Wallace J Swenson

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1) Buell: journey to the white clouds

Author

Swenson, Wallace J

Series

Journey to the white clouds volume 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, Large Print

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""For Fans of: Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, and Johnny D. Boggs, Buell opens with a death threat and ends with a promise of a new life. In between, Buell Mace, a confused and guilt-ridden young man, longs to be loved but fears affection more than death"-- "Synopsis:Young Buell Mace, on the run again, leaves Fort Laramie and the only person he ever trusted. He crosses paths with grizzled prospector Arley Hill who's on his way to the goldfields...

2) Laramie: journey to the white clouds

Author

Swenson, Wallace J

Series

Journey to the white clouds volume 2

Publisher

Five Star, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

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Simon Steele and his friend, Buell Mace, leave home at nineteen, Simon because theres no reason to stay and Buell because theres every reason to run. At a roadhouse outside Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory, where there are few rules and even fewer consequences if you break one, Simon finds work as the houses supply man and Buell as an enforcer. Hanging tenaciously to the morals of his parents, and to the memory of the woman who rejected him, Simon...

3) The devil's due: journey to the white clouds

Author

Swenson, Wallace J

Series

Journey to the white clouds volume 4
Thorndike Press large print western

Language

English

Formats

Book, Large Print

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After a seven-year absence, lifelong friends Buell Mace and Simon Steele return to the town they grew up in. Carlisle, Nebraska in 1879 is trying to become a more genteel and law abiding place than the one a hot-headed Buell had been encouraged to leave at the age of nineteen. Sheriff Lorin Staker is one of the first people Buell talks to on returning, and Buell is amazed when he offers Buell a badge. The sheriff is having trouble with drifters, "Islanders"...

4) Slate Creek: journey to the white clouds

Author

Swenson, Wallace J

Series

Journey to the white clouds volume 3

Publisher

Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

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Simon feels he has succumbed to the temptations of an immoral life. Advised by both his mentors, Tay Prescott and Walks Fast he had decided to go into the mountains of Idaho to see if he can regain some sense of worth. He accidentally killed a bartender in Wyoming and then denigrated his life-long friend by suggesting that he himself had slipped to the low station of his friend. His friend left without a word, their friendship seemingly broken. To...

5) Carlisle: journey to the white clouds : where the quest began

Author

Swenson, Wallace J

Series

Journey to the white clouds volume Prequel

Publisher

Five Star

Pub. Date

c2016

Language

English

6) Carlisle: journey to the white clouds

Author

Swenson, Wallace J

Series

Journey to the white clouds volume Prequel
Thorndike Press large print Western

Publisher

Thorndike Press

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

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"Dirt-poor farmer, Paul Steele, is tested in Nebraska of the 1850's. He and his wife meet adversity head-on and overcome it while teaching their children honesty, loyalty and dedication. As the adults begin to overcome their challenges, the story centers more around their eldest son Simon's friendship with his best friend, Buell. Though these boys have dramatically different personalities, their loyalty to each other is unwavering, and each one takes...