Western
Cowboy Come Home
In west Texas in 1895, Daisy Barton is struggling to run her ranch in the midst of a drought after…
A River to Cross
Mexican soldiers abduct Elizabeth Evans and kill her brother, a newspaper editor who published information about General Manuel Diego’s design…
A Texan’s Honor
In 1874, the American Civil War has been over for almost a decade, but the consequences still reverberate in the…
Valley of Dreams: Wild West Wind Series
Cassie Lockwood has traveled with her father’s Wild West show all her life, and at 20, she can shoot and…
The French Lady’s Cowboys
Angele Morisot knows that her life in 1860s France is ruined at the tender age of sixteen when a friend…
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
While readers interested in the history of the American West may be more familiar with tales of the Sioux or…
The Swansong of Wilbur McCrum
Picaresque novels about the Old West abound, and with good reason: the outlandish adventures and unlikely escapades of the genre…
Lion of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion
This collection of brief accounts of ten “legends” of 18th and early 19th century America is a fine introduction to…
Heartbreak Trail
Lucy Schneider’s new husband, Jacob, decides that they will follow his preacher brother, Abner, and leave Boston for the California…
Kearny’s March
The subtitle of Kearny’s March is “The Epic Creation of the American West, 1846-1847.” For a reader who is weak…
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