DescriptionThis epic adventure will take you back to the Old West - 1830 in the Rocky Mountains. Packed with Northwest-wilderness period detail, it's the story of Josiah Paddock and Titus "Scratch" Bass. Paddock is a young man coming of age while running from the law, and Bass is a grizzled old mountain man who befriends Paddock and teaches him how to survive in this rugged country. Read by actor Ken Howard, star of TV's The White Shadow, this historical novel is rich and unforgettable.
DescriptionCharles Siringo's riveting narrative tells of the people and events that shaped the legend of America's Wild West. Siringo spent more than 22 years riding with the cattle country's most lawless men. He relied more on instincts and experience than deductive reasoning to survive Idaho labor riots, hunt Appalachian moonshiners, and chase Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch across the Southwest. After years of cowboying, a blind phrenologist convinced him to join the fabled Pinkerton National Detective Agency as an undercover operative in the wilder parts of the West. This program is part of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Classic Western series.
DescriptionCelebrity readers including Country & Western singer K.T. Oslin perform some of the best American Western short stories. Mark Twain's "Jack Slade, Desperado" is the tale of a ruthless man "...whose heart and soul were steeped in the blood of offenders against his dignity." Elmer Kelton magnificently describes buffalo soldiers on a journey to the outer limits of endurance in "Desert Command." In Will Henry's "Lapwai Winter, " an Indian boy witnesses his people assimilating the coming of the White Man. This collection also includes "A Man and Some Others" by Stephen Crane, "Court Day" by Luke Short, and "A Sergeant of the Orphan Troop" by Frederick Remington.
DescriptionA pack of wolves makes a sudden savage return to the Rocky Mountain ranching town of Hope, Montana, where a century earlier they were slaughtered by the thousands. Now shielded by law as an endangered species, they reawaken an ancient hatred that will tear a family, and ultimately the town, apart. At the center of the storm is Helen Ross, a 29-year-old wolf biologist sent alone into this remote and hostile place to protect the wolves from those who seek to destroy them. The Loop charts her struggle, and her dangerous love affair with the son of her most powerful opponent, the brutal and charismatic rancher Buck Calder. A haunting exploration of man's conflict with nature and the wild within himself, an epic story of deadly passions and redemptive love set against the grandeur of the American West, The Loop is destined to capture the hearts and imaginations of listeners everywhere.
DescriptionLet legendary western writer Max Evans take you straight into the heart of Hi Lo country, where you'll meet a couple of cowboys who work hard, play hard, and live hard - and have a great time doing it. In their first adventure, The Rounders, Dusty Jones and Wrangler Lewis set out to break a wild roan named Old Fooler - part horse, part devil - provided he doesn't break them first. The Great Wedding finds Dusty convinced their troubles will be over if he can marry Wrangler off to a rich lady from Santa Fe. And in The Orange County Cowboys, the boys' boss sells the JL ranch, their only home and source of livelihood, to an investor with a real respect for tradition - Japanese tradition! Get ready for one wild ride with this trilogy of classic cowboy tales.
DescriptionBest selling novelist Janet Dailey continues her emotionally stirring and wildly popular Calder Saga . In This Calder Sky, Maggie O'Rourke is determined to escape the harsh codes of the hard men who run the great Calder empire. But both Maggie and the Calder heir apparent, Chase Calder, burn with the raw passion of the land where even the greatest love must fight to live. In the 4th volume of the saga, Calder Born, Calder Bred, Ty Calder learns the ways of ranch life from Jessy, who knows the land like her own heart. But Jessy worships Tara, scion of the new, "corporate" West of vast power and big money. As greedy Tara lures Ty, Jessy defies death to fight for Ty and save the Calder birthright.
