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The year is 1837. The American West is untamed, uncivilized, and largely unclaimed. U.S. President Andrew Jackson, in a race with the British and Russians, sends a wagon train of would-be settlers into the uncharted Oregon territory, led by his close friend, mountain man and veteran Sam Brentwood. Teaming up with trail hand Whip Holt, widow Claudia Humphries, and a colorful group of courageous pioneers, Brentwood sets off from New York, heading westward...
5) Nebraska!
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This is the story of fearless devotion to a hard-won ideal, of betrayal from within, and of sabotage that reaches as far as the shores of Britain and inperial Russia. And, above all, it is the story of "Whip" Holt, teh ruggedly quiet leader of this leg of the perilous migration, and of Cathy Van Ayl, who leaves her family behind in Missouri to continue on with Whip Holt's train, perhaps to win his heart.
7) Colorado!
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Some came to Colorado for freedom, while others to build a new life. But in 1858, when gold is discovered in the Colorado region, thousands descend on Denver like a hungry swarm. General Lee Burke, an original pioneer of the Oregon Trail, must take on the greatest challengeof all. Under orders from U.S. President James Buchanan, he must gain the support of Colorado, to forge the fate of a nation. With tensions between the North and South heating up,...
8) Nevada!
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Virginia City, 1861. As thousands of fortune-seekers descend on the silver-rich boomtown hoping to cash in on the Comstock Lode, a very different cause unites the ranks of courageous soldiers in the coming Civil War: the supreme battle for America's future. Major General Lee Blake is assigned the treacherous task of transporting silver to the Union troops in Missouri, while enemies plot to sabotage his mission. By his side are some of the bravest...
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