When Bob Fussell edited his grandfather’s memoirs, he wondered if the stories were true. Consulting his cousin for suggestions, the response was...
Unbridled Cowboy (Nonfiction)
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The Training Ground (Nonfiction)
Although the subtitle of Martin Dugard’s excellent book is “Grant, Lee, Sherman and Davis in the Mexican War, 1846-48” and the author protests that...
Unbridled Dreams (Fiction)
In this Christian Romance, Irma Friedrich is the spoiled teenage daughter of a banker and a matchmaking mother. Rather than settle for finishing...
Many a River
It happened again and again, families torn asunder by the sudden onrush of horseback red raiders. One such was the Barfields of Arkansas who made...
The Civil War in Arizona (Nonfiction)
Publication in recent years of books on the invasion of New Mexico and Arizona have finally dispelled the nonsense that the Far West was uninvolved...
Sun Going Down (Fiction)
Riverboat captain Ezra Paint founds one of the most memorable ranching families in the West when he leaves the dangerous Mississippi during the...
The Comanche Empire (Nonfiction)
Hamalainen moves the Comanches up a notch in terms of their resistance to invaders, beyond that of Apaches and Sioux. He claims that their...
Killstraight (Fiction)
Daniel Killstraight, a Comanche who studied at Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, returns home in time to witness the execution of his...
The Trespassers (Fiction)
Jeff Keys is a Civil War veteran-turned-mercenary. He joins some ragtag oddballs in their quest to find five million dollars in stolen Confederate...
Missy (Fiction)
Missy, the name Victorians call laudanum or liquid opium, is also the nickname of Dol McQueen, for this 19-year-old Fallen Dove dotes on the...
Salt Warriors (Nonfiction)
Salt has been of immense value to humans for eons, and there’s no shortage of it. Yet Texas managed to generate its own “salt war” in the 1870s. The...
Buffalo Bill On Stage (Nonfiction)
Scholars of Buffalo Bill Cody continue to uncover the fine details of the scout and showman’s many pursuits. Sandra K. Sagala canvassed newspapers...