Washoe County Library System

A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtrys Pulitzer Prize winning classic, Lonesome Dove, the third book in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy, is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of America.Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic,...

"Sheriff Walt Longmire had already rounded up a sizable posse of devoted readers when the A&E television series Longmire sent the Wyoming lawman's popularity skyrocketing. Now, with three consecutive New York Times bestsellers to his name and the second season of Longmire reaching an average of 5.4 million viewers per episode, Craig Johnson is reaching a fan base that is both fiercely loyal and ever growing. In Any Other Name, Walt is sinking into...

Ninety years ago the Toomey brothers, along with twenty-five other men and four thousand head of cattle, vanished en route to Arizona. When writer and historian Dan Sheridan is invited to the missing brothers’ ranch by its current owner, he jumps at the chance. The visit fits right in with his plan to solve the century-old mystery—but it turns out that his host isn’t a fan of books, writers, or people who don’t mind their own...

"Linda Broday's heroes step right out of her books and into your heart." Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling author. When the West was wild and man's law favored the few, these extraordinary women could be found...in the heart of an outlaw. When three young children show up on outlaw Tait Trinity's doorstep, he knows he can't help thema wanted man has no business raising kids. And yet he can't bring himself to turn them away. At a loss, he sends...

Rodeo racketeers: John Wayne goes undercover as John Weston, a rodeo star, to rope a gang of rodeo racketeers. This is one of the few films in which "The Duke" is a riding, roping and singing cowboy and shows the unique side of his early career. Claim jumpers: John Wayne stars as a tough Eastener who heads out West to meet his father's mining partner, Hayes. When they strike it rich, outlaws try to jump their claim by framing Hayes for murder. The...

In order to return to Reno for Christmas, Smoke Jensen and his family take a chance by going through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, but when a bizzard traps the family with a would-be bank robber, Smoke and his family do whatever it takes to survive.

An outspoken conservative commentator considers the state of the West today, asking why, if American lives have never been better than at any other time in history, the United States' political, social, and economic situation is beginning to erode.

Robert Michum gives a remarkable performance as a hard bitten loner who must confront a gang of vicious outlaws in this tale of cross and double cross in the Old West.

Facts about the Sackett novels that includes real and fictional characters, geography, and historical eras. Includes the Sacket family tree.