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Working the land
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Sandra Schackel |
Helen Tiegs didn't take to driving a tractor when she became a farmer's wife, but after fifty years she considers herself the hub of the family operation. Lila Hill taught piano, then ultimately took… |
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Wild Horse Annie
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Alan J. Kania |
In 1950 Velma Johnston, a shy Nevada ranch wife, came upon a horse trailer leaking blood. When she discovered the destination of the trailer and its occupants—a trio of terrified and badly injured wi… |
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Controlled recklessness
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Nathan Sanderson |
Born in 1857 into a hardworking and resilient family, George Edward Lemmon grew up learning how to bounce back from adversity. Despite several crippling accidents on horseback, he continued to pursue… |
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The promise of the West
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Mary Barmeyer O'Brien |
"Driven by the promise of prosperity and opportunity on the frontier, thousands of men and women traveled west in the mid-1800s to forge a new life. Accompanying them were their children, wide-eyed a… |
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Devil's Gate
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David Roberts |
"The Mormon handcart tragedy of 1856 is the worst disaster in the history of the Western migrations, and yet it remains virtually unknown today outside Mormon circles. Following the death of Joseph S… |
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Ankle high and knee deep
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Gail L. Fiorini-Jenner |
"Colicky horses, trucks high-centered in pastures, late nights spent in barns birthing calves--the trials and tribulations of farm and ranch life are as central to its experience as amber waves of gr… |
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My life as an Indian
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James Willard Schultz |
“Reads like a romance . . . not the least interesting part being the traditions and old stories, retold with simplicity and real charm.”
— Standard Catalog for Public Libraries: History (H.W. Wilson… |
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How odd
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Shirley Bahlmann |
xiii, 87 p. ; 23 cm |
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Reminiscences of a soldier's wife
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Ellen McGowan Biddle |
Life of a military wife in Western outposts after the Civil War, including New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Nebraska. Includes many observations and anecdotes regarding Native Americans |
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The story of the outlaw
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Emerson Hough |
"The American West offered abundant opportunities for those seeking gold and gunfights, fame and infamy. Popular Western writer Emerson Hough (1857-1923) was the author of the history The Story of th… |
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