Raised among the Blackfoot, John Hawk is a valuable asset to the US Army. As a military scout at Fort Ellis, he is able to cross the line between two worlds'and help keep the peace. But when he disobeys a direct order from his commander, Hawk is immediately dismissed from his post. That was the army's first mistake. The second was losing track of a small mule train en route to Helena. At the request of his former lieutenant, Hawk leaves his cabin...

"James Pratt and his young bride press on toward the Bitterroot Valley, deep in Sioux territory, after their wagon master deserts them and seemingly disappeared. James' brother Mason enlists legendary Indian scout John Hawk to find them against deadly odds"--

A biography of the Shoshoni Indian woman who acted as an interpreter, nurse, and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...