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Spring, 1849. The first male child born in the newly established Republic of Texas, Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanches storms his homestead and brutally murders his mother and sister, taking him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to life among the Comanches, learning their ways and language, answering to a new name, becoming the chief's adopted son, and waging war against their enemies, including white...
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Tom Doan joins the buffalo hunters going into the Southwest's inhospitable Staked Plain. Seeing huge herds there, he thinks of getting rich off their hides. He proves efficient as a skinner and what follows is almost a literal baptism in sweat and blood. Fighting the Comanches and Kiowas, some unscrupulous white hunters, and his own conscience, he ages fast - all the faster in facing obstacles to love's consummation with Milly. She, like Tom, is in...
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Lonesome Dove saga volume Prequel
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"In Dead Man's Walk, the author takes the reader back, to the days when Gus and Call -- two of the most beloved figures in American fiction -- were young Texas Rangers . . ."
4) Brules
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Cat Brules westerns volume 1
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An epic tale of one man's search for justice in the old west.There once was a time when longhorns bawled and cowboys hollered on the dusty Chisholm trail . . . When wild young men toting six-shooters danced with saloon girls and dreamed of the mother lode . . . When Comanches on the warpath drenched the plains in blood . . . And one hard, hurting cowboy began a legendary trek across the American west . . . Magnificent, sprawling, and impeccably researched,...
6) Come sundown
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Shortgrass song series volume 2
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Forge
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[2006]
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Serving as a ransom negotiator for captives among the Native Americans during the Civil War, Honore Greenwood finds himself placed in the same unit as a long-time enemy, refuses to fight against his beloved Arapaho bride's tribe, and is unwittingly pitted against close friend Kit Carson.
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Twenty-eight wagons packed with families, supplies, and tough-as-nails Texans circle up and fight for their lives against relentless hostile Indian attacks in this action-packed adventure. The hero, Buff Belmet, had to grow up fast after his mother and father are killed in Comanche raids. But aided by Kit Carson he delivers the goods over the trail.
11) Moon medicine
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Shortgrass song series volume 1
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Forge
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English
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Honoré Greenwood chronicles his adventures in the American West as he describes his friendships with such legendary figures as Kit Carson, and his own exploits helping to construct the first American fort in the heart of Comanche country
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Duell, Sloan and Pearce
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c1966
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Captured by the Comanches at the age of nine, Helen dreams of escape for more than fourteen years yet, when the time comes to choose freedom she discovers no choice exists as she has become absorbed in the Comanche culture.
14) The Comanche
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Children's Press
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[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents an introduction to the Comanche Indians.
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Forge
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1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
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Nearly 40 years after the Mexican War, Mexicans and Texans are fighting the Nueces Strip. A Confederate veteran is brought into keep the peace in this lawless land. His measures are harsh and controversial. But can any man bring lasting piece in this boilerpot of killing and racial hatred?
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Quanah Parker was among the last of the free-ranging Comanche warriors who once terrorized the high plains. Parker ascended to the rank of war chief through brave acts in almost constant warfare with Anglos and other Indian nations alike. But Parker was more than a warrior. A great political leader, he negotiated a peace treaty with the United States that spared his people the indignities heaped on other nations that fought back.