"People fight, Maria. It is what people do," he said."No, Christian. MEN fight. It is what MEN do," she said...The Mohawk Valley, 1757: Amidst the fiery chaos of the French and Indian War, two young women are on the run, fleeing from a brutal massacre with only their wits and a flintlock musket between them and the enemy. Maria, a resourceful young midwife, struggles to bring a new life into a world of bloody conflict. Faced with an...

Now a Major Motion PictureNational Book Award Finalist—FictionIn the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of the American West from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.In the wake of the Civi...

"Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down, not recommended reading after dark." - Stephen KingAfter having travelled west for weeks, the party of pioneers comes to a crossroads. It is time for their leader, George Donner, to make a choice. They face two diverging paths which lead to the same destination. One is well-documented - the other untested, but rumoured to be shorter.Donner's decision will shape the lives of everyone travelling with him. The searing heat of the d...

The conclusion to the North and South Trilogy brings the battle between the Mains and Hazards—and Confederate and Union armies—to a satisfying end.The last days of the Civil War bring no peace for the Main and Hazard families. As the Mains' South smolders in the ruins of defeat, the Hazards' North pushes blindly for relentless industrial progress. Both the nation and the families' long-standing bond hover on the brink of destruction.In the series' epic conc...

I was strong and he was not so it was me went to war to defend the Republic. I stepped across the border out of Indiana into Ohio. Twenty dollars, two salt-pork sandwiches, and I took jerky, biscuits, six old apples, fresh underthings and a blanket too.There was a conflagration to come; I wanted to lend it my spark.Meet Gallant Ash: hero, folk legend and master of war. Ash is a leader of men and a brutal and fearless soldier. Will look you dead in the eye ...

Four fast-paced novels based on the real-life frontier adventures of Yellowstone Kelly, one of the Old West's most legendary soldiers.Luther "Yellowstone" Kelly had one of the longest, strangest, and most breathtaking careers in the American West. The intrepid scout's talent for being in the right place at an exciting time would take him all over the world, from the Great Plains to Africa to the Philippines to Cuba.Throughout his adventures, Kelly maintained...

From the acclaimed author of Warlock comes "an elegiac, incandescent 1880s Dakota badlands Western that bears comparison to the greats" ( Kirkus).It's 1883 in Johnson County, in the old Dakota Territory—a rugged, wide-open landscape of rolling red earth, prairie, and cattle as far as the eye can see. But the land is closing, the "Beef Bonanza" is ending, and the free-range cattlemen are stuck watching their way of life disappear in a blaze of drou...

Blood SongTerry C. JohnstonFrontier Scout Seamus Donegan is heading for Montana Territory with his new bride when war erupts in the Black Hills of Dakota. Sitting bull and Crazy horse have defied the federal Government and refused to lead the wild tribes of the Northern Plains onto the reservation, and Washington decides to end the Indian problem once and for all.Donegan joins us with General George Cook who is leading the 2nd and 3rd ...

Discover the delightful tales, characters, and themes of classic American storytelling in this comprehensive Dictionary of American Folklore. Ever wonder the origins of the fairy tales, myths, and legends passed down from generation to generation throughout America's long history? From Paul Bunyan to Johnny Appleseed, Marjorie Tallman covers it all in an engaging voice sure to please readers of all ages.

A scrappy Brooklyn orphan turned vengeful assassin narrates a visionary tale of the American WestIn this panoramic tale of Manifest Destiny—the second stand-alone book in The American Novels series—Stephen Moran comes of age with the young country that he crosses on the Union Pacific, just as the railroad unites the continent. Propelled westward from his Brooklyn neighborhood and the killing fields of the Civil War to the Battle of Little Big Horn, he befr...

A powerful novel of redemption and revenge inspired by a real American Civil War mystery.For Clayton Monroe, the last hope for refuge is a struggling settlement at the far northwest corner of Vancouver Island. San Josef is his sanctuary from the imagined demons and real enemies who have pursued him for three decades, from the Civil War battlefields of Virginia and across the plains of Kansas to the gold rush gateway of Seattle.For Anika Frederickson, San Josef is h...

A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry.