Teenage orphan Arley Pickett runs her deceased parents’ boarding house in gone-bust Grubstake, where her main source of comfort is the monthly...
Much Ado About Grubstake (Fiction)
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Western Books & Movies
Into The West (Nonfiction)
Smothered in interesting facts and amazing stories, Into the West by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James M. McPherson is a fun and entertaining...
Buckamoo Girls (Fiction)
Award-winning illustrator Tom Curry applies his colorful folk art style to Kelley’s new spin on the old song “Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out...
A Brave Boy & A Good Soldier (Nonfiction)
A Brave Boy & A Good Soldier is an unbelievably intriguing tale of truth about 14-year-old John C.C. Hill embarking on the ill-fated 1842...
One Christmas In Old Tascosa (Nonfiction)
Quintille Firman grew up dirt-poor on a Texas Panhandle homestead during the Dust Bowl era. In l931, she and a dozen friends experienced a special...
Remember Little Bighorn (Nonfiction)
This condensed but excellent presentation of Custer’s last battle is targeted for young readers, but I would suggest they not be too young. Billy...
Honky-Tonk Heroes & Hillbilly Angels (Nonfiction)
Young fans of Country music will enjoy this collection of brief profiles of some of the first entertainers in the business such as Johnny Cash,...
A Small White Scar (Fiction)
Fifteen-year-old Will Benson plans to get far away from loveable, retarded Denny. He has picked up after his brother, taught him to ride and endured...
Saddling Up Anyway
“When I got to him, he sat up and his lower lip was down under his chin. It was the danged-est lookin’ thing.... I had to put my knee against his...
JAY COOKE’S GAMBLE
The title here suggests you’ll get a dry history of financier Jay Cooke and his money problems building the Northern Pacific, but this big book is a...
Old West in the Old World
Since the focus of American melodrama has mostly been on contributions from Eastern urban centers, it’s a pleasure to see Lawrence I. Berkove and...
THE YOUNG DUKE
At the University of Southern California in 1926, Marion Morrison, a.k.a. John Wayne, studied law and truly hoped to become an All-American football...