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Author
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"For many outsiders, the word ranching conjures romantic images of riding on horseback through rolling grasslands while living and working against a backdrop of breathtaking mountain vistas. In this absorbing memoir of life in the Wyoming high country, Mary Budd Flitner offers a more authentic glimpse into the daily realities of ranch life--and what it takes to survive in the ranching world. Some of Flitner's recollections are humorous and lighthearted....
Author
Publisher
Caxton Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The American West has always been known for strong women, and the state of Colorado is no exception. From the earliest days of settlement, Colorado women had a love for the land and built their homesteads and ranches. The Homestead Act of 1862 brought thousands west for free land, new beginnings, and a new way of life. For many, it was the dawn of a new dream, and no more so than for the female homesteader. At a time when most women's futures were...
Author
Series
Publisher
Barbour Publishing
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Montana Rose: Cassie Griffin, a seemingly spoiled pregnant woman, sees marrying handyman Red Dawson as the only alternative to marrying a brutal rancher, but Red Dawson, obsessed with saving Cassie from a marriage of convenience, will try to make her his own.
The husband tree: "Standing over her third no-account husband's grave, Belle Tanner makes a vow--no more men. Now all she needs to do is get her cattle to market before winter sets in. But...
Author
Publisher
Caxton Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This is the first full-length biography of an extraordinary woman in Colorado's history. Anna Marie Bassett was the first white child born in the notorious outlaw region of Colorado known as Brown's Park. She knew outlaws such as Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and became lifelong friends with Elza Lay."--Provided by publiaher.
Author
Publisher
High Plains Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Recounts the life and times of Ann Myrtle Bassett (1878-1956) and Brown's Park, located at the intersection of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Considered a rustler by some, "Queen Ann" Bassett participated in the cattle trade and the Indian Wars. She was a friend to pioneers, outlaws, and Ute Indians"--
29) Flint
Author
Language
English
Description
After his wife tries to kill him, Jim Kettleman heads back West to die alone at an old friend's hide-out.
Author
Series
Sisters of the Rockies volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Lorelei Collins possesses a soft heart for any animal in need, so when she finds a buffalo calf bawling beside its mother's lifeless body, she can't help but bring it home to raise on the ranch she and her sisters are building in the Rocky Mountain wilderness. Little does she realize that its white coloring is rare and considered sacred by Native Americans, which makes it highly valuable to them and the European trappers alike. A flood of men visit...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Nevada's rugged, majestic beauty is a balm for the aches of Hope Gardener's heart. But the ranch she loves is dying of thirst, thanks to the worst drought the area has ever seen, Hope needs a miracle -- and one day it comes to the Valley of the Sun.
A man out of time, Rio is an anachronism in the modern-day West, bringing with him a reputation for finding water in any desert. Hope has no choice but to trust this dark stranger who claims to make dreams...
33) Sun kissed
Author
Series
Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan series volume 7
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Samantha Harrigan winds up in jail with local veterinarian Tucker Coulter after they try to stop a drunk from abusing his horse, and the two form an instant bond that helps Samantha clear her name when her insurance company accuses her of poisoning her champion quarter horses.
35) Come sundown
Author
Language
English
Description
"A novel of suspense, family ties, and twisted passions from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obsession... The Bodine ranch and resort in western Montana is a family business, an idyllic spot for vacationers. A little over thirty thousand acres and home to four generations, it's kept running by Bodine Longbow with the help of a large staff, including new hire Callen Skinner. There was another member of the family once: Bodine's aunt,...
36) Texas blue
Author
Series
Whispering Mountain novels volume 5
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Determined to marry into a respectable family, gambler Lewton Paterson arrives in Whisper Mountain, Texas, where he discovers that seducing a well-bred woman is hard work, especially when he goes after Emily McMurray, a proud rancher.
37) Keegan's lady
Author
Series
Historical Coulter family novels volume 1
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
At fifty, cattle driver Sam Sawyer thinks he can finally dust off and retire, maybe open an eating house. But after a pack of Apache ambushes him and leaves him to die in Gila River country, he barely makes it to a remote ranch. The owner, Hanna Stewart, has worked the desert spread with her young daughter ever since her husband went for a ride and never returned. For years, she's been victimized by the corrupt sheriff of Lost Mine, Vic Moseley....
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