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1) Black mesa
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When Paul Manning set out in search of adventure, he didn't realize what was in store. He'd never been in a blistering hellhole like Bitter Seeps or met a man as crooked as Belmont. And he'd never laid eyes on a woman as good as Belmont's wife, Louise. Manning had an awful lot of growing up to do if he wanted to stay alive.
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"The Arizona Clan" is an enthralling and epic Western saga that brings to life the untamed spirit of the American frontier. Penned by a talented author celebrated for his mastery of the Western genre, this captivating novel follows the riveting journey of the Arizona clan, a tight-knit family of settlers determined to carve out a life amidst the harsh and dangerous landscapes. At its core is the story of the Arizona clan, led by a fearless patriarch,...
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IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
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Dan Sheridan, Vietnam veteran and writer of Westerns and history, had come to Arizona to research the Toomey brothers, who had vanished there 90 years earlier with 4,000 head of cattle and 27 hands. He was about to give up and go home when someone was killed. Then someone tried to kill him, which, naturally, got his attention and riled his curiosity. Now he wouldn't go until he found the truth...
Ninety years ago the Toomey brothers, along with...
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An engrossing, contemporary western romance starring Rance McKettrick, a handsome, successful businessman and cousin to the last volume's hero, Jesse. Having buried himself in work since his wife's death five years earlier, Rance gets a wake-up call in the form of a blonde newcomer to the small ranching town of Indian Rock, Ariz. Riding up in a hot pink VW Bug, eccentric Chicagoan Echo Wells sparks the whole town's interest when she opens up Indian...
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Considered one of Leonard's best westerns, this classic tale of honor and justice is available once again. Civil War veteran Paul Cable finds things have changed in Arizona since he left and joined the Confederacy. Two brothers--Union men--have claimed his spread, leaving Cable and his family no place to settle in peace. It seems the war's not over yet for Cable--but no one's going to take away his land and his future.
6) Whichaway
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Rising Moon
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Whichaway, son of a stone-faced Arizona rancher, legs broken in an accident atop a windmill, struggles to survive after cattle rustlers have left him to die.
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There is nothing Molly Hatfield wouldn't do for her teenaged brother, Donny. She blames herself for the accident that left him wheelchair bound. So when she learns that an eccentric rancher in Cactus Patch, Arizona, is looking for an heiress - someone to take over managing the ranch in exchange for future ownership - Molly jumps at the chance to give Donny a real home. But she didn't bank on meeting the town's charming unmarried doctor. Falling in...
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For Milt Dorn, the silence and solitude of the mountain forest were what brought him a sense of peace and contentment. In the pioneer community of Pine in Arizona Territory, Dorn is regarded as shiftless because he refuses to take a job on a ranch, but people are happy to have him do odd jobs. Wealthy rancher, Al Auchincloss is ailing and has sent for his two nieces to take over his holdings after his death. By sheer accident, Dorn overhears an ambitious...
10) Secondhand bride
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Pocket Books
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The youngest McKettrick brother Jeb is the wild one who could never stay out of trouble. And trouble is what he gets into when he proposes to Chloe Wakefield. No sooner had he and the pretty schoolteacher tied the knot than Jeb discovers she's already married. After a major dustup with Chloe in a Tombstone barroom, an irate Jeb hightails it back to the Triple M Ranch, certain that his chances of winning the spread in a marriage race with his brothers...