The abandoned cabin seemed like a good place to settle down . . . except for the dead man in the front yard. But Doby Kernohan and his father had traveled a long way seeking a new start, and they were in no position to be choosy. Unfortunately, the mysterious man's violent end was an omen of darker events to come, for a cycle of violence that had begun long ago was about to reach an explosive conclusion. Caught in a tangle of murder, greed, and blood...

Zane Grey is at his best in this story of the building of the Boulder Dam, later renamed the Hoover Dam. Straddling the great Colorado River, a huge structure is slowly rising-a dam that will alter the course of this ravaging river and harness its awesome power. Men from all over America have flocked to the site, laboring at the dam by day and filling the nearby Las Vegas gambling houses by night. To Lynn Weston, a rich man's son, working on...

Kirsten Larson is learning how to fit in and make friends in a new land called America. Mama warns Kirsten of the dangers in the wilderness of the Minnesota frontier. With each adventure, Kirsten's quiet strength and open heart help her discover the true meaning of home.

Ten years after the events of Riders of the Purple Sage, John Shefford, a disillusioned preacher from Illinois travels to Arizona and takes refuge in a village controlled by polygamist Mormons hiding from the federal government. It's there Shefford learns the story of Fay Larkin: years ago, the infant Fay, along with Jane Withersteen and a gunslinger known as Lassiter, were trapped in Surprise Valley. Intrigued, Shefford decides to track Fay down....

Set during the 1880's when the Australian frontier was wild and dangerous, the film follows the exploits of a youth who sets out to tame a wild herd of horses.

Text and illustrations present a portrait of the industrious women who helped settle the West.

Missionary Reena O'Donnell and Hunter Stone of the North-West Mounted Police join forces to stop Armand Sweet from smuggling whiskey to the Blackfoot Nation.

Pretty new schoolteacher Marcail Donovan finds herself in the center of a small-town scandal when she is forced by a snowstorm to spend the night at the home of young Dr. Alexander Montgomery.

Including explanations of how crafts were made by pioneers, this book presents instructions for making candles, baskets, lanterns, toys, and many other things.