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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Westerns
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.
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The Mark of Zorro
(Hardcover)
Johnston, D. McCulley; Introduction by John Gregory Betancourt
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R660
Discovery Miles 6 600
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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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
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
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.
The Pulitzer Prize–winning American classic of the American West that follows two aging Texas Rangers embarking on one last adventure. An epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of America.
Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers.
Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove is a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember.
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.
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Texas Outlaw
(Paperback)
James Patterson; As told to Andrew Bourelle
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R237
Discovery Miles 2 370
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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When Adam "Mac" McCulough loses his wife, Abby, in 1876, he is left
to bring up his four young daughters, Sara, Becky, Julie, and
Angela. Mac, a rancher and the sheriff of nearby Elkhorn, calls on
his longtime friend Ezra Hawks, a half-White Mountain Apache, to
help him on his ranch and to raise his girls. Together, the men
teach the daughters to shoot, hunt, fish, track, and survive in the
wild. Life rolls along for this unusual family, but an incident
from Mac's past comes back to haunt him. Before settling down with
Abby, he worked as an Arizona Ranger and played a key role in the
capture and conviction of a group of men who beat and raped a
family in Prescott. The men, now released from jail, track down Mac
and exact their revenge. Sara, Becky, Julie, and Angela are
determined not to let the men get away with the murder of their
father. They strike out on their own to hunt down the killers, but
their quest for vengeance may come with a high price.
Set in early Texas between the end of the Mexican War and the dawn
of the American Civil War, The Bloody Frontier is the third in a
series of four historic westerns written by Jeffery Robenalt. Saga
of a Texas Ranger continues as Caleb McAdams recruits his own
company of Rangers to deal with Comanche depredations on the
Western frontier and the ravages of Mexican bandits along the Rio
Grande. In the midst of this deadly struggle, Caleb must deal with
an unknown assassin in his own ranks who has been sent to Texas by
the Pate brothers, while his love for two women builds to a
gut-wrenching climax. "In keeping with the traditions of Western
greats Louis L'Amour and Elmer Kelton, Jeff Robenalt once again
weaves the history of old Texas into a magical tapestry of
adventure and romance in The Bloody Frontier, Volume 3 of his epic
Saga of a Texas Ranger series. From cover to cover, The Bloody
Frontier is an exciting, breathtaking read that any lover of
historical western fiction will find irresistible!" - Flip Flippen,
New York Times bestselling author of The Flip Side Jeffery Robenalt
served in Vietnam as a Sergeant in the U. S. Marine Corps and later
as a platoon leader in the 101st Airborne Division. He has a BS in
sociology from Troy University, a BA in history from New York
University, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Tech
University. The author resides with his wife, Lizabeth, and
daughter, Emily, in Lockhart, Texas, where he teaches Texas history
at Lockhart Junior High. Publisher's website:
http://sbpra.com/JefferyRobenalt
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