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Lawmen of the Old West

Dwayne Epstein

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Poems of the American West

A collection of poems based on the theme of the American West, featuring selections from over seventy-five poets, including Robert Frost, Thomas Gunn, and Gary Soto, arranged chronologically by author

811
POE

Avedon at Work

Laura Wilson

770
Wil

Jubal Sackett

Louis L'Amour

The story of Jubal Sackatt and Itchakomi, the proud Natchez princess who walked the path of courage that future Sacketts would follow.

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Zero to Sixty

Gary Paulsen

An autobiography in which the author reflects upon his life and tells about the experiences he had and insights he gained while taking a five-thousand-mile road trip on a Harley-Davidson, from New Mex

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PAULSEN

Route 66

Gerd Kittel

973.92
Kit

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

Tells the story of Chris McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was found dead of starvation four months later.

917.9804
KRA

Zero to Sixty

Gary Paulsen

An autobiography in which the author reflects upon his life and tells about the experiences he had and insights he gained while taking a five-thousand-mile road trip on a Harley-Davidson, from New Mex

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PAULSEN

Sunshine Rider

Ric Lynden Hardman

In the late 1800s while on a cattle drive which takes him north from Texas, seventeen-year-old Wylie learns that it is no longer necessary to run from the father he never knew.

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HAR

The Geography of Hope

James Haskins

Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves, led by such men as Benjamin Singleton and Henry Adams, to t

973.049
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