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Devil's Bargains : Tourism in the Twentieth-Century Ame...
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ISBN13: 9780700610563. ISBN10: 0700610561. by Hal K. Rothman. Published by University Press of Kansas. Edition: 98 More at Textbooks.com

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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, ...
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A chronicle of the two-and-a-half year journey of Lewis and Clark covers their incredible hardships and the contributions of Sacajawea More at Walmart.com

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Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove

Set in the late-nineteenth century, this novel chronicles a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, and follows the lives of Gus and Call, the cowboys ...
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"No character ever played by Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, or even my idol Chuck Norris could even come..." Read full review

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John S. Gray - Custer's Last Campaign: Mitch Boyer and the Little Bighorn Reconstructed

John S. Gray - Custer's Last Campaign: Mitch Boyer and the Little Bighorn Reconstructed

"Gray challenges many time-honored beliefs about the battle . . . (and) brings in as much as possible the testimony of the Indian witnesses . . . ...
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Latest review by Don_Krider Dec 21 '99
"Having read dozens of books with various theories on what actually occurred at the Battle of the Lit..." Read full review
Ian Frazier - Great Plains

Ian Frazier - Great Plains

With a unique blend of intrepid adventure, tongue-in-cheek humor, and wide-eyed wonder, Ian Frazier takes us on a journey through the vast and ...

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Larry McMurtry - Comanche Moon

Larry McMurtry - Comanche Moon

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry comes the "New York Times" bestselling prequel to the "Lonesome Dove" story. Texas rangers August ...
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Latest review by bigfoot2003 Nov 28 '03
"Comanche Moon, just like Lonesome Dove is a true work of art. McMurtry's imagination produces page a..." Read full review

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Elmer Kelton - The Time It Never Rained

Elmer Kelton - The Time It Never Rained

The earth lay dying. Crops dried up, and fertile soil dissolved into clouds of yellow. Ranchers did everything within their power, and federal forces ...

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Hal K. Rothman - Devil's Bargains: Tourism in the Twentieth-Century American West

Hal K. Rothman - Devil's Bargains: Tourism in the Twentieth-Century American West

The American West has always been seen as a land of opportunity, but tourism has transformed it into a land of opportunism. From Sun Valley to Santa ...

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Elmer Kelton - The Day the Cowboys Quit

Elmer Kelton - The Day the Cowboys Quit

ISBN13: 9780875650548. ISBN10: 0875650546. by Elmer Kelton. Published by Texas A&M University Press.

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Marianna Dengler - The Worry Stone

Marianna Dengler - The Worry Stone

When a small, serious boy joins Amanda on the park bench, she remembers that once she was small and serious too, but she had Grandfather--and his ...
Richard A. Bartlett - Great Surveys of the American West

Richard A. Bartlett - Great Surveys of the American West

After the Civil War, four geological and geographical surveys, later called the Great Surveys, Undertook the massive task of finding out what lay ...

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Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac - Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children

Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac - Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children

A selection of traditional tales from various Indian peoples, each accompanied by instructions for related activities dealing with aspects of the ...

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Ben Mikaelsen - Rescue Josh McGuire

Ben Mikaelsen - Rescue Josh McGuire

This "fast and suspenseful survival story" (Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books) is the winner of the 1991 Spur Award for best fiction, given ...
Ronald L. Davis - Duke: The Life and Image of John Wayne

Ronald L. Davis - Duke: The Life and Image of John Wayne

A biography of John Wayne, the iconic male hero of classic American cinema and an enduring figure in popular culture. Davis culls information from ...

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Gary Paulsen - The Haymeadow

Gary Paulsen - The Haymeadow

Fourteen-year-old John comes of age and gains self-reliance during the summer he spends up in the Wyoming mountains tending his father's herd of ...
David Lavender - Bent's Fort

David Lavender - Bent's Fort

Bent's Fort was a landmark of the American frontier, a huge private fort on the upper Arkansas River in present southeastern Colorado. Established by ...

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Michael L. Johnson - New Westers: The West in Contemporary American Culture

Michael L. Johnson - New Westers: The West in Contemporary American Culture

These "New Westers", Johnson reveals, line-dance and two-step, listen to Garth Brooks and George Strait, drink beer from long-neck bottles, wear ...

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