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Amos Edwards and his adopted nephew, Martin Pauley, try to to find 10 year-old Debbie Edwards, who was abducted by Comanche after a raid that left her family dead. The story is loosely based on what happened to Cynthia Ann Parker, abducted by Comanches in Texas in 1836 when she was about 10 years old. The Searchers was later adapted into the classic movie of the same name, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne.<P>This ebook includes a bonus short story, "The Battle of...
| Автор | Alan Le May |
The Unforgiven tells the story of a woman taken from her Native American tribe and raised by a white family. She struggles with her allegiance towards her adoptive family and her feelings towards another white man, and a bloody battle ensues between the two communities.<P> The 1960 film of the same name, directed by John Huston and featuring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn, is based on this novel.<P> This edition of The Unforgiven includes a new introduction and a special...
| Автор | Alan Le May |
Кажется, кровопролитным «индейским войнам» на Западе США никогда не будет конца. Белые и краснокожие, осатанев от взаимной ненависти, безжалостно истребляют друг друга. Правда, десятилетнюю Джоанну Леонбергер, как и других белых детей, индейцы увезли с собой, чтобы воспитать в своих племенных традициях. Капитан Кидд, ветеран многих войн, привык жить сегодняшним днем, странствуя от поселения к поселению, где он зарабатывает публичным чтением газет для малограмотных покорителей Дикого Запада. Но...
| Автор | Полетт Джайлс |
Cлушайте книгу, смотрите фильм! Кажется, кровопролитным «индейским войнам» на Западе США никогда не будет конца. Белые и краснокожие, осатанев от взаимной ненависти, безжалостно истребляют друг друга. Правда, индейцам хотя бы хватает милосердия щадить белых детей, которых они увозят с собой и воспитывают в своих племенных традициях… что создает немалые проблемы тем немногим родственникам, которым удается впоследствии чудом разыскать и выкупить юных пленников – таких, как десятилетняя Джоанна...
| Автор | Полетт Джайлс |
John Milman may be a powerful rancher, but when a crooked business man challenges the ownership of his land, things look bleak. Only the Kid – who fancies Milman's daughter – may be able to set things right.
| Автор | Max Brand |
Dust storms, water shortages, and barbed wire – all the ingredients needed for a range war! A classic short novel by Max Brand, originally published in The American Magazine in 1937.
| Автор | Max Brand |
США. Конец XIX в. Главный герой – русский человек из очередной волны европейских переселенцев. Волею судьбы он оказывается на Диком Западе, где всего вдоволь – индейцев, бандитов и красоток. Загадочные убийства будоражат пограничный городок Рок-таун. Кто стоит за ними – индейские духи или вполне реальные люди? Вот это-то и предстоит выяснить герою. Для оформления обложки использована фотография из личного архива.
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| Автор | Андрей Воронов-Оренбургский |
Feisty ex-harlot Ellen Finch is finally free to escape her troubled past and make a fresh start, far away from the dusty town of Deadwood. But Ellen’s plans are interrupted when a dark and brooding stranger bursts through the doors of The Gem Theatre and Saloon begging for her help.Ellen can’t refuse his pleas, or allow another woman to suffer when she can help. Nor can she ignore the pang of regret she feels upon discovering this stranger is about to become a father; if only she’d had a man...
| Автор | Molly Ann Wishlade |
Grace Holbein faces an uncertain future. Spurned by the town of Deadwood because of her violent late husband’s troubles she’s all alone, with winter fast approaching. Until two cowboys approach her ranch looking for work in return for room and board.Grace is wary of these handsome strangers but she can’t help the draw she feels to Matt – fair and athletic – and Blake – dark and ruggedly handsome. Both are keen to prove to Grace that not all men are the same and as Grace gets to know them it’s...
| Автор | Molly Ann Wishlade |
Перед вами – самая знаменитая из книг американского писателя Джеймса Фенимора Купера о захватывающих приключениях отважного белого охотника и защитника индейцев Натаниэля Бумпо по прозвищу Зверобой, известного также под именами Соколиный Глаз, Кожаный Чулок, Длинный Карабин и Следопыт. Действие романа происходит в разгар Франко-индейской войны. Бумпо со своими друзьями-индейцами из племени могикан – Чингачгуком и его сыном Ункасом – участвуют в спасении двух сестёр, дочерей британского...
| Автор | Джеймс Купер |
His name was Jesse Jackson—and he rode where the law feared to go… A classic western by Max Brand (Frederick Faust). <P> “No pulp writer was more prolific than Frederick Faust, who wrote nearly 15 million words under the pen name of Max Brand and seventeen others. He sold all his stories and sometimes wrote complete issues of Western Story Magazine…” –The Incredible Pulps
| Автор | Max Brand |
One bullet was all it took to change Jack Anderson from a carefree boy into a hunted man. A classic western by Max Brand (Frederick Faust). <P> “No pulp writer was more prolific than Frederick Faust, who wrote nearly 15 million words under the pen name of Max Brand and seventeen others. He sold all his stories and sometimes wrote complete issues of Western Story Magazine…” –The Incredible Pulps
| Автор | Max Brand |
The code of chivalry, a standard of honor between men and of loyalty and decency between a girl and a man. When Georgiana Stockwell came to the Tonto Basin from the East she had heard neither of chivalry nor of loyalty, she cared only to have the attention of as many men as possible—and to have her own way with them.
| Автор | Zane Grey |
Бескрайняя пустошь, под палящими лучами солнца. Лишь только ветер царствует в этом мире. Теплые порывы поднимают песок с место на место и разбрасывают его по округе, а вместе с песком этот ветер судьбы разбрасывает и перемешивает людские жизни. Кто они одинокие путники бредущие по дорогам пустоши? Мужчина идущий, по тропе мести. Странник, бродящий средь развалин родного города. Одинокий охотник, вышедший на след чудовища. Девушка, сидящая в темноте и жаждущая свободы. Странствующий лекарь,...
| Автор | Роман Сень |
It’s never too late for a second chance at love in this uplifting and warm-hearted romance.It’s never too late to find love…When Juliet Scott falls for ruggedly handsome Pete while away travelling, she never imagines how different her life will be to that of her sister, successful and beautiful model Hero. Based on a cattle station in the vast Australian Outback, Juliet’s life is now simple, down-to earth and honest, and the perfect antidote to the chaotic celebrity lifestyle that Hero leads in...
| Автор | Maxine Morrey |
Layla Powell is on the run.Contracted as a mail-order bride, Layla is terrified when two cowboys, working for her mysterious fiancé, capture her. At first she fights tooth and nail for her freedom, but Charlie and his lover Etu have persuasive means to subdue their feisty captive.What Layla doesn’t know is that Charlie is really her elusive fiancé. Layla was supposed to be his wife in name only, but he and Etu like what they see and are sure that with just one night – with the both of them –...
| Автор | Molly Wishlade Ann |
Hurd Blanding and his men stampeded 3,000 wild horses into a savage trap—to slaughter and sell them for chicken feed. But one young girl loved the strength and beauty of these wild animals. With the help of a wealthy rancher, she fought to free them. And only a bullet could stop her!
| Автор | Zane Grey |
When Paul Manning set out in search of adventure, he didn't realise what was in store. He'd never been in a blistering hell-hole like Bitter Seeps – or met a man as crooked as Belmont. Or seen a woman as good as Belmont's wife, Louise.
| Автор | Zane Grey |
Three stirring stories of passion and adventure in the American West. As war erupts between two Indian nations, a brave warrior must choose between sacred duty and forbidden desire. A man accused of a crime he did not commit sets out to clear his name. A night spent in a haunted cabin evokes eerie visions of long-ago tragedy, betrayal, and love.
| Автор | Zane Grey |
Logan Huett thought he knew the West. Once a scout with the Army, he was familiar with both the hardships and rewards of pioneer life. But not even Logan could foresee the challenges that lay ahead for him and his young wife Lucinda–raising a brood of headstrong children, struggling to achieve financial security in the wilderness, concealing a long-buried family secret, and, finally, surviving the tragedy dealt them by a devastating war.
| Автор | Zane Grey |
The Second Western Megapack presents a wide-ranging selection of western stories sure to get your pulse racing. Here are action tales of the old west by masters such as Zane Grey, Ed Earl Repp, Robert E. Howard, Clarence E. Mulford, Max Brand – and many more. More than 2,000 pages of great reading! <P> Complete contents: <P> QUICK PAY FOR MAVERICK MEN, by Ed Earl Repp<BR> TOM’S MONEY, by Harriet Prescott Spofford<BR> WHILE SMOKE ROLLED, by Robert E. Howard<BR>...
| Автор | Zane Grey |
Lon Thomas Williams (1890 – 1978) was an American author best known for publishing a large number of traditional and weird western stories in the pulp magazines. One of Williams' most popular series featured Deputy Marshal Lee Winters (a series of «weird westerns,» containing fantastic or outre elements) which are collected in this volume. Included are: <P>KING SOLOMON'S THRONE<BR> FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH<BR> SATAN'S WOOL-MERCHANT<BR> MASTER OF...
| Автор | Lon Williams |
The Zane Grey Megapack assembles a massive collection of 42 novels and short stories by the acclaimed western writer. Included are: <P> BETTY ZANE (1903)<BR> SPIRIT OF THE BORDER (1906)<BR> THE LAST OF THE PLAINSMEN (1908)<BR> THE LAST TRAIL (1909)<BR> THE SHORTSTOP (1909)<BR> THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERT (1910)<BR> THE YOUNG FORESTER (1910)<BR> THE YOUNG PITCHER (1911)<BR> THE YOUNG LION HUNTER (1911)<BR> THE HORSES OF...
| Автор | Zane Grey |
This is a collection of Western short stories written over several years. A 10th Cavalry (Buffalo soldiers) story, two outlaws trying to keep out of jail, a hunt for Spanish treasure, and a young bank teller's attempt to save his bank from a robbery. I finally decided to get them printed.
| Автор | Rechey Davidson |