as
Yip and Dud's odyssey takes them further into the unknown - via
travelling shows, escaped slaves and the greed of gold-hungry men -
the pull of home only gets stronger. But what will they find there
if they ever return? 'This is violent, anarchic American history
with echoes of Sebastian Barry's Days Without End, but Paddy
Crewe's take is startlingly original... Yip's tale is immersive and
beautiful in unexpected places. On the strength of this sensational
debut, you will be hearing a lot more about Paddy Crewe.' Antonia
Senior, The Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month
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The Mark of Zorro
(Hardcover)
Johnston, D. McCulley; Introduction by John Gregory Betancourt
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A thrill-a minute ride set in the days of Spanish colonialism in
California, where thugs and greedy tyrants try to wrest every penny
from peasants . . . and the one hero who defends the common man is
the mysterious masked stranger who calls himself Zorro--The Fox The
first Zorro story appeared as a 5-part serial in All-Story Weekly,
a famous American pulp fiction magazine, starting in the August 9,
1919 issue. In a case of fortunate timing, Douglas Fairbanks, the
silent movie star, was in the process of trying to change his image
at the time, and he chose Zorro as his next starring role. In 1920,
when the romantic swashbuckler debuted, it set movie box office
records. Riot police had to disperse the huge crowds that showed up
at the New York opening. Zorro entered the public consciousness and
is now a part of popular culture, the same as such heroes as
Superman, Tarzan, and The Lone Ranger. The rest is history.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
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Tom Calvert and his family have come to Texas from Virginia to
escape the prejudicial attitude of Virginia aristocrats. Duty to a
friend will compel Tom to leave the Bar T. Jamie Blanchard, the
young man hired to help Tom's family leaves in search of Glory.
Both men face the horrors of the American Civil War on separate
fronts. Jack Calvert, Tom's son, waits for their return. Fate will
deal Jack a cruel hand and it will send him on a journey for
justice. Jack's quest will take him to Lookout Texas where he will
find love and a challenge that will test more than his skills with
a gun.
An intense trip across many miles of harsh territory looking for
killers that have gone unchecked for years and the one man that
would track them down makes this book very interesting to the
reader, also the bonus of a second short story about cattle
rustling which exists even in present times, makes for exciting
thoughts on how the story ends.
Only Jody Knows is based on a true story about a girl who
disappeared after a series of events in her life in 1900. It is
told by a young boy who lived through her disappearance and
participated in events to find her. Travel with him as you start at
the Sheridan Wyoming County Fair in the late 1930s and flashback
thirty years earlier when he lived the adventure. A gold locket,
burning torches, bloodhounds, and much, much more are part of this
story about Jody. Read it, and enjoy it.
Jake Harn had served in the Civil War as an officer and upon being
discharged he came back to his home near Savannah, Georgia. What he
found was that his family, along with others, were living with
destruction and devastation caused by the war. On his family's
advice he decided to travel west. Early influences helped Jake
develop a strong sense of right and wrong. During his adult years
he became an individualist who not only took care of himself, but
tried to provide comfort to those less fortunate than himself. As
an army officer, Jake became an expert with a rifle and while
traveling west he began to hone his skills with a hand gun, not to
be used as a vocation but as a necessity against the lawless breed
that inhabited the Wild West. When he arrived in Burkeville he
found himself embroiled in a bloody range war. He became a
full-time cowboy by choice and a reluctant part-time lawman when
the local sheriff was ambushed by a gang of outlaws.
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