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I am Solina Cheng. I led protests against the Chinese crackdown in Hong Kong. The police wanted me in a maximum security prison. They began to hunt me down. I was granted refugee status in the United States. My sponsors were an Amish church. I knew nothing about the Amish. The only connection I found between me and them is that I was a refugee and so were they. They'd fled religious persecution in Europe back in the 1700s and I'd fled the persecution...
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"I killed him because the voices told me to. They keep me up most nights and I can't sleep because of them. There is only one way to make them stop and that is to end his life and mine because the voices tell me he must die." Lucy St. James writes these cryptic words in her suicide letter minutes before killing her son, Tom, and then turning the gun on herself. The murder-suicide of this well-respected ranching family shocks everyone in the small...
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Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there at the dawn of the century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes, and windstorms provide authentic color. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that prepare Ralph to take his father's place. The first volume of Moody's little Britches series, this time-tested favorite...
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He was on his own at twelve years old and learned to hunt, drive teams of oxen, trap beaver, and came to know mountain men, Indians, and white settlers. Some were honest but most you had better keep an eye on.
Trace Truejay never backed away from aggressive trappers, fighting everyone who crossed him with fists, knives, or rifles, until they learned to avoid him and his deadly accurate Winchester. His name and deeds became legendary and would be,...
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"The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound" by Harold Bindloss. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to...
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Two cowboy romances in one collection for the first time by New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer and USA Today bestselling author Maisey Yates.
WYOMING TOUGH by Diana Palmer
A cowboy through and through, ranch owner Mallory Kirk knows what it means to put in a full day's work. But does his new cowgirl? He has his doubts that petite, but spirited, Morie Brannt can pull her own weight. As they spar over events at the ranch and a past...
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Three cowboy romances in one collection for the first time by New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer, Lindsay McKenna, and Marin Thomas.
The Rancher by Diana Palmer
Cort Brannt, the heir to the Skylance Ranch empire, has women gallop into his life, but the handsome lone wolf sends them just as quickly on their way...until a pretty, vivacious neighbor appears on the range. Has the most eligible bachelor in Branntville, Texas met his match?...
10) My Pal Trigger
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The story of Roy Roger's horse Trigger and the relationship between the cowboy and the horse.
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"Grit, Not Glamour celebrates the contributions of our foremothers who devoted their lives to farming and ranching related pursuits. Some embraced their roles; others detested the life; often their contributions were minimized or overlooked"--
12) McLintock!
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In this legendary John Wayne film, the cattle rancher McLintock puts his brand on the territory and every woman in it! The lovely Louise Warren plays a widow who moves with her two children onto McLintock’s ranch to serve as cook, while Maureen O’Hara plays the estranged wife. Every great Western staple is accounted for: Cowboys, Indians, gun battles and fistfights. Plus, that pair of (now infamous) spanking scenes!A western version of "Taming...
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"The Boy Ranchers" is a Western novel by author Willard F. Baker. This is the first book in Baker's "The Boy Ranchers" series, which centers around the exploits of a young boy with a proclivity for detective work in the American Old West. A charming tale of mystery and adventure, "The Boy Ranchers" is ideal bedtime reading and would make for a fantastic addition to any family collection.
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First published in 1922, "The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians" is a children's Western novel written by Willard F. Baker. Part of "The Boy Ranchers" series, it follows the further exploits of a young would-be detective in the American Old West. A thrilling page-turner full of daring-do and exciting mystery, "The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians" is highly recommended for children with an interest in the American West. Contents include: "A Mysterious...
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This book was a finalist for the New Mexico Book Co-Op History Book of the Year. Most people think of Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War when Lincoln County, New Mexico is mentioned. Yet, the county has a rich history besides that chapter of lawlessness and violence. In writing this book I wanted to tell the story of the miners and forest rangers and the Civilian Conservation Corps and early settlers. The Jornada Mogollon culture was here over...
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This is Willard F. Baker's 1923 Western novel for children, "The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek". Part of "The Boy Ranchers" series, it centers around the exciting adventures of a young rancher-cum-detective in the American Old West. This novel is sure to inspire the minds of young readers today as it did when first published, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of classic Western literature.
18) The Attic Door
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Two abandoned pioneer siblings must confront their greatest fear in a haunting and romantic story about growing up.
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"The Boy Ranchers in Camp" is a Western novel for children written by Willard F. Baker, first published in 1921. This novel is part of "The Boy Ranchers", a series based around the exploits and adventures of a young would-be detective in the American Old West. A thrilling tale of mystery and daring-do, "The Boy Ranchers in Camp" is sure to inspire young minds now just as it did when first published.
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"The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River" is a Western novel for children by author Willard F. Baker. Part of "The Boy Ranchers" series, it centers around the endeavors of a young cowboy-cum-detective in the American Old West. A thrilling tale of intrigue and adventure, "The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River" would make for perfect bedtime reading and is highly recommended for lovers of classic Western fiction.
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