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For thousands of years the lonely canyon knew only wind and rain, wild animals, and an occasional native hunter. Then a trapper found a chunk of gold, and everything changed overnight.
In six days a town called Confusion appeared . . . and on the seventh it could disappear, consumed by the flames of lawlessness and violence. On one side are those who understand only brute force. On the other are men who want law and order but are ready to use...
In six days a town called Confusion appeared . . . and on the seventh it could disappear, consumed by the flames of lawlessness and violence. On one side are those who understand only brute force. On the other are men who want law and order but are ready to use...
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IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
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A long-time drifter, William Tell Sackett hungers for a place to settle down and build a life. His search takes him to a ghost trail that leads to a secluded and very beautiful valley holding a fortune in gold. Meeting Angie Kerry, a woman as courageous and resourceful as she is beautiful, Tell begins to dream of a home in the untamed valley. But, knowing that dangerous men would follow him there looking for gold, Tell is forced to preserve his claim...
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FIRST RULE OF JOHNSTONE COUNTRY: TRUST NO ONE
No one knows the dangers of driving a stagecoach better than Red Ryan. Especially when the passenger's a dead man, the payoff's a gold mine, and the last stop is death . . .
SECOND RULE: WATCH YOUR BACK
Red Ryan should've known this job would be trouble. The first stop is a ghost town—in a thunder storm—and the cargo is a coffin. But things start...
No one knows the dangers of driving a stagecoach better than Red Ryan. Especially when the passenger's a dead man, the payoff's a gold mine, and the last stop is death . . .
SECOND RULE: WATCH YOUR BACK
Red Ryan should've known this job would be trouble. The first stop is a ghost town—in a thunder storm—and the cargo is a coffin. But things start...
6) Taggart
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Taggart was running from a bounty hunter when he meets a girl with a packtrain of gold being chased by Apaches. He decides to stay and help her.
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Jensen brand (William Johnstone) volume 4
Pub. Date
2021
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"For generations, the Jensens have struggled to build their home, their land, and their dreams. But now the family is forced to fight fire with fire, bullet by bullet, blood for blood. For Smoke and his daughter Denny, life on the Sugarloaf Ranch is more valuable than all the gold in the world. Which works out fine, since all the gold mines in Big Rock were squeezed dry years ago. Even so, that won't stop a pair of smooth-talking businessmen from...
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"The top dogs of bestselling western action thrillers hit the bullseye with Shotgun Johnny, a disgraced lawman whose quest for vengeance becomes a legendary fight for justice.Shotgun Johnny Greenway thought he'd hit rock bottom when he lost his wife and son, hung up his badge, and hit the bottle. But a pretty young woman gave him a second chance. Offered him a job riding shotgun for the Reverend's Temptation Gold Mine. Gave him a reason to live. But...
10) Shotgun Johnny
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Shotgun Johnny volume 1
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It takes a brave man to ride shotgun for the Reverend's Temptation Gold Mine in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It takes an even braver man to try to rob a coach of bullion when the shotgun rider is Johnny Greenway. Armed with his weapons of choice, Shotgun Johnny ain't stopping for no one ...
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Jake Paynter novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2022
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"Jake Paynter is in deep trouble. With a $1000 bounty on his head, every law man, bounty hunter, and desperado west of the Mississippi is gunning for him. Jake's plan to lay low with the Shoshone quickly falls apart, but before he can leave for far Yellowstone, his two best friends, Gus Rivers and Stacy Blue, show up with a dilemma. Miners at South Pass City are getting murdered by a man or beast - no one is certain - and his immigrant friends from...
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1890s. Emily Carver is tired of following her gold-hunting father from one mining camp to another: she wants a home where she can put down roots. When she realizes she's losing her heart to the intriguing new man in their Montana camp, she is afraid that love will only result in disappointment and heartache. Caeden Thibault is a young geologist cataloging minerals indigenous to the state. He avoids romantic entanglements, fearing he might become like...
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Jim Cleve has been deemed, "a good guy" all of his life and it agitates him to no end. Even his girlfriend, Joan Randle has scorned him for this "weakness" shouting, "You haven't it in you even to be BAD!" Dejected and hurt, Jim abandons the life he has known for the gold mining camps along Alder Gulch in southern Montana. It is here, among the thieves and murderers, that he must make a new name for himself.
15) A night too dark
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Kate Shugak mysteries volume 17
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When a man believed to have committed suicide reappears from the wilderness, Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and Trooper Jim Chopin struggle to identify the remains of a mysterious victim, a case that is complicated by political factors at the local gold mine.
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Gold seer trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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After surviving her journey to California, Lee, who can sense the presence of gold, finds herself kidnapped by her Uncle Hiram, a man who will do anything to possess Lee and her supernatural talent.
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One hundred years after her family was transformed by greed during the Klondike Gold Rush, Anna Bush grapples with moral conflict and questions of justice as she travels to the Klondike to bequeath her would-be inheritance to the First Nations peoples whopaid the price for its creation.
18) Axle Bust Creek
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"From the battlefield of Shiloh to the prisoner camp at Slocum, former Union soldier Cleveland Trewe has seen more than enough carnage for one lifetime. Now that the war is over he's found work as a peacekeeper and prospector--the perfect set of survival skills for a town like Axle Bust, Nevada, a place seething with danger. Cleve's uncle staked a claim in Axle Bust only to lose it to a murderous con-man partnered with Duncan Conroy, owner of the...
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Gold seer trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
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Lee Westfall has a strong, loving family. She has a home she loves and a loyal steed. She has a best friend -- who might want to be something more. She also has a secret. Lee can sense gold in the world around her. Veins deep in the earth. Small nuggets in a stream. Even gold dust caught underneath a fingernail. She has kept her family safe and able to buy provisions, even through the harshest winters. But what would someone do to control a girl with...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 24
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Español
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Escucha ahora este retrato palpitante de una época marcada por la violencia y la codicia, con entrañables personajes.
Eliza Sommers es una joven chilena que vive en Valparaíso en 1849, el año en que se descubre oro en California. Su amante, Joaquín Andieta, parte hacia el norte decidido a encontrar fortuna, y ella decide seguirlo. El viaje infernal, escondida en la cala de un velero, y la búsqueda de su amante en una tierra
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