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Rocky Mountain memories volume 2
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When Travis and Rebecca marry, rumors quickly spread that he has done so only for her dying father's ranch. Convinced that Travis can never truly love her, Rebecca disappears to make a new life for herself in a town far away, but her friends there are few, and life is hard. When desperate circumstances drive Rebecca home to Travis, she can see the change in the man she left behind. In her absence, he has grown from a rough-hewn cowboy to a confident...
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1946
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Cover title varies: The Westerners brand book; The Denver Westerners brand book; The Denver brand book. Vol.32 issued as: The Denver Westerners golden anniversary Brand book: a collection of papers prsented before the Denver Posse of the Westerners from 1975 through 1994.
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Though primarily a biography of Meriwether Lewis, this book also provides fascinating sketches of Thomas Jefferson, William Clark, Sacagawea, & other contemporaries. From the bestselling author of the definitive book on D-Day comes the definitive book on the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis,...
5) Colorado
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Introduces the geography, history, people, industries, and environmental concerns of the Rocky Mountain State.
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"Kentucky packhorse librarian Tansy Calhoun doesn't mind the rough trails and long hours as she serves her Appalachian mountain community during the Great Depression. Yet she longs to find love like the heroines in the books she loves. When a charming writer comes to town, she thinks she might have found it-- or is the perfect man actually closer than she thinks? Perdita Sweet has called these mountains home for so long that she's nearly as rocky...
10) The Fear Place
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When he and his older brother Gordon are left camping alone in the Rocky Mountains, twelve-year-old Doug faces his fear of heights and his feelings about Gordon--with the help of a cougar.
11) Canyon winter
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Stranded for six months in the Rocky Mountains following an airplane crash, a 15-year-old boy is taken in by an old hermit who teaches him the ways of the wilderness.
12) Colter's journey
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The year is 1845. Leaving their Pennsylvania home to forge a new life in the untamed Oregon Territory, the Colter family is ambushed by a kill crazy gang of cutthroats on the Oregon Trail. Fifteen-year-old Tim Colter manages to escape and hide-- only to return and find his parents butchered, his sisters Nancy and Margaret missing, and one last killer waiting for his return. Forced to fight for his life, the young Colter embarks on a perilous journey...
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19uu
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Richens Lacy "Uncle Dick" Wootton* (1816-1893) - American frontiersman, mountain man, trapper, and guide, Wootton was born in Mecklenberg County, Virginia on May 6, 1816. At the age of 7, the family moved to Kentucky, where Richens stayed until he was 17. He then moved to Mississippi where he worked on his uncles cotton plantation for two years before making his way to Independence, Missouri in 1836. He soon took a job working on a wagon train run...
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Sage Country volume 3
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2016
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Riding For The Brand Much like that of the samurai who has pledged loyalty and service to his lord, the term, “Riding for the brand” refers to a commitment, a responsibility and a sense of belonging. Simply stated, to ride for the brand means to be loyal and faithful to the outfit you represent. It is a code of honor. At the end of the 19th Century, life is hard on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. For John Everett Sage, it’s hard to stay...