Leonard, Elmore
Summary: From the very first short story he ever wrote, through five decades of classic western tales, this collection is a must-have.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LEOKelton, Elmer
Summary: Bandits, outlaws, romance, and adventure abound in Hard Ride, the second-ever collection of tales of the American West from renowned, seven-time Spur Award-winning author Elmer Kelton Each of Elmer Kelton's superb stories of the West showcase the strength and power western spirit. They are filled with marvelous characters--from a rodeo clown who seeks redemption via romance, to an outlaw who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KELErickson, John R.
Summary: #1: While investigating a murder on the ranch, Hank finds himself the number one suspect. #2: Hank conducts defensive maneuvers against an attacking silver monster bird.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Maverick Books 1983
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1 available in Juvenile Compact Audio Disc, Call number: J CD ERIGemeinhart, Dan
Summary: In 1890 Washington the only family Joseph Johnson has left is his half-wild Indian pony, Sarah, so when she is sold by a man who has no right to do so, he sets out to get her back--and he plans to let nothing stop him in his quest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GEML'Amour, Louis
Summary: "Chick Bowdrie could have been an outlaw, but he rode a different trail. The Texas Rangers recruited Bowdrie to help pursue the most wanted men in the Southwest. And Bowdrie knew the terrain all too well: the dusty trails, bitter cattle feuds, the desperate killers, and the weather-beaten towns that could explode into chaos at the wrong word. The Rangers were called in to handle the tough...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1986
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Summary: The second volume in a series of anthologies that will present the complete collection of short fiction by the popular novelist features more of his action-packed tales of danger, hardship, and adventure in the Old West.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2004
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Summary: While Riley Sinclair relentlessly pursues the men who abandoned his injured younger brother, leaving him to die in the desert, one of the pursued commits suicide and another saves Sinclair from a lynching party.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dodd, Mead 1985
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRAL'Amour, Louis
Summary: Though primarily known as a novelist, L'Amour wrote hundreds of short stories. This volume collects 35 of his Western stories, the genre for which he has received the most notice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LAML'Amour, Louis
Summary: When an Indian brings news to Yance Sackett that his sister-in-law and a woman reputed to be a witch have been kidnapped by the bloodthirsty Pequot Indians, Yance and his brother Kin set out to find them. Searching the dangerous Warrior's Path, an old war trail that led from the vicinity of Chattanooga to Boston, they discover that ruthless white slavers, exploiting tensions between the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP WES LAMMayo, Matthew P.
Summary: A high-country train trek turns into a blizzard-bound trainwreck-from-hell for Roamer as a gang of gunmen run roughshod on the rails. They blow the safe, abscond with a mysterious young woman, and torch the train, leaving passengers to burn in the midst of a blizzard. Trailing death in its wake, the gang heads to the high country with Roamer dogging them on foot, the only man bold enough to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MAYL'Amour, Louis
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 1973
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Summary: A collection of two novellas featuring the rugged heroes of Bitter Creek, Texas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC JOHGrey, Zane
Summary: After a Texan stole another man's woman, a feud errupted into war. A son and daughter of the feuding clans fell in love, becoming pawns in a bloodbath that raged until no one was left to kill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.J. Black, Inc. 1950
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GREJohnstone, William W.
Summary: At first, the job sounds easy: lead a small herd of horses across the Arkansas-Texas border to the Double-D ranch near Texarkana. No problem--at least not for a man like Perley Gates. In fact, he's looking forward to the 150-mile journey with his old sidekick Possum Smith and young Sonny Rice, and doesn't expect any trouble along the way. Unfortunately, trouble has a way of finding Perley...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pinnacle Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOHLenhardt, Melissa
Summary: "Margaret Parker and Hattie LaCour never intended to turn outlaw. After being run off their ranch by a greedy cattleman, their family is left destitute. As women alone they have few choices: marriage, lying on their backs for money, or holding a gun. For Margaret and Hattie the choice is easy. With their small makeshift family, the gang pulls off a series of heists across the West. Though the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Redhook Books/Orbit 2018
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LENLeslie, Frank
Summary: Half-breed Yakima Henry steps in to help an older man being bullied by outlaws-and becomes a target of both bandits and lawmen alike.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Signet 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LESRussell, Sheldon
Summary: "In the American West, as the nation heals from the Civil War that nearly destroyed it, new battle lines are being drawn. Caleb Justin, orphaned and grieving, and his comrade Joshua Hart, a tough, worldly runaway, leave their home along the Ohio River bound for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, intent to join Sheridan's troops in their pursuit of Indian lands. But a badly healed foot injury ends...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cennan Books, an imprint of Cynren Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC RUSSelfors, Suzanne
Summary: Twelve-year-old Lucky Prescott craves adventure, but as a young lady of society she's only been allowed to experience adventure through books. That is, until one fateful day when Lucky, her father, and her aunt leave their neat-and-tidy city life and travel to their new home out west -- the Wild West. At first Lucky is excited, but during the long train ride to her new hometown of Miradero, she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SELGrey, Zane
Summary: Dodge Mercer looks for thieves taking his sorghum at night and becomes interested in opposing clan's lovely daughter during the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter J. Black 1958
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Summary: A former gunfighter becomes involved in a range war when a cattle baron decides to take over the land of small ranchers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAMWallace, Rich.
Summary: When young Archer and his partner, Bull, find a silver vein in the Arizona desert, they think they will be rich, but Cactus Flats is a town with many dangers and men waiting to double-cross them, and the reader must choose between three possible endings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Wagon 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC UPCompton, Ralph.
Summary: Buying 3,500 head of longhorn cattle from Gavin McCord in Missouri, Gladstone Pitkin hires Gavin and his cowboys to drive the herd to his New Mexico ranch, and they accept the challenge, unaware of the death trap that awaits them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COMGriffin, James J.
Summary: "Texas Ranger Jim Blawcyzk and his son are shot and his wife brutally attacked. All are left for dead as the attackers ride off with his stock. As he begins to recover, Blawcyzk defies his captain's direct orders and takes off on his own to find and kill every man that took part in the raid"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GRIL'Amour, Louis
Summary: The promise was gold, a lot of it, waiting in the Big Horn Mountains. The plan was to head out with a handpicked party and nothing but the best in wagons, stock, and goods. Matt Bardoul bought in because the girl he wanted was there. Now Bardoul is the only man standing between innocent people and a brutal conspiracy of greed, lust, and cold-blooded murder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2007