A history of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, better known as the "Rough Riders," and their role in the Spanish-American War. Organized by Theodore Roosevelt expressly to take part in the Cuban conflict, the Rough Riders drew its recruits from all walks of life and became famous as a result the Battle of San Juan Hill. The celebrity that Roosevelt ...
Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919) defied the conventions of her era. Born and raised on a farm in Oswego, New York, Walker became one of a handful of female physicians in the nation-and became a passionate believer in the rights of women. Despite the derision of her contemporaries, Walker championed freedom of dress. She wore slacks-or "bloomers" ...
From the author of the "Kent Family Chronicles" and "North and South" comes this special edition of one of his all-time classic collections that includes a new introduction from the author and three additional stories set against the untamed territory of the American West.
An examination and retelling of some of the classic myths and mysteries of the American West. An historian and journalist, Walker attempts to explain the mysterious death of Meriwether Lewis, the true fate that Davy Crockett met at the Alamo, and the location of several buried treasures.
This book offers clear and simple techniques for such processes as: clearing and cleansing a crystal, charging or activating a crystal, cleansing your chakras, stimulating plant growth, and creating and using amulets.
Bear Flag Rising traces the history of California from the Indians who inhabited the land before the first Europeans saw it. The lives of the Californias in tranquil days before the advent of American trappers and the steady decline of the providence under Mexico's neglectful rule are brought to life in this epic chronicle. Bear Flag Rising, rich ...
Buckey O'Neill was famous in Arizona Territory as a gambler, lawyer, newspaperman, miner, sheriff, and politician. This fast-moving narrative takes him from the streets of Tombstone all the way to Cuba, where he won Theodore Roosevelt's admiration as the wildest and bravest of the Rough Riders. Dale L. Walker has twice won the Spur Award from the ...
In a saga of the exploration and settlement of America's Pacific Northwest, the author of "The Boys of '98" and "Bear Flag Rising" retells the history of what once was Oregon County, which now comprises the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Western Wyoming, and Montana.
"Gold! Gold on the American River!" This declaration, shouted in the streets of San Francisco in the spring of 1848, electrified the nation, and its echo was heard in the farthest corners of the globe. In the five years that followed, tens of thousands of hopeful argonauts made their way to the vast territory on the Pacific conquered by the ...
The Spur Award-winning author uncovers the truth around some of the American West's most famous and infamous figures. Leaving no figure sacred and no stone unturned, Walker dives deep into some of the most enduring myths and legends of the Old West.
A slice of life in an exotic culture is told from a refreshing, man-on-the-street perspective. The author chose to travel through Saudi Arabia by various means of public transportation and was, therefore, able to see things others usually miss.
This collection of the best short Western fiction of the last 38 years, as selected by the Western Writers of America, includes works by Loren Estleman, Will Henry, and James Bellah. Covering three decades and thousands of miles of prairie, The Golden Spurs is a treat for anyone who loves the West the way it used to be. Foreword by Elmer Kelton.
The Oregon Country! For a century that fabled place, lying somewhere beyond the Rocky Mountains at the farthest reaches of the continent galvanized the American people. Its riches, in furs, timber, fish, and fecund soil for farming, awakened the avarice of nations. Spain, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States all vied for this trackless ...
In "Westward," the history of the Old American West unfolds in twenty-eight original stories written especially for this unique collection commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Western Writers of America, Inc. Featuring handpicked stories by four-time Spur Award winning author Dale L. Walker, Westward is a time capsule of the Old American West ...
Drunkard Finn McGraw awakens in a ghost town in Louis L'Amour's "The Defense of Sentinel". A newcomer to the Yukon battles the elements in Jack London's "To Build a Fire". And a man fights to grant his wife's dying wish in Elmer Kelton's "The Burial of Letty Strayhorn". These outstanding stories, chosen by the Western Writers of America, showcase ...
In "Westward, " the history of the Old American West unfolds in 28 original stories written especially for this unique collection commemorating the 50th anniversary of Western Writers of America, Inc.
In a Far Country's seventeen tales and essays not only trace the vastness of the West, but they also form, with the introduction and notes supplied by the editor, a biography of on of America's supreme literary artists. The stories cover London's entire writing life -- from 1899 and the title story, to the posthumously published gem, Like Argus of ...
Januarius MacGahan (1844-1878) had an incandescent career as a foreign correspondent, covering the Franco-Prussian, Carlist, and Russo-Turkish wars, a Russian incursion into Central Asia, and even an arctic expedition. His reports on the "Bulgarian Atrocities" of 1876 earned him the inscription on his grave marker in New Lexington, Ohio: ...
Jack London, one of the most read and recognized figures in American literature, produced an immense body of work, including 22 novels, 200 short stories, memoirs, newspaper articles, book reviews, essays, and poems. A significant and revealing feature of London's literary life lies in his introspective observations on the craft of writing, ...
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