PIONEER AND FRONTIER STORIES National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped The Library of Congress Washington 1995 FICTION _Prolific Authors_ _Louis L'Amour_ Cassettes Bendigo Shafter RC 13347 read by Buckley Kozlow 2 cassettes En route to California in the 1860s when an early winter keeps them from crossing the Sierras, a motley group of twenty-odd pioneers decide to settle in the Wyoming Territory and build their own town. Eighteen-year-old Bendigo Shafter, strong and virtuous, who reads Plutarch and Thoreau in his spare time, pitches in and helps the community through the first rugged winter. 1979. _Books from the Sackett series should be read in the following order:_ To the Far Blue Mountains RC 11940 read by Ken Kliban 2 cassettes Barnabas Sackett sails from England on a voyage to the New World, where a pretty girl is waiting to marry him. Once there, he sets off for the Far Blue Mountains of Virginia, fighting Indians and other perils along the way. 1976. Jubal Sackett RC 21540 read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Continues the popular saga of the Sackett clan. This installment features Jubal Sackett, a wily, homespun seventeenth-century hero who sets off to traverse the vast, unexplored North American hinterland. Jubal befriends Keokotah, a proud Kickapoo brave, and together they help shield a beautiful Natchez princess from a vengeful Indian and an unscrupulous Spanish soldier. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 21540. Bestseller 1985. Ride the River RC 21601 read by Jeanne Evans 1 cassette Fabulous Echo Sackett, aunt of the Sackett brothers and an exceptional woman for the 1840s, is called back to the Tennessee mountain country to claim the family inheritance. There she runs into a crew of greedy killers who aim to separate her from her legacy. They soon learn Echo is a dead shot with a rifle and has more courage than the law allows. 1983. Galloway RC 34976 read by Phil Regensdorf 1 cassette Flagan Sackett finds himself a fugitive in the mountains with only his wits as defense against the Apache warriors and the hungry wolves stalking him. 1970. Braille _Books from the Sackett series should be read in the following order:_ Jubal Sackett BR 6207 3 volumes Continues the popular saga of the Sackett clan. This installment features Jubal Sackett, a wily, homespun seventeenth-century hero who sets off to traverse the vast, unexplored North American hinterland. Jubal befriends Keokotah, a proud Kickapoo brave, and together they help shield a beautiful Natchez princess from a vengeful Indian and an unscrupulous Spanish soldier. Bestseller 1985. Ride the River BR 5522 2 volumes Fabulous Echo Sackett, aunt of the Sackett brothers and an exceptional woman for the 1840s, is called back to the Tennessee mountain country to claim the family inheritance. There she runs into a crew of greedy killers who aim to separate her from her legacy. They soon learn Echo is a dead shot with a rifle and has more courage than the law allows. 1983. Galloway BR 9514 2 volumes Flagan Sackett finds himself a fugitive in the mountains with only his wits as defense against the Apache warriors and the hungry wolves stalking him. 1970. _Dana Fuller Ross_ Cassettes _Wagons West: The Frontier Trilogy_ Westward! RC 36084 read by Bob Askey 3 cassettes In the prequel trilogy to the Wagons West series, the Holt family is being terrorized by brothers who claim that Clay Holt impregnated their sister before joining the Lewis and Clark expedition. Home again, Clay and his newly married brother Jeff fight the harassment--with tragic results. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1992. Expedition! RC 36731 read by Bob Askey 3 cassettes Jeff Holt seeks out his wife Melissa, who remained in Marietta, Ohio, when Jeff and his brother Clay were forced to go west. At the shocking news that Melissa has left the area with her family, Jeff follows the one clue he has to her whereabouts. Meanwhile, Clay and his Sioux wife encounter danger in the wilds. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1993. Outpost! RC 37159 read by Bob Askey 3 cassettes Jeff Holt, newly reunited with his wife and son, is outraged that his father-in-law is still associating with Dermot Hawley, the man who tried to have Jeff killed. But this problem is eclipsed when Jeff is thrown in jail for murder. Meanwhile his brother Clay seeks revenge on evil trappers, unaware of demons closer to home. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. 1993. Wagons West series Independence! RC 16017 read by John Stratton 2 cassettes In 1837 a dauntless band of pioneers sets out from Long Island on a mission to win the rich Oregon Territory for America. This is also the tale of a fiery young widow, Claudia Humphries, and the bold wagon master, Sam Brentwood, who commands the first leg of the remarkable journey. 1978. Nebraska! RC 16018 read by John Stratton 3 cassettes Saga of the first wagon train going west toward Oregon begins in Independence, Missouri, and ends when the five hundred brave pioneers reach the great plains of Nebraska. Centers on "Whip" Holt, the ruggedly quiet leader of the caravan, and Cathy van Ayl, who leaves her family behind in Missouri to travel with Whip Holt's train and perhaps win his heart. 1978. Wyoming! RC 16019 read by John Stratton 2 cassettes The men, women, and children on the trail depend on wagon master Whip Holt who has never been bested by man or beast. But now two women--the beautiful young widow and the Indian maiden who was once Whip's woman--ride side by side on the train. Each wants him, and either has the power to become his fatal weakness. 1979. Oregon! RC 16020 read by John Stratton 2 cassettes Valor and devotion ride side by side with intrigue and bitter rivalry as America's first wagon train nears the Pacific coast. Whip Holt is wanted by two women--his wife, who is courted by Englishmen and Russians, and the wife of the supreme commander of American forces in the Oregon Territory. 1980. Texas! RC 17494 read by John Stratton 3 cassettes In the 1840s a band of stalwart volunteers from Oregon make the treacherous journey through Mexican territory to lead a wagon train to the Texas frontier. Among their protectors is a ruggedly handsome young captain who holds the destiny of Texas in his hands and another man's woman in his heart. 1980. California! RC 16999 read by John Stratton 2 cassettes In the new territory of California, Sheriff Rick Miller and former wagon master Whip Holt join forces to track down two brutal murderers and to stem the tide of greed and violence that threatens to destroy the new land inflamed by the lust for gold. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1981. Colorado! RC 17493 read by John Stratton 2 cassettes The news of a gold strike in the Colorado Territory in 1858 lures a colorful crowd to the untamed wilderness. Lawyers, desperadoes, financiers, hard-working women, and gold diggers stake their lives for golden drama. 1981. Nevada! RC 17678 read by John Stratton 2 cassettes General Leland Blake is charged with transporting a wagon train of silver from Nevada's Comstock Lode to New York. Blake must outwit and outshoot Confederate saboteurs and cunning British agents who will do anything to prevent the silver from reaching its destination. 1981. Washington! RC 19134 read by John Stratton 2 cassettes At the close of the Civil War, wounded hero Toby Holt rides west to claim a homestead on the vast timberlands of Washington. Awaiting him are shrewd, ruthless profiteers and two beautiful women, the courtesan who seduced Toby into a loveless marriage and a vivacious young woman who is pledged to another man. 1982. Montana! RC 20222 read by Julian Gamble 2 cassettes In 1866, Toby Holt and his friend Rob Martin accept a mandate from President Andrew Johnson to survey the vast Montana Territory for a railroad line. The surveyors soon find themselves violently opposed by Sioux chief Thunder Cloud and the Ma Hastings gang. The desperadoes actually kidnap the young wives of Toby and Rob. Some descriptions of sex. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 20222. 1983. Dakota! RC 19244 read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Toby Holt, son of famous wagon master Whip Holt, sets out to make peace with the Indians of the Dakota Territory after the Civil War. With two lethal enemies out to kill him, Toby needs the help of an alluring Sioux maiden, but he soon finds himself trapped by betrayal and his own desire. Some descriptions of sex. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 19244. Bestseller 1983. Utah! RC 20236 read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Toby Holt and Rob Martin struggle to keep moving westward as marauding Shoshoni Indians and a ruthless landowner threaten America's transcontinental railroad link. At the same time, a sinister stranger threatens Clarissa Holt and Beth Martin with a legacy of murder and shame. Some descriptions of sex. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 20236. Bestseller 1984. Idaho! RC 20927 read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Two battalions of brave cavalry troops escort the new governor of Idaho Territory, Toby Holt, across nearly impassable mountains, as a desperate United States government seeks to bring law and order to this untamed territory. To Toby Holt, son of legendary wagon master Whip Holt, and his friend, Rob Martin, falls the perilous task of turning a wilderness into a safe homeland. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 20927. Bestseller 1984. Missouri! RC 21511 read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes The majestic steamboats of the Missouri River offer a glamorous way west for pioneers and traders, gamblers and thieves, and proper young ladies and dance hall girls. Meanwhile, murderous bandits and war-painted Sioux wait in ambush along the river banks for wealth and women. Some descriptions of sex. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 21511. Bestseller 1984. Mississippi! RC 22951 read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Toby Holt's new mission draws him perilously close to the West's most powerful criminal mastermind, as outlaws and gentlemen struggle for control of the fertile lands along the Mississippi River and the colorful post-Civil War city of New Orleans. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 22951. Bestseller 1985. Louisiana! RC 22995 read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes President Ulysses Grant entrusts Toby Holt with a dangerous mission to exotic nineteenth-century China. Also follows the adventures of Holt's sister Cindy, who proves her mettle on the frontier. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 22995. Bestseller 1986. Tennessee! RC 23033 read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes With gun, saber, or bare fists, Toby Holt, son of the great wagon master Whip Holt, has the skill to best any foe. But he has no armor for his heart when a dangerous mission brings him face-to-face with a dual threat--a brutal, renegade general and a beautiful woman he cannot resist. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 23033. Bestseller 1986. Illinois! RC 23950 read by Bruce Huntey 2 cassettes Toby Holt comes to the great growing city of Chicago on his way to Wisconsin to found a logging dynasty. Action climaxes with the fire started by Mrs. O'Leary's cow on October 8, 1871. Some strong language. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 23950. Bestseller 1986. Wisconsin! RC 26013 read by Bruce Huntey 2 cassettes A continuing saga of adventure and romance that features famed roughrider and frontiersman Toby Holt. He struggles to build his fledgling lumber operation in Wisconsin's forests despite the opposition of the established wealthy lumber barons. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 26013. Bestseller 1987. Kentucky! RC 26990 read by Bruce Huntey 2 cassettes Legendary freedom fighter Toby Holt sets out on a daring mission to thwart a plot to assassinate President Ulysses Grant. During his adventure, he is dazzled by a Kentucky beauty and protects a woman photographer who has accidentally taken a picture of the murderer. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 26990. 1987. Arizona! RC 26976 read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes In the sun-scorched land west of Yuma, where law and order do not exist, desperadoes rule with brutal terror. Brave men like Cindy Holt's new husband, cavalry officer Reed Kerr, and the trusty Winchester rifle combine to rout the criminals and make the territory safe for settlers. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 26976. 1988. New Mexico! RC 29005 read by Bruce Huntey 2 cassettes In the 1870s, a one-handed outlaw and his comancheros sell settlement women captured during raids in the New Mexico Territory. A frontiersman-businessman infiltrates the gang to rescue the captives. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 29005. 1988. Oklahoma! RC 30967 read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes The harsh, open country of Oklahoma is beckoning farmers and ranchers, but tick fever is killing the cattle and unscrupulous land dealers are ruining family dreams. With tempers flaring, a range war seems inevitable--unless Toby Holt can stop it. Known to have a quicker draw and surer aim than anyone alive, he heads toward Oklahoma in answer to his friends' cries for help. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 30967. Bestseller 1989. Celebration! RC 30966 read by Bruce Huntey 2 cassettes America is preparing for the July 4, 1876, centennial. From coast to coast, pioneer and farmer, businessman and laborer pre- pare for a grand celebration. But if they do not remain vigilant, the celebration could become one of unforgettable terror. In this final volume of the Wagons West series, Toby Holt faces the ultimate test of his heroism. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 30966. 1989. _The Holts: An American Dynasty_ Oregon Legacy RC 31037 read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes Continues the saga of the Holt family begun in the Wagons West series. It is 1887, and the fury of a Dakota Badlands winter has forced Toby Holt to desert his new ranch and return to Oregon. The family must deal with "silver fever," a scarlet fever epidemic, prejudice, and sexual harassment as their destinies begin to take shape. Some strong language. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 31037. 1989. Oklahoma Pride RC 31036 read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes 1889. Tim Holt sells the Virginia City Beacon, which he won from Waldo Howard in a poker game, and heads for the Oklahoma Territory to stake a claim with his young cousin Peter Blake. But trouble seems to follow Tim, and before long he again finds his life threatened. His father, Toby, now a senator, is also courting danger--his ex-mistress is bent on revenge. Some strong language. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 31036. Bestseller 1990. Carolina Courage RC 33006 read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes In 1892 Dr. Janessa Holt Lawrence and her husband arrive in North Carolina to help fight the yellow fever epidemic among the Cherokee Indians. She does not expect the danger she faces, nor is she prepared to learn the truth about her heritage. At the same time, Sam and Annie Brentwood and Sam's sister Eden begin a new life in Hawaii, where they hope to have a sugar plantation. Some strong language. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 33006. 1990. California Glory RC 33944 read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes 1893. Tim Holt has purchased a San Francisco newspaper, hoping to make it a widely read paper again. His hopes hinge on a story about the Pullman railroad car strike. But when he gets involved with Dan Schumann from Chicago, Tim finds that he has endangered his paper and his family--especially the family matriarch. Some strong language. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 33944. 1991. _Braille_ _Wagons West series_ Washington! BR 5521 3 volumes At the close of the Civil War, wounded hero Toby Holt rides west to claim a homestead on the vast timberlands of Washington. Awaiting him are shrewd, ruthless profiteers and two beautiful women, the courtesan who seduced Toby into a loveless marriage and a vivacious young woman who is pledged to another man. 1982. Montana! BR 5737 3 volumes In 1866, Toby Holt and his friend Rob Martin accept a mandate from President Andrew Johnson to survey the vast Montana Territory for a railroad line. The surveyors soon find themselves violently opposed by Sioux chief Thunder Cloud and the Ma Hastings gang. The desperadoes actually kidnap the young wives of Toby and Rob. Some descriptions of sex. 1983. Dakota! BR 5594 2 volumes Toby Holt, son of famous wagon master Whip Holt, sets out to make peace with the Indians of the Dakota Territory after the Civil War. With two lethal enemies out to kill him, Toby needs the help of an alluring Sioux maiden, but he soon finds himself trapped by betrayal and his own desire. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1983. Utah! BR 5769 3 volumes Toby Holt and Rob Martin struggle to keep moving westward as marauding Shoshoni Indians and a ruthless landowner threaten America's transcontinental railroad link. At the same time, a sinister stranger threatens Clarissa Holt and Beth Martin with a legacy of murder and shame. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1984. Idaho! BR 5929 3 volumes Two battalions of brave cavalry troops escort the new governor of Idaho Territory, Toby Holt, across nearly impassable mountains, as a desperate United States government seeks to bring law and order to this untamed territory. To Toby Holt, son of legendary wagon master Whip Holt, and his friend, Rob Martin, falls the perilous task of turning a wilderness into a safe homeland. Bestseller 1984. Missouri! BR 6091 3 volumes The majestic steamboats of the Missouri River offer a glamorous way west for pioneers and traders, gamblers and thieves, and proper young ladies and dance hall girls. Meanwhile murderous bandits and war-painted Sioux wait in ambush along the river banks for wealth and women. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1984. Mississippi! BR 6330 2 volumes Toby Holt's new mission draws him perilously close to the West's most powerful criminal mastermind, as outlaws and gentlemen struggle for control of the fertile lands along the Mississippi River and the colorful post-Civil War city of New Orleans. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. Bestseller 1985. Louisiana! BR 6414 3 volumes President Ulysses Grant entrusts Toby Holt with a dangerous mission to exotic nineteenth-century China. Also follows the adventures of Holt's sister Cindy, who proves her mettle on the frontier. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1986. Tennessee! BR 6484 3 volumes With gun, saber, or bare fists, Toby Holt, son of the great wagon master Whip Holt, has the skill to best any foe. But he has no armor for his heart when a dangerous mission brings him face-to-face with a dual threat--a brutal, renegade general and a beautiful woman he cannot resist. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1986. Illinois! BR 6867 3 volumes Toby Holt comes to the great, growing city of Chicago on his way to Wisconsin to found a logging dynasty. Action climaxes with the fire started by Mrs. O'Leary's cow on October 8, 1871. Some strong language. Bestseller 1986. Wisconsin! BR 7041 3 volumes A continuing saga of adventure and romance that features famed roughrider and frontiersman Toby Holt. He struggles to build his fledgling lumber operation in Wisconsin's forests despite the opposition of the established wealthy lumber barons. Bestseller 1987. Kentucky! BR 7377 3 volumes Legendary freedom fighter Toby Holt sets out on a daring mission to thwart a plot to assassinate President Ulysses Grant. During his adventure, he is dazzled by a Kentucky beauty and protects a woman photographer who has accidentally taken a picture of the murderer. 1987. Arizona! BR 7333 3 volumes In the sun-scorched land west of Yuma, where law and order do not exist, desperadoes rule with brutal terror. Brave men like Cindy Holt's new husband, cavalry officer Reed Kerr, and the trusty Winchester rifle combine to rout the criminals and make the territory safe for settlers. 1988. New Mexico! BR 7751 3 volumes In the 1870s, a one-handed outlaw and his comancheros sell settlement women captured during raids in the New Mexico Territory. A frontiersman-businessman infiltrates the gang to rescue the captives. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 1988. Oklahoma! BR 7790 3 volumes The harsh, open country of Oklahoma is beckoning farmers and ranchers, but tick fever is killing the cattle and unscrupulous land dealers are ruining family dreams. With tempers flaring, a range war seems inevitable--unless Toby Holt can stop it. Known to have a quicker draw and surer aim than anyone alive, he heads toward Oklahoma in answer to his friends' cries for help. Bestseller 1989. Celebration! BR 7960 3 volumes America is preparing for the July 4, 1876, centennial. From coast to coast, pioneer and farmer, businessman and laborer pre- pare for a grand celebration. But if they do not remain vigilant, the celebration could become one of unforgettable terror. In this final volume of the Wagons West series, Toby Holt faces the ultimate test of his heroism. 1989. _The Holts: An American Dynasty_ Oregon Legacy BR 8217 3 volumes Continues the saga of the Holt family begun in the Wagons West series. It is 1887, and the fury of a Dakota Badlands winter has forced Toby Holt to desert his new ranch and return to Oregon. The family must deal with "silver fever," a scarlet fever epidemic, prejudice, and sexual harassment as their destinies begin to take shape. Some strong language. 1989. Oklahoma Pride BR 8223 3 volumes 1889. Tim Holt sells the Virginia City Beacon, which he won from Waldo Howard in a poker game, and heads for the Oklahoma Territory to stake a claim with his young cousin Peter Blake. But trouble seems to follow Tim, and before long he again finds his life threatened. His father, Toby, now a senator, is also courting danger--his ex-mistress is bent on revenge. Some strong language. Bestseller 1990. Carolina Courage BR 8617 3 volumes In 1892 Dr. Janessa Holt Lawrence and her husband arrive in North Carolina to help fight the yellow fever epidemic among the Cherokee Indians. She does not expect the danger she faces, nor is she prepared to learn the truth about her heritage. At the same time, Sam and Annie Brentwood and Sam's sister Eden begin a new life in Hawaii, where they hope to have a sugar plantation. Some strong language. 1990. California Glory BR 8772 3 volumes 1893. Tim Holt has purchased a San Francisco newspaper, hoping to make it a widely read paper again. His hopes hinge on a story about the Pullman railroad car strike. But when he gets involved with Dan Schumann from Chicago, Tim finds that he has endangered his paper and his family--especially the family matriarch. Some strong language. 1991. _More Frontier Stories_ Cassettes A Lantern in Her Hand RC 24820 by Bess Streeter Aldrich read by Carol McCartney 2 cassettes The story of a pioneer woman who, as a bride, accompanied her husband to Nebraska by covered wagon and lived there for the rest of her eighty years. It tells of her courage and devotion to her large family through poverty and hardship. 1928. Song of Years RC 26677 by Bess Streeter Aldrich read by Hal Tenny 3 cassettes A story of pioneer life in Iowa from 1854 to 1865. A man goes west to homestead and meets his new neighbors, a family with seven daughters and two sons. 1939. Spring Came on Forever RC 26690 by Bess Streeter Aldrich read by Yvonne Fair Tessler 2 cassettes Depicts the lives of two German-American pioneer families who come to Nebraska in covered wagons. 1935. Bittersweet RC 21718 by Nevada Barr read by Sylvia Short 3 cassettes Story of two women in the Old West who are not only pioneers but lovers. The exposure of their relationship forces them to flee from a Pennsylvania town and take refuge in Nevada, where they become innkeepers. Portrays interesting details about pioneer life and customs. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1984. Little Big Man RC 32463 by Thomas Berger read by Jack Fox 3 cassettes The fictitious memoirs of Jack Crabb, 111-year-old ex-cowboy who claims to be the only survivor of Custer's Last Stand. Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane, and many other characters of the Old West appear in this humorous, sometimes absurd recreation of the western frontier. 1964. Death at French Creek RC 11083 by Raymond C. Borel read by Ken Meeker 3 cassettes Historical novel describing members of Napoleon's elite guard who emigrate to America and settle in French Creek, Alabama. Edmond Grall, a valiant horsemen wounded in battle, falls in love with a sensual young woman. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1975. Riders of the Long Road RC 22438 by Stephen Bransford read by Gary Tipton 3 cassettes Historical novel about eighteenth-century circuit-riding Methodist preachers who ministered to the American settlers in the wilderness of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Young Jonathan searches for his long-lost preacher father, intending to expose him as a sinner and a hypocrite. 1984. The Kincaids RC 15895 by Matthew Braun read by Earl Keyes 4 cassettes A three-generation family novel on the expansion of business and frontier life in Kansas and the Oklahoma Territory. Once a buffalo hunter, Jake Kincaid rises from gaming-house owner to real estate tycoon and budding oil baron. Spurs Award winner. 1976. Jubilee Trail RC 33721 by Gwen Bristow read by Mara Swanson 4 cassettes When Garnet Cameron graduates from a young ladies' academy in New York in 1844, she is considered the perfect example of a genteel young woman. She has several offers of marriage, but not until Oliver Hale comes to town does Garnet accept a proposal--even though it means a trip to California over the Jubilee Trail. But the hardships of the journey are almost too much for Garnet, especially when she finds herself a pregnant widow. 1950. Cavalry Scout RC 36069 by Dee Alexander Brown read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Native Americans are portrayed sympathetically in this novel of the Indian wars in the West. The author has used unpublished sources and other documents to emphasize the Native American viewpoint. Strong language and some violence. 1988. The Girl from Fort Wicked RC 28842 by Dee Alexander Brown read by Charlotte Stanton 2 cassettes The heroine is one of nine daughters of a discouraged wagoneer, who trades her for a barrel of flour. She becomes involved with young Captain Westcott, who takes an interest in her mainly because she knows where a missing payroll is hidden. 1964. Killdeer Mountain RC 19757 by Dee Alexander Brown read by George Patterson 2 cassettes Compelling yarn that begins in the rainy dusk near a dock on the Missouri River in 1866, when a journalist boards a steamer heading upriver. Sam Morrison is looking for stories for the Saint Louis Herald--and he finds one in Charles Rawley, Civil War hero and Indian fighter. Was he a man of courage and principle, or was he a coward? Some strong language. 1983. Look to the Mountain RC 16237 by Le Grand Cannon read by Phyllis Thurston 3 cassettes Historical novel of America's first frontier recounts the lives of the daring men and courageous women who conquered the wilderness of New Hampshire and Vermont in the days before the white man settled there. 1971. My Antonia RC 13491 by Willa Cather read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes A lawyer recalls his Nebraska boyhood and the girl who was a strong influence on his life in this novel about pioneering conditions and the assimilation of the immigrant. 1954. O Pioneers! RC 17056 by Willa Cather read by Ethel Everett 1 cassette A novel about the difficulties faced by Swedes, Bohemians, and French in their struggle to tame the stubborn Nebraska prairie. 1947. Trail: The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition RC 31313 by Louis Charbonneau read by Jack Fox 3 cassettes When Lewis and Clark set out to explore the Louisiana Territory, their party included a little-known member--Lewis's dog, Seaman. This chronicle of their travels, based on the papers and journals of party members, recounts (often from the dog's point of view) the hostile Indians, rampaging buffalo, dangerous rapids, and perilous mountain trails. 1989. The Crossing RC 19147 by Winston Churchill read by Maurice Shroder 4 cassettes A rousing novel about the Kentucky frontier during Revolutionary days. Young David Ritchie is thrilled to play host to Daniel Boone, who spends a night with him and his father at their cabin in North Carolina Territory. Years later David will venture west with George Rogers Clark's wilderness campaign before taking a bride and settling on the very frontier that Daniel Boone explored. 1904. The Ox-Bow Incident RC 17941 by Walter Van Tilburg Clark read by Robert Donley 2 cassettes A psychological novel about a lynching in Nevada's cattle country. Outraged at the murder of a man by cattle rustlers, a group of citizens hastily forms a posse although some join reluctantly. When the supposed murderers are caught, some members of the posse have serious doubts about their guilt and are profoundly disturbed by the idea of a lynching. 1940. The Saga of Henry Starr RC 30436 by Robert J. Conley read by Bruce Huntey 1 cassette Historical western based on the life of Cherokee cowboy Henry Starr. At age seventeen Henry is framed for a crime he didn't commit. Branded as a criminal, he decides to live up to his notorious reputation and, by his own admission, "robbed more banks than any man living." Some strong language. 1989. The Snowblind Moon of the West RC 22391 by John Byrne Cooke read by Bruce Huntey 6 cassettes A panoramic historical novel of the Dakotas in the 1870s and the clash between Native Americans and settlers. When General Crook attempts to force the near-starving Sioux onto reservations, some Indians and whites search for ways to avoid hostilities. Also touches on the lives of mountain men, Indian scouts, Chinese immigrants, circus performers, soldiers, and ranchers. Some violence and some strong language. 1984. _This two-book sequence should be read in the following order:_ The Pioneers RC 10816 by James Fenimore Cooper read by Patricia Beaudry 4 cassettes A romantic story of frontier life in upstate New York, filled with descriptions of hunting and trapping. It introduces a famous character, Natty Bumppo, an old hunter known as Leatherstocking. A romance ensues between Natty's friend Oliver Edwards and Elizabeth Temple, the daughter of a landowner. 1823. The Prairie RC 12233 by James Fenimore Cooper read by Robert Donley 4 cassettes Story about the last days of Leatherstocking, an exile whom civilization drives westward to the prairies beyond the Mississippi. Here, the old scout becomes a trapper. 1827. The Earth Abideth RC 25360 by George Dell read by Lee Ewing 2 cassettes Saga of pioneer farming in late-nineteenth-century Ohio. Thomas and Kate Linthorne begin their wedded life on virgin land near the Ohio hills. Through decades of births, deaths, toil, friendships, forbidden passions, and strife, the Linthorne family survives amidst the new community of struggling farmers, most of whom are of German descent. 1938. Deadwood RC 24475 by Pete Dexter read by Bruce Huntey 3 cassettes Brash western evokes the gritty essence of Deadwood, a squalid late-nineteenth-century boomtown nestled in the forbidding Black Hills of the untamed Dakota Territory. Wild Bill Hickok guides a wagon train full of prostitutes into the lawless town and becomes the target of a vengeful pimp who hires someone to kill him. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1986. The Living RC 35193 by Annie Dillard read by Janis Gray 4 cassettes Hardy men and women carve a place for themselves out of the wilderness of northwestern Washington during the last years of the nineteenth century. A large cast includes indigenous Nooksack Indians who are farmers and fisherman, Chinese laborers who help build the railroads, a hermit who lives in a hollowed-out tree, and pioneers who prevail through wet, gloomy winters and fruitful summers. Violence. Bestseller 1992. Dancing at the Rascal Fair RC 26646 by Ivan Doig read by Hal Tenny 4 cassettes The settlement of Montana in the late nineteenth century is recounted through the quiet but compelling life of Angus McCaskill, a young Scotsman who travels with his friend Rob Barclay to Montana's Two Medicine Country to homestead. Describes the voyage from Scotland and the lean first years as the two share the work of establishing claims and building up flocks of sheep. Also tells of their marriages and the severing of their friendship. Some descriptions of sex. 1987. The Hider RC 13520 by Loren D. Estleman read by Jim Jensen 1 cassette A young man and an old Indian scout set out in 1898 in search of something that most people say no longer exists. The danger and excitement of the Wild West come alive for the young man as he and his crusty companion search the country for one remaining buffalo. 1978. Cimarron RC 35647 by Edna Ferber read by Janis Gray 3 cassettes Oklahoma during the great land rush of 1889 is the background for the story of Yancey Cravat, dreamer, adventurer, and gunman, and his wife Sabra, who makes herself into a sturdy pioneer woman and eventually a member of Congress. For senior high and older readers. 1930. Ice Palace RC 28439 by Edna Ferber read by Peter Johnson 3 cassettes In Baranof, halfway up the Alaskan coast, a young girl of Norwegian and Eskimo ancestry is reared by two devoted grandfathers, pioneers of the new land. A young Seattle politician and a part-Eskimo pilot vie for her affections. 1958. Mrs. Mike: The Story of Katherine Mary Flannigan RC 10973 by Benedict and Nancy Mars Freedman read by Jill Ferris 2 cassettes Katherine Mary is sent to her uncle's ranch in Alberta where she falls in love and marries Sergeant Flannigan. Follows the adventure of their life together in the far northern Canadian frontier. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 10973. 1947. Miracle in the Wilderness: A Christmas Story of Colonial America RC 9763 by Paul Gallico read by John Polk 1 cassette A touching Christmas story about a frontier family in colonial America. On Christmas Eve of 1755, Jasper Adams, his wife, and their infant son are captured by an Algonkin raiding party. Without a miracle to save them, the family will perish. 1975. Hannah Fowler RC 17383 by Janice Holt Giles read by Dale Carter 2 cassettes Raised in the wilderness by her father, Hannah knew she would be a good wife to Tice Fowler on the Kentucky frontier. But not even Hannah expected to be attacked by starving wolves, frozen in blizzards, burned out of her home, and captured by Indians. 1956. The Kentuckians RC 12244 by Janice Holt Giles read by Russ Moro 2 cassettes David Cooper, a spirited young settler on the Kentucky frontier, fights for his life, his land, and the woman he loves. 1953. Voyage to Santa Fe RC 12836 by Janice Holt Giles read by Dale Carter 2 cassettes Married less than a year, Judith Fowler sets out with her husband in the spring of 1823 on the long trek from Arkansas Territory to Santa Fe. The journey by wagon train tries their love many times over. 1962. West to Eden RC 27275 by Gloria Goldreich read by Jill Ferris 4 cassettes Emma Coen Lewin, the magnetic heroine of this Jewish family saga, flees Amsterdam at the turn of the century for a new life in an American desert town called Phoenix. With her brothers and her husband, who has fled Russian pogroms, Emma is instrumental in Arizona's achieving statehood, in building a successful chain of emporiums, and in nurturing the Jewish community that flourishes in the pioneer West. Some strong language. 1987. Night of Shadows RC 32110 by Edward Gorman read by Mitzi Friedlander 1 cassette In 1895 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the only police department job open to a woman is that of matron. Anna Tolan accepts the job and intends to impress her superiors and move up to uniformed policewoman. A notorious gunfighter is due in on the afternoon train, and Anna is given the task of shepherding him in, about, and out of town. When a murder takes place, the gunfighter is suspected, but Anna is sure he is innocent. Violence and some strong language. 1990. The Big Sky RC 37502 by A.B. Guthrie read by Robert Donley 3 cassettes Young Boone Caudill from Kentucky heads west after trying to kill his abusive father. Depicting the brutality and the squalor of life in the American West between 1830 and 1843, Guthrie tells the story of the mountain men who penetrated the wilderness and developed it, spoiling a paradise in the process. 1947. _This two-book sequence should be read in the following order:_ The Way West RC 12854 by A.B. Guthrie read by Buckley Kozlow 2 cassettes Tale of the men and women who made the westward trek. "On to Oregon" was the cry of the pioneer wagon trains on the Oregon Trail in the 1840s. 1949. Fair Land, Fair Land RC 19135 by A.B. Guthrie read by Buckley Kozlow 2 cassettes After guiding a wagon train to Oregon, mountain man Dick Summers heads back to the Rockies, where he marries a Blackfoot woman and devotes his life to hunting and trapping. 1982. Apaches RC 25140 by Oakley M. Hall read by Bob Askey 4 cassettes An adventurous tale of an untamed West. Lieutenant Patrick Cutler, a maverick cavalry officer with a checkered army career, is assigned to Fort McLain. There he recruits, trains, and oversees a motley band of Indians to scout and patrol the territories of Arizona and New Mexico. He soon becomes embroiled in a violent Apache uprising, a vicious war between greedy factions of white settlers, and a doomed romance. Strong language. 1986. The Bad Lands RC 12847 by Oakley M. Hall read by Charlie Ryle 2 cassettes During the land boom of the 1880s, a cattle town in the Dakota badlands is rubbed raw by an enterprising Scotsman who dreams of building himself a cattle-raising, meat packing, and shipping empire. Some strong language. 1978. The Secret Annie Oakley RC 20536 by Marcy Heidish read by David Palmer 2 cassettes Novel based on the life of the legendary sharpshooter. Describes Annie's early days on the vaudeville circuit and the wonderful years with Bill Cody's Wild West Show, which included her adored friend, Chief Sitting Bull. 1983. Summer of the Gun RC 28841 by Will Henry read by John Borrowman 2 cassettes Tale set on the Texas frontier during the Civil War tells of the McCalisters, who brave Comanche Indians and renegade Confederate soldiers. While the two eldest McCalisters are away at war, a band of army deserters kidnaps Mrs. McCalister and her daughter, leaving Bubba, the youngest son, to pursue the bandits through Indian country armed only with an ancient rusty gun and his wits. Some strong language. 1978. The Chisholms of the Journey West RC 10896 by Evan Hunter read by William Wright 2 cassettes Lusty tale set in mid-nineteenth-century America. Hadley Chisholm, his reluctant wife, and their five children pack their few belongings in a wagon and head west. On the way they risk hunger, illnesses, Indian attacks, and treachery. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1976. Season of Yellow Leaf RC 20539 by Douglas C. Jones read by Jerry Fordyce 2 cassettes Detailed saga of a white girl kidnapped by the Comanches in the American West of 1838. Morfydd, renamed "Chosen" by the tribe, begins to assimilate the Indian way of life and becomes one with them as the white man encroaches on their land. 1983. Let the Hurricane Roar RC 27780 by Rose Wilder Lane read by Charlotte Stanton 1 cassette A short novel of frontier life in the Dakotas and the young couple who face crop failure, winter storms, separation, and loneliness with a staunch courage and steadfastness. For senior high and other readers. 1933. Beyond the Divide RC 22737 by Kathryn Lasky read by Mimi Bederman 2 cassettes A sheltered Amish girl runs away from her comfortable Pennsylvania home in 1849 to join her father on a trek to California. After their small band crosses the Continental Divide, the struggle for survival grows desperate, and the girl ends up alone and starving in the Sierra Nevada mountains. An elegantly told pioneer story based on thorough research. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1983. The Bone Wars RC 30280 by Kathryn Lasky read by David Czapp 2 cassettes In the 1880s, gold seekers and bone- hunting paleontologists threaten Native Americans in the prairies and badlands. The author weaves familiar figures such as General Custer, Buffalo Bill Cody, Chief Crazy Horse, and Calamity Jane into the adventures of young scout Thad, and Julian, the son of an English paleontologist. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1988. The Wonderful Country RC 10776 by Tom Lea read by Ed Blake 4 cassettes An adventure tale of the many people who helped build the Texas frontier town of Puerto in 1880--a major and his wife, the Texas Rangers, black troops, newspapermen, Mexicans, and Indians. Some strong language. 1952. Winter Harvest RC 21668 by Norah Lofts read by Phyllis Dorflinger 3 cassettes Novel inspired by the gruesome ordeal of the Donner party in 1846. Relates the story of two men and two women who for compelling personal reasons seek a new life in California but become trapped in a high mountain pass where they face slow starvation. 1955. Megan RC 19596 by Kathleen Magill read by Michael McCullough 1 cassette Around 1889, homely six-foot-tall Megan Moore turns down a grim marriage proposal and leaves her father's farm in Nebraska to seek her fortune in the golden West. She settles in an Idaho mining town whose citizens include a devilishly handsome gambler, the treacherous madam of a fancy bordello, the three-hundred-pound owner of the town's only eatery, and a rugged carpenter as committed to independence as Megan is. 1983. Buffalo Girls RC 31992 by Larry McMurtry read by Pam Ward 2 cassettes It's the late 1800s and Calamity Jane, now drunk most of the time, reminisces by writing imaginary letters to her daughter Janey. When Buffalo Bill Cody appears on the scene, he convinces her and other well-knowns of the Old West to join him in forming his Wild West Show. They go off to Europe to perform, but when they return home tragedy strikes, and Calamity Jane makes some startling confessions in her letters. Some strong language. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 31992. Bestseller 1990. Lonesome Dove RC 22959 by Larry McMurtry read by Bob Askey 7 cassettes A three-thousand-mile cattle drive, from the banks of the Rio Grande to Montana's big sky country, is the setting for this vivid epic that describes the developing American West and the ranchers, cowboys, prostitutes, and adventurers who attempt to make a new life for themselves in its vast reaches. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 22959. Bestseller 1985. Centennial RC 33480 by James A. Michener read by Chuck Benson 8 cassettes Novel based on historical fact deals with the American West, especially Colorado, from prehistory to the 1970s. A cast of seventy characters is involved in dramatic events and conflicts from trading and settling to industrialization. 1974. The Buckskin Girl of the California Trail in the Mid-Nineteenth Century RC 19694 by Gwen Moffat read by Mimi Bederman 2 cassettes The harsh story of a small wagon train struck by many calamities on the trail to California. The natural leader of the group is a beautiful eighteen-year-old girl who wears a velvet riding habit when she joins the train. She becomes the first woman in the party to trade finery for buckskin during the arduous journey. For senior high and older readers. 1982. Blue Savage RC 24619 by Earl Murray read by Phil Regensdorf 1 cassette Harper, a white man, is adopted as a child by the Oglala tribe and later traded back to an army troop where he acts as a scout. His difficulties in adapting to the white man's world force him to return to the Oglalas, where he encounters his former love, Snow Fawn. Harper then faces the most difficult choice of his life. 1985. Dream West RC 20213 by David Nevin read by Bob Askey 6 cassettes Biographical novel of John Charles Fremont, an impetuous young explorer who blazed a trail across the face of America like a shooting star, and Jessie Benton Fremont, a Missouri senator's daughter who stood by his side. Fremont conquered California with a handful of frontiersmen, yet was court-martialed for mutiny and charged with cannibalism by his enemies. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 20213. 1983. The Tree of Life RC 24286 by Hugh Nissenson read by Ken Kliban 1 cassette Told in the form of a diary by Thomas Keene, a Harvard-educated reader of Hebrew and Latin and an artist, this novel takes place on the Ohio frontier of 1811-1812, a time of Indian uprisings. Keene, who renounces his pastor's life in Maine and his faith, ends up in a frontier cabin making and selling whiskey and fighting his own addiction. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1985. Filaree: A Novel of an American RC 13820 by Marguerite Noble read by Adale O'Brien 2 cassettes This first novel, written by the author at age seventy, presents a realistic portrait of a work-worn pioneer woman's life from 1910 onward. Living in the Arizona mesa country with a rancher she despises, she steels herself to her harsh existence but gradually finds happiness with the passing years. The book's title is a contraction of "alfilaria," a hardy southwestern grass also known as pin clover. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 13820. 1979. A Bride for Donnigan RC 37618 by Janette Oke read by Mary Woods 2 cassettes A man sure can get lonely on the frontier. In fact, Donnigan Harrison is so lonely he has decided to take a mail-order bride. Kathleen O'Malley, an Irish lass who had become a servant in her own home, comes to America to be Donnigan's wife. They have their share of problems in adjusting to one another, but their faith in God and their concern for each other get them through the hard times. 1993. A Woman Named Damaris RC 35959 by Janette Oke read by Ellen Frost 2 cassettes Fifteen-year-old Damaris's mother encourages her to escape the abuse of an alcoholic father by leaving home. After traveling west with a wagon train, Damaris settles in a small town and slowly becomes accustomed to a life quite different from her isolated childhood. When one of her employers introduces her to the Bible, Damaris's newfound faith allows her to open her heart to others, including rancher Gil Lewis. 1991. _Canadian West series_ When Calls the Heart RC 22382 by Janette Oke read by Jeanne Evans 2 cassettes A lovely eastern schoolteacher from a well-to-do family heads for the Canadian frontier convinced that she will never fall for any of the rough and rowdy adventurers of the West. But she forgets her conviction after meeting Wynn Delaney, a handsome Royal Canadian mountie. 1983. When Comes the Spring RC 23583 by Janette Oke read by Jenny Pichanick 2 cassettes Elizabeth, a schoolteacher from Toronto, is adjusting to life on the Canadian western frontier and her marriage to a Royal Canadian mountie. Their move to an outpost in the Far North challenges their love for each other as they face the loneliness and the harsh winters. 1985. When Breaks the Dawn RC 25796 by Janette Oke read by Jenny Pichanick 2 cassettes The story of Wynn and Elizabeth Delaney continues as they face the challenges of a severe Canadian winter, make new friends, and start a school. Is their faith strong enough to carry them through the hardships and disappointments they must face? 1986. When Hope Springs New RC 26777 by Janette Oke read by Jeanne Evans 1 cassette Elizabeth's move with her husband to Smoke Lake, a remote Indian outpost in the Canadian Northwest, sorely tries her patience and her Christian faith. She misses her friends and is disturbed that the local Indians will not even speak to her. 1986. The Predators RC 32459 by F.M. Parker read by George Patterson 2 cassettes In 1859 a group of more than 150 women, recent Mormon converts, leave England for Utah. The journey is made more difficult and dangerous by the predators they face in their trek westward. The poorly guarded women confront savage fur pirates, four Texans looking for wives, and several Indians looking for yellow-haired brides. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1990. Westward the Women: An Anthology of Western Stories by Women RC 22932 by Vicki Piekarski read by Jill Ferris 2 cassettes Twelve stories spanning eighty years of women's writing about the West. Tales range from Willa Cather's early frontier classic "On the Divide" to the haunting "Yellow Woman" by contemporary Native American writer Leslie Silko. 1984. Women of the West: An Anthology of Short Stories RC 32882 by Kathryn Ptacek read by Sheena Gordon 2 cassettes Stories about women of the old and the new West. An old woman recalls the massacre of her husband and nine children in "Size of a Silver Dollar," and a woman gives up the prejudices of her childhood to study the Apache language on the reservations in the 1920s in "The White Woman." Violence and some strong language. 1990. A Country of Strangers RC 21722 by Conrad Richter read by John Stratton 1 cassette Captured by the Indians as a child, Stone Girl is eventually forced to return to her white family in frontier America. Her pride in her upbringing and in her Indian son clashes with the values of her father and sister. 1966. The Rawhide Knot and Other Stories RC 12649 by Conrad Richter read by George Guidall-Shapiro 2 cassettes Eight human tales of pioneers and pioneer days. The title story gives the collection its unifying theme: frontier marriage, with couples bound together by the rough exigencies of life. 1978. Women in the Wind RC 23363 by Margaret Ritter read by Roy Avers 5 cassettes A family saga of the early 1900s that chronicles the tempest of Indian-white relationships in the Oklahoma Territory. Reanna, a headstrong beauty, marries Andrew, a harsh, selfish man who is the adopted son of an Indian woman. Reanna falls in love with her brother-in-law and snatches some moments of happiness with him, but their relationship precipitates a feud between the brothers. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1985. Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie RC 22285 by Ole Edvart Rolvaag read by Dennis Rooney 3 cassettes A realistic novel about the American pioneer experience. To Per Hansa, the struggle to tame the Dakota prairie means life and freedom. But for his beloved wife, their isolated existence is a nightmare of loneliness, terror, and despair. 1927. The Pilgrimage RC 27655 by Ann B. Ross read by Terry Hayes Sales 3 cassettes A comic western about feisty twelve-year-old Emma Louise and her beautiful older sister, who is answering a call to be a missionary to the Indians of the Oregon Territory. Emma, disguised as a boy, and her devout sister encounter a series of hilarious adventures, meet up with an attractive, macho trader, and survive the rigors of the Oregon Trail as part of the ill-fated Donner party. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1987. Shane RC 11036 by Jack Warner Schaefer read by Charlie Ryle 1 cassette In this classic tale about America's Old West fifteen-year-old Bob Starrett tells the story of the mysterious, foreboding stranger who rides into the Starretts' Wyoming ranch in the summer of 1889. A slow-burning tension seems to build around the man, who reveals nothing but his name--Shane. 1949. The Short Novels of Jack Schaefer RC 12275 by Jack Warner Schaefer read by various readers 4 cassettes Five short novels realistically depict the strength of the frontier West from the Civil War to the twentieth century. Engaging humor, sentiment, and tragedy are woven into the stories. 1967. O Beulah Land RC 39052 by Mary Lee Settle read by John Stratton 3 cassettes On the eve of America's independence, a brave young man blazes a trail deep into the Virginia mountain wilderness, struggling for land and the freedom to build a new settlement called Beulah. Some strong language. 1956. A Land Remembered RC 27069 by Patrick D. Smith read by Roy Avers 3 cassettes This multigenerational saga follows the destiny of a pioneer family that settles the Florida wilderness during the midnineteenth century. Zech has one son by his wife and another by a Seminole Indian. Sol, the legitimate son, succeeds at the family business, but only by destroying some of Florida's wilderness beauty. Zech's Indian son, however, continues to respect the land. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1984. The Homesman RC 29819 by Glendon Fred Swarthout read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes For many women attempting to settle in the West, the rigors of frontier life proved to be too much and they had mental breakdowns. To Mary Lee Cuddy falls the task of escorting four of these women back to Iowa. To help out she takes along John Briggs, whom she saved from lynching. The many difficulties they face along the way destroy one person and rejuvenate another. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1988. Walking up a Rainbow: Being the True Version of the Long and Hazardous Journey of Susan D. Carlisle, Mrs. Myrtle Dessery, Drover Bert Pettit, and Cowboy Clay Carmer and Others RC 25404 by Theodore Taylor read by Pam Ward 2 cassettes In hopes of raising money to repay her late father's debt to a villainous saloon keeper, Iowa teenager Susan Carlisle hires men to help drive her two thousand sheep to California. During ensuing adventures, Susan encounters quicksand, would-be rapists, prostitutes, gamblers, thieves, and all the seamy glories of San Francisco in the 1850s. She also manages to fall in love with a somewhat reluctant cowboy. Easy reading. 1986. Shooting Star RC 36709 by Brock and Bodie Thoene read by Bruce Huntey 1 cassette Andrew Jackson Sinnickson has had several unfortunate encounters with Jack Powers. As he drives a herd of cattle north to be used as food for gold miners, Sinnickson again encounters Powers and his men. Although Powers is determined to have the cattle for himself, Sinnickson calls on his faith in God to help him reach his destination. As Sinnickson faces a showdown with Powers's men, he is saved by a shooting star. Violence. 1993. Prairie RC 25964 by Anna Lee Waldo read by Jill Ferris 7 cassettes Historical novel based on the lives of Charles Burton Irwin and his family. The hardy, passionate Irwins helped shape the American West, from the treacherous trek of the covered wagons and cattle drives to the birth of the railroads and the dawn of a new century. Also issued on flexible disc as FD 25964. Bestseller 1986. Winter Grass RC 20528 by Richard S. Wheeler read by Dennis Bateman 2 cassettes In the 1880s Montana cattle rancher Quin Putnam is one of the first to fence in grassland with barbed wire, which results in a war with his neighbors. He also faces the possibility of losing Missy, whom he rescued from the Indians when she was a small child. His romantic problems with attractive Nicole, a lawyer, complicate things still further. 1983. Come Spring RC 16080 by Ben Ames Williams read by Flo Gibson 5 cassettes Historical novel based on a real-life family who, with their large brood, helped found a frontier village in Maine during the American Revolution. Though they were not far from the scene of war, they were equally concerned with the nearby Indians. Some strong language. 1940. Lady of No Man's Land RC 30301 by Jeanne Williams read by Sara Morsey 3 cassettes Seventeen-year-old Kirsten Mordal and her ailing younger sister, Lucia, arrive in Dodge City from Sweden around 1880. After Lucia's death, Kirsten--who has discovered the wonders of the sewing machine--sets out to become a traveling seamstress. With Blue, her devoted companion, she travels through a lawless land encountering storms, blizzards, floods, and romance. Some strong language. 1988. The Valiant Women RC 18060 by Jeanne Williams read by Suzanne Toren 3 cassettes A romantic saga set in the Arizona Territory during the bloody years preceding the Civil War. Fear of scalpers, the constant threat of an unforgiving desert, and love of the same man unite three very differ- ent women: a Spanish madonna, a sullen Papago, and a golden-haired child-woman bought at great price from the Apache who captured her. Spur Award 1980. Ruggles of Red Gap RC 11532 by Harry Leon Wilson read by Alan Hewitt 2 cassettes A comedy in which a cowpuncher from the state of Washington wins an English valet in a poker game in Paris. Ruggles, the valet, becomes a social lion in the Old West town of Red Gap. 1915. _This two-book sequence should be read in the following order:_ The Woodsman RC 27237 by Donald K. Wright read by Jack Fox 3 cassettes Caught in enemy territory during the French and Indian War, Morgan Patterson sets out to beat the odds for reaching safety. His chances of success are lessened when he must take with him three beautiful women who hate him as much as he hates them. Some strong language. 1984. The Captives RC 27252 by Donald K. Wright read by Jack Fox 3 cassettes In a tale based on occurrences in 1780, the wife and daughter of the absent Colonel Morgan Patterson, a pioneer who serves with General George Rogers Clark, are captured in a British and Indian raid of Kentucky settlements. They soon become pawns of the evil Major Southhampton, but elicit the sympathy of his son. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1987. The Winning of Barbara Worth RC 23315 by Harold Bell Wright read by Hal Tenny 3 cassettes A western romance in which the marriage of the adopted daughter of the leading citizen of a Colorado River town is threatened by the mystery surrounding her birth. 1911. Western: A Saga of the Great Plains RC 18623 by Frank Yerby read by Bruce Huntey 4 cassettes After the Civil War, Ethan Lovejoy travels to Kansas with his new wife to become a homesteader. After many years he becomes a successful landowner, but the brutal frontier life exacts a horrible payment from him and his loved ones. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1982. Corey Lane RC 17865 by Norman Zollinger read by Hal Tenny 3 cassettes Sheriff Corey Lane, a hero of several Indian wars, rules a small New Mexico town with an iron fist, commanding fear and respect. However, he is resented for his contempt of the townspeople, and, when they turn against him in an election, he is enraged and plots revenge. The story parallels Shakespeare's play Coriolanus (RC 35677). 1981. _Braille_ Sweetwater Fever BR 5990 by Robert H. Adleman 4 volumes In the 1850s gold-boom village of Jacksonville, Oregon, four young men grapple with love, lust, ambition, and local villains. The off-and-on cronies face assorted crises and adventure as they seek out their roads to fortune. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1984. A Boat Named Death BR 2839 by Jack M. Bickham 2 volumes Shed, a loner frightened of life, helps a young widow and her three children on a dangerous journey down the raging Buttermilk River. He slowly becomes aware of his feelings for the young woman. 1975. Brothers of the Heart: A Story of the Old Northwest, 1837-1838 BR 6815 by Joan W. Blos 1 volume Shem, a fourteen-year-old with a lame leg, arrives with his family in a newly settled Michigan town. Self-conscious and unsure of himself, Shem makes a well-intentioned but naive mistake, and his father becomes angry and disappointed in him. Devastated, Shem runs away and is joined by an old Ottawan Indian named Mary who teaches Shem how to care for her and for himself. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1985. Killdeer Mountain BR 5511 by Dee Alexander Brown 2 volumes Compelling yarn that begins in the rainy dusk near a dock on the Missouri River in 1866, when a journalist boards a steamer heading upriver. Sam Morrison is looking for stories for the Saint Louis Herald--and he finds one in Charles Rawley, Civil War hero and Indian fighter. Was he a man of courage and principle, or was he a coward? Some strong language. 1983. Darlin' Bill: A Love Story of the Wild West BR 5158 by Jerome Charyn 3 volumes The earthy, humourous adventures of Sally Ovenshine, a Galveston woman who, while traveling through the Old West with her husband, meets and falls in love with the legendary Wild Bill Hickok. 1980. Woman of Justice BR 4583 by Georgia Di Donato 3 volumes Temperance Smith, the first woman judge on the American frontier, finds herself plunged into a lawless pioneer society where the six-gun and the lynch mob rule. Opposed to the death penalty, Temperance must sentence a woman to die by hanging. Her struggle against her love for two men--one of Indian blood--is played out in violent surroundings. 1980. The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing BR 1961 by Marilyn Durham 3 volumes A former U.S. cavalry officer who has spent ten years in prison steals a mining payroll from the Union Pacific with the help of three fugitives. They escape to an Indian camp where he hopes to regain custody of his two children born to an Indian woman. 1972. The Taste of Time BR 3410 by Ferol Egan 2 volumes In 1859 a seventy-year-old widower who dreams of finding gold leaves his upstate New York farm and heads for California. He falls in with a pair of restless young men with a mule-drawn wagon, and adventures with Indians, Mormons, and barkeeps befall them. Some strong language. 1977. The Invention of the West BR 3406 by Alvin Greenberg 1 volume An unconventional western that follows the adventures of "Tiger" MacLean, who rides from sunup to sundown over mountains, streams, plains, and deserts. He encounters rustlers, holdup men, shady ladies, cowboys, and Indians, and survives it all. 1976. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward, Robert Ford BR 5670 by Ron Hansen 4 volumes The legendary outlaw is portrayed as a complex, mysterious, and vainglorious fellow with a vituperous mean streak. His violent career is described, along with the development of his relationship with the worshipful, but treacherous, Bob Ford, who soons kills Jesse James for the reward and to make a name for himself. Violence. 1983. Summer of the Gun BR 4524 by Will Henry 2 volumes Tale set on the Texas frontier during the Civil War tells of the McCalisters, who brave Commanche Indians and renegade Confederate soldiers. While the two eldest McCalisters are away at war, a band of army deserters kidnaps Mrs. McCalister and her daughter, leaving Bubba, the youngest son, to pursue the bandits through Indian country armed only with an ancient rusty gun and his wits. Some strong language. 1978. Ghost Fox BR 3618 by James A. Houston 3 volumes Frontier novel about seventeen-year-old Sarah Wells, who is abducted from her New England home by a raiding party of Abnaki braves. She eventually converts to the ways of her captors, falling in love with a brave and becoming his wife. Violence and some strong language. 1977. Let the Hurricane Roar BR 122 Young Pioneers BR 3248 by Rose Wilder Lane 1 volume This short novel of frontier life in the Dakotas was first published in 1933 under the title Let the Hurricane Roar and reissued in 1976 as Young Pioneers. A young couple faces the stern realities of crop failure, winter storms, separation, and loneliness with a staunch courage and steadfastness. For senior high and older readers. 1933. In a Far Country: Jack London's Tales of the West BR 7479 by Jack London 3 volumes A collection of seventeen short stories arranged geographically under headings such as "The Yukon," "California," and "Utah." Included is a chronology of the author's life. 1987. Feather in the Wind BR 3510 by Robert MacLeod 2 volumes Cal Harper, a cowboy and a champion broncobuster, is also a horse thief who meets his match in the seductive form of Ada Baldwin. Ada, determined to gain possession of an ancient treasure, strikes up a deal with Cal who guides her through the steamy Mazatlan jungle. Some strong language. 1976. Sassafras BR 5672 by Jack Matthews 3 volumes Comic, rowdy adventures of Thad Burke who, evicted from the homestead of his antic father on the frontier of 1840, hooks up with a printer, who instills in him a love of words. Inadvertently, he becomes a traveling phrenologist and meets up with such colorful characters as a suicidal Indian, a giant badman, and a woman of fading beauty. Strong language. 1983. The Derby Man BR 3563 by Gary McCarthy 2 volumes A New Yorker who writes dime novels of frontier adventure heads west in search of real heroes and true adventures. 1976. _This two-book sequence should be read in the following order:_ Lonesome Dove BR 6198 by Larry McMurtry 9 volumes A three-thousand-mile cattle drive, from the banks of the Rio Grande to Montana's big sky country is the setting for this vivid epic that describes the developing American West and the ranchers, cowboys, prostitutes, and adventurers who attempt to make a new life for themselves in its vast reaches. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1985. Streets of Laredo BR 9394 by Larry McMurtry 5 volumes Years have passed and Captain Call, hired by the railroad, heads for the desert to track down Joey Garza, a young train robber. When the trail leads to Mexico, Garza's protective mother, Maria, and his blind sister, Teresa, have a profound effect on Call. Loyalty also sends Lorena Parker in search of her husband, Call's partner Pea Eye. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller 1993. Belle Starr BR 3947 by Speer Morgan 3 volumes Novel that covers the life of the old bandit queen, who lives hard and loves often. Crusty, smart Belle moves through the Oklahoma Territory with a motley group of semi-outlaws, robs a bank, terrorizes the area, and runs from Pinkerton agents. Blue Duck, a Native American dentist, is the one person who really cares about Belle. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1979. Filaree: A Novel of an American BR 4128 by Marguerite Noble 2 volumes This first novel, written by the author at age seventy, presents a realistic portrait of a work-worn pioneer woman's life from 1910 onward. Living in the Arizona mesa country with a rancher she despises, she steels herself to her harsh existence but gradually finds happiness with the passing years. The book's title is a contraction of "alfilaria," a hardy southwestern grass also known as pin clover. 1979. The Second Reel West BR 6486 by Bill Pronzini and Martin Harry Greenberg 2 volumes Anthology of top-notch stories that were the basis for notable western films such as Under a Texas Moon, based on Stewart Edward White's 1907 story "The Two-Gun Man." Others include The Outcasts of Poker Flat, based on Bret Harte's tales of the California Gold Rush first published in 1869, and Black Eagle, taken from "The Passing of Black Eagle" by O. Henry, published in 1901. 1985. A Country of Strangers BR 329 by Conrad Richter 1 volume Captured by the Indians as a child, Stone Girl is eventually forced to return to her white family in frontier America. Her pride in her upbringing and in her Indian son clashes with the values of her father and sister. 1966. White Jade BR 2805 by Willo Davis Roberts 2 volumes An orphaned young woman and her brother come to live with their uncle and quarrelling cousins in California in the 1880s. Murders, romance, missing wills, and shady lawyers involve them in a struggle for the family inheritance. 1975. Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie BR 6205 by Ole Edvart Rolvaag 4 volumes A realistic novel about the American pioneer experience. To Per Hansa, the struggle to tame the Dakota prairie means life and freedom. But for his beloved wife, their isolated existence is a nightmare of loneliness, terror, and despair. 1927. Zandy's Bride BR 2581 by Lillian Bos Ross 3 volumes A rough pioneer from the primitive mountain country sends east for a mail-order bride. She shares his harsh existence and teaches him how to love. 1969. O Beulah Land BR 6031 by Mary Lee Settle 3 volumes On the eve of America's independence, a brave young man blazes a trail deep into the Virginia mountain wilderness, struggling for land and the freedom to build a new settlement called Beulah. Some strong language. 1956. The Man from Shadow Ridge BR 8777 by Brock and Bodie Thoene 2 volumes When the Civil War began, Tom Dawson moved to California. Along with his brother Jesse and Jesse's wife and sons, they run a small ranch beneath Shadow Ridge. Now in 1863, it appears that trouble has moved west, and Tom's peaceful existence is about to be destroyed. A stagecoach has been robbed, several people have died, and Tom finds himself with Montgomery, a small black boy, on his hands. 1990. Buchanan on the Prod BR 2026 by Jonas Ward 2 volumes A man heading for home in West Texas stumbles into a fierce gunfight and reluctantly becomes a hired gun in the bitter feud between two ranchers. 1972. The Massacre at Fall Creek BR 2915 by Jessamyn West 3 volumes Dramatic historical novel based on an 1824 frontier incident in which five white men, in an explosive move, brutally murder nine peaceful Indians--men, women, and children. The narrative centers on the killings, the tense trials, and the moving aftermath. Violence. 1975. Prairie Bouquet BR 9190 by Jeanne Williams 4 volumes At seventeen, Kirsten Mordal leaves her native Sweden in search of a better life in America. In Kansas, Kirsten's sewing skills are enhanced by her first sewing machine and soon she is the proud owner of a traveling sewing wagon and is saving up to homestead. But her happiness is marred by her longing for a man she can never have--Pat O'Brien, who has married the fiancee of his deceased best friend. Some violence and some strong language. 1988. The Valiant Women BR 5182 by Jeanne Williams 5 volumes A romantic saga set in the Arizona Territory during the bloody years preceding the Civil War. Fear of scalpers, the constant threat of an unforgiving desert, and love of the same man unite three very differ- ent women: a Spanish madonna, a sullen Papago, and a golden-haired child-woman bought at great price from the Apache who captured her. Spur Award 1980. *** 11/12/96 (gft)*** Comments to: lcmarvel@loc.gov