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"Meet John Bannack. Jailed for a crime he didn’t commit. Busted out of a Texas State Prison. Running for freedom and gunning for justice. They call him . . .THE MAN FROM WACO. As a young man, John Bannack worked hard on his brother’s farm—until times got tough and his brother grew desperate. Desperate enough to rob a bank. Unfortunately, John’s brother left a trail that led straight to the Bannack farm. When a posse showed up to make an arrest,...

2) The Homesman

Author

Swarthout, Glendon

Publisher

Simon and Schuster Paperbacks

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
WESTERN SWARTH 2014
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"This classic Western novel captures the devastating realities of early frontier life through the eyes of one extraordinary woman. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A “homesman” must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium. When none of the county’s men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddy—ex-teacher, spinster, indomitable...

3) The Forty-Niners: a novel of the Gold Rush

Author

Johnstone, William W

Series

The Forty Niners volume 1

Publisher

Kensington Publishing Corporation

Pub. Date

[2024]

Language

English

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WESTERN JOHNST 2024
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"From the acclaimed chroniclers of the Old West comes the epic saga of the great American Gold Rush—and the boldhearted dreamers who made it all happen. . . THEY CALLED THEM THE FORTY-NINERS. In January of 1848, the discovery of gold at Sutters Mill in California sparked a nationwide frenzy, fueling the dreams of Americans from coast to coast. By 1849, hundreds of thousands of fortune hunters from across the globe headed west to stake their claim....

Books for Kids and Tweens

4) One big open sky

Author

Cline-Ransome, Lesa

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2024]

Language

English

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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Fiction - New Arrivals Shelf
J FICTION CLINER 2024
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Incline Village Library - Children's Fiction - New Arrivals Shelf
J FICTION CLINER 2024
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Sierra View Library - Children's Fiction - New Arrivals Shelf
J FICTION CLINER 2024
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"In the 1870s, a Black family undertakes a perilous wagon journey westward for a tenuous shot at freedom in Nebraska"-- "1879, Mississippi. Young dreamer Lettie may have her head in the stars, but her body is on a covered wagon heading westward. Her father, Thomas, promises that Nebraska will be everything the family needs: an opportunity to claim the independence they’ve strived for over generations on their very own plot of land. But Thomas’...