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Philip Ashton Rollins's remarkable book is perhaps the most accurate and detailed description of the real-life American cowboy ever written. Here he describes the beginnings of ranching in America, and how horses and cattle were raised. He details, with flair and expertise, everything about the cowboy and his work -- his tools and weapons, his clothes and tack, the specialized skills he perfected, and the life he led while on the range. He explains...
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"A compelling portrait of cultural transition and assimilation via the saga of one Acoma Pueblo Indian family. Born in 1861 in New Mexico's Acoma Pueblo, Edward Proctor Hunt lived a tribal life almost unchanged for centuries. But after attending government schools he broke with his people's ancient codes to become a shopkeeper and controversial broker between Indian and white worlds. As a Wild West Show Indian he traveled in Europe with his family,...
426) Cameron Trading Post
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In 1911, a one-track suspension bridge was constructed over the gorge of the Little Colorado River, bypassing a treacherous river crossing and opening travel to northern Arizona. Five years later, Hubert Richardson built a tin-roofed shack on the river's rim and opened his trading post for business. In the first years, almost all of his customers were Navajo, but with the new bridge travelers soon found the area, and it became the access point for...
427) Jubal Sackett
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Tells the tale of Jubal Sackett, a restless explorer who crossed the continent of seventeenth-century North America.
428) The spirit woman
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According to legend, Sacajawea-the Native American woman who helped guide the Lewis and Clark expedition through the American wilderness-is buried on the Wind River Reservation. Now, a college professor-and longtime friend of Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden-has disappeared while seeking the truth behind the legend. Vicky and Father John O'Malley soon discover that her missing friend is linked to another female historian who also vanished on the reservation-while...
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As the American Civil war came to a close, the Territory of Utah erupted into violence as Ute Indians and Mormon settlers fought to occupy the same land. Although Brigham Young continually preached peace, men, women and children on both sides of the conflict were subject to raids, treachery, betrayal, kidnapping and murder. Lead by Chief Blackhawk, the natives were successful in stopping white expansion as scores of Mormons evacuated their settlements...
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"Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living in Colonial America? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more! A Day in the Life section, prompts for thinking deeper, sidebars, more facts, index, and glossary are also included. QR codes throughout the book will take readers to fun activities, informational links, videos, and more!"--
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On the Border with Crook is considered one of the best firsthand accounts of frontier army life, as the author of the book gives equal time to both the soldier and the Native American. John Bourke, the author of this book was a captain in the United States Army. He served as an aide to General George Crook in the Apache Wars from 1872 to 1883. As Crook's aide, Bourke had the opportunity to witness every facet of life in the Old West-the battles, wildlife,...
434) The shaman laughs
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On Native-American land, in a lonely, mystical place called Canyon of the Spirit, prize livestock is being slaughtered as part of some strange and secret rite. Darkness is stalking the reservation, and the Ute tribal policeman Charlie Moon fears for his world and his people. Because now the ritual is spilling human blood.
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"Postcolonial Love Poem is an anthem of desire against erasure. Natalie Diaz's brilliant second collection demands that every body carried in its pages - bodies of language, land, rivers, suffering brothers, enemies, and lovers - be touched and held as beloveds. Through these poems, the wounds inflicted by America onto an indigenous people are allowed to bloom pleasure and tenderness: "Let me call my anxiety, desire, then. / Let me call it, a garden."...
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Johnstone Men on a Mission. A Hunting Party Massacre.
Two legends of the American West, Preacher and MacCallister have always fought for justice. Even when all parties were guilty. When all hope was lost. And when, all the killing started...
WHEN ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE
It's one of the great mysteries of the Old West. The unexplained disappearance of a hunting party of Prussian nobles, who entered the American wilderness, and never returned. Now,...
439) The tall stranger
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Scouting for a wagon train full of high hopes, Rock saved the Eastern-bred settlers from a brutal Indian attack.
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"In May 2016, the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, burned to the ground, forcing 88,000 people to flee their homes. It was the largest evacuation ever of a city in the face of a forest fire, raising the curtain on a new age of increasingly destructive wildfires. This book is a suspenseful account of one of North America's most devastating forest fires--and a stark exploration of our dawning era of climate catastrophes"--
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