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1) Homestead
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and Flannery O'Connor Award winner Melinda Moustakis, a debut novel set in Alaska, about the turbulent marriage of two unlikely homesteaders. Anchorage, 1956. When Marie and Lawrence first lock eyes at the Moose Lodge, they are immediately drawn together. But when they decide to marry, days later, they are more in love with the promise of homesteading than anything. For Lawrence, his parcel of 150...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Explore the Gold Rush from the perspective of William Miller and Henry Garrison, two miners in the Sierra Nevada region, and uncover the often unrelenting conditions of the California gold mines. A story of community, determination, and the search for the American Dream, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into what life was really like during this pivotal period in American history--brought to life by a gripping narrative and...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narratives of the biggest legends in frontier mythology. The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. Many individuals who are considered legends by modern readers were involved in events that began their notoriety or turned out to be the most famous - or infamous - moments of their lives. Those individuals...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A collection of four films featuring Native American tribes living in the West making an effort to defeat the encroaching white men.
I will fight no more forever: "In a period when many thought that 'the only good Indian is a dead Indian,' Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce won the admiration of the American public." -- IMDb.com.
Black Eagle of Santa Fe: "When Comanches go on the warpath, settlers take refuge in Ft. Eagle Rock commanded by Capt. Jackson....
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Determined to protect his land and legacy at any cost, John Dutton takes his fight to the halls of government in the most explosive season of Yellowstone yet. But with greater power comes further scrutiny...of his family, his land, and the morally questionable measures he's taken to protect them both. As new threats emerge and old enemies return, John, Beth, Kayce, Rip, and Jamie learn that power has a price. Head back to the ranch and dive into...
Author
Publisher
Chaos Gate Book
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Historian Frank Latta, scholar of early California history and preeminent expert on Joaquin Murrieta, spent his entire career sifting facts from legends about the life of Joaquin Murrieta. Famously cornered at remote Cantua Creek by Harry Love and the California Rangers in 1853, Joaquin was killed in a blazing gunfight and then beheaded. Or was he? Someone assuredly lost his head, but Mr. Latta concluded that it wasn't Joaquin. What if Joaquin survived...
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"This engaging volume takes a close look at the legend of Joaquin Murrieta, the man who came to be known as the Robin Hood of Eldorado. Dynamic text tells the story of Murrieta, with plenty of exciting age-appropriate details, but also examines the complex relationship between fact and fiction in legends such as his. Interesting and informative historical background on the California Gold Rush and the role of Mexicans and Californios in the area at...
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