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"In the aftermath of the Civil War, a young woman searches for her lost love at the edge of the West. The Civil War has destroyed Sarah Montgomery's marriage before it's even begun. After Sarah receives word that her fianc©♭, Rand Campbell, has been killed fighting for the Union, her brothers and ailing father persuade her to pledge herself to Ben Croftner--despite her strong misgivings. But when Sarah finds out that Rand is in fact alive--and...
82) The Love Letter
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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When Scotty discovers a poignant letter written by a mysterious woman called Lizzie he cannot get her out of his mind. Putting thoughts of his upcoming wedding aside, he is compelled to write Lizzie a letter of his own. A romantic correspondence ensues and flourishes into a love so powerful, not even a century and a half of time can keep them apart. Spanning an era from the Civil War to the present day, the perils of Lizzie's war torn present threaten...
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"When the Civil War ended, Hunter Buchanan and his coyote sidekick Bobby Lee forged a new life in the Black Hills, Dakota. Now they'll have to fight to the death to keep it . . . THERE'S COYOTES IN THEM THERE HILLS. Ex-Rebel tracker Hunter Buchanan is down on his luck. He lost his family's ranch in a fire. He lost his gold to a thief. And he just might lose his fiancee--a beautiful saloon girl named Annabelle--to a stinking-rich rival. But Hunter's...
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Ranchers across the west report large numbers of cattle stolen and the problem has become so large they refuse to drive their herds to market in the fall. The cattle industry is a large part of the American economy and stock market and if the cattle industry fails the market will collapse and send the country into a deep recession. The Cattlemen s Association turns to Washington for help and their plea falls on the shoulders of William Burke, Special...
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Jeston Nash bears a striking resemblance to his cousin, Jesse James of Missouri. After killing a Yankee soldier in self-defense, Jeston joins cousins Jesse and Frank to fight in Quantrills guerrilla forces. Later, he rides with the James-Younger gang as they invent their special brand of bank and train robbery. All the while, Jeston seeks vengeance against Daniel Zanone of the Free Kansas Militia--the man responsible for the death of his child.
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2023.
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"Union soldier John Chenneville suffered a traumatic head wound in battle. His recovery took the better part of a year as he struggled to regain his senses and mobility. By the time he returned home, the Civil War was over, but tragedy awaited. John’s beloved sister and her family had been brutally murdered. Their killer goes by many names. He fought for the North in the late unpleasantness, and wore a badge in the name of the law. But the man...
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"For readers of Unbroken comes an unforgettable tale of courage from America's 'forgotten war' in Korea, by the New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Call. Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy's most famous aviator duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the Marines they fought to defend. A white New Englander from the country-club scene, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighters for his country. An African American...
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Civil War volume 2
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Center Point Large Print
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2015.
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English
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"The farm of Union widow Liberty Holloway is confiscated and converted into a Confederate field hospital, bringing Liberty face-to-face with unspeakable suffering. In the wake of shattered homes and broken bodies, Liberty and Bella, her hired help and a former slave, struggle to pick up the fragments the battle has left behind"--
91) The regulator
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"Soldier, Sniper, Secret Service Agent, Regulator. Murphy answers only to the President. His latest assignment comes from President Garfield and is classified Top Secret. A serial killer is murdering railroad workers and settlers in the western states and territories. With nothing but his skill as a hunter and his knowledge of the budding science of forensics, Murphy begins a quest that takes him through a thousand miles of the west as he searches...
92) Rambo III
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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English
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Rambo battles Russians invading Afghanistan. Includes deleted scenes, audio commentary with Sylvester Stallone and more.
93) Murphy's law
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Thorndike Press
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2016.
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English
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Murphy's plans for semi-retirement with Sally, his newfound love, are put on hold with one call from his boss, William Burke, special assistant to the president. Counterfeit money turning up in banks all across the west could threaten the American economy and stock market. Leaving Sally at his Washington home, Murphy sets out to pick up the trail of the counterfeiter. Chasing his quarry across unforgiving mountains and deserts, Murphy is at his deadliest...
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Homeward trails book volume 2
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Jack Miller stumbles through the Civil War, winding up a telegrapher and cryptographer for the army. In the field with General Sherman in Georgia, he is captured along with his precious cipher key. His captor, Hamilton Buckley, thinks he should have been president of the Confederacy, not Jefferson Davis. Jack doubts Buckley's sanity and longs to escape. Buckley's kindhearted niece, Marilla, might help him -- but only if Jack helps her achieve her...
95) The reckoning
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Youngblood brothers volume 2
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"The Youngblood brothers, Jack and Emmet, are called back into service by Judge Isaac Parker in an all new historical western adventure. Sally Chisum, niece of the late John Chisum of New Mexico, sells one thousand head of cattle to the Indian reservation in Fort Smith. Nine drovers off the reservation agree to drive the herd from New Mexico to Arkansas. At the midpoint, just south of the Red River, the nine drovers are attacked and killed and the...
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan....
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Center Street
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[2022].
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English
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"Bestselling author and former Speaker Newt Gingrich reveals how Big Government Socialism is crippling America— and offers strategies and insights for everyday citizens to overcome its influence. In communities across our country, Americans are debating Critical Race Theory, vaccine mandates, tax increases, rising inflation, online censorship, and a host of other important issues. We have serious decisions to make about the future of our nation....
100) Gangs of New York
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Miramax Films
Pub. Date
2003, [2011]
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English
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A man named Amsterdam (DiCaprio) seeks to avenge the death of his father at the hands of Bill "The Butcher" Poole (Day-Lewis). Set in New York City during the period just before the Civil War, Amsterdam gets caught in the middle of the equally powerful and corrupt politician machines of Manhattan.