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Four against the West : the true saga of a frontier family that reshaped the nation--and created a legend / by Pappalardo, Joe,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A thrilling true saga of legendary Texas figure Judge Roy Bean and his brothers-and their violent adventures in Wild West America. Roy Bean was an American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Texas, who called himself "The Only Law West of the Pecos." He and his three brothers set out from Kentucky in the mid 1840s, heading into the American frontier to find their fortunes. Their lifetimes of triumphs, tragedies, laurels and scandals will play out on the battlefields of Mexico, in shady dealings in California city halls, inside eccentric saloon courtrooms of Texas, and along the blood-soaked Santa Fe Trail from Missouri to New Mexico. They will kill men, and murder will likewise stalk them. The Beans chase their American dreams as the nation reinvents itself as a coast-to-coast powerhouse, only to be tested by the Civil War. During their saga, the brothers become soldiers, judges, husbands, guerillas, lawmen, entrepreneurs, refugees, fathers, politicians, pioneers and-in Judge Roy Bean's case-one of the Old West's best known but least understood scoundrels. Using new information gleaned from exhaustive research, Four Against the West is an unprecedented and vivid telling of the intertwined stories of all four Bean brothers, exploring for the first time how their relentless ambitions helped create a new America"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Bean, Roy, -1903; Bean, Roy, -1903.; Bean family.; Brothers; Frontier and pioneer life; Outlaws; Soldiers;
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A Song to Drown Rivers A Novel [electronic resource] : by Liang, Ann.aut; cloudLibrary;
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick • An October 2024 Indie Next Pick • An October 2024 LibraryReads Pick “Exquisite and devastating. It won’t fail to move you.” —Shelley Parker-Chan, #1 bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown Rivers is an epic novel steeped in myth about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance. Her beauty hides a deadly purpose. Xishi’s beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue—convinced that the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisor, Fanli, he presents her with a rare opportunity: to use her beauty as a weapon. One that could topple the rival neighboring kingdom of Wu, improve the lives of her people, and avenge her sister’s murder. All she has to do is infiltrate the enemy palace as a spy, seduce their immoral king, and weaken them from within. Trained by Fanli in everything from classical instruments to concealing emotion, Xishi hones her beauty into the perfect blade. But she knows Fanli can see through every deception she masters, the attraction between them burning away any falsehoods. Once inside the enemy palace, Xishi finds herself under the hungry gaze of the king’s advisors while the king himself shows her great affection. Despite his gentleness, a brutality lurks and Xishi knows she can never let her guard down. But the higher Xishi climbs in the Wu court, the farther she and Fanli have to fall—and if she is unmasked as a traitor, she will bring both kingdoms down. "Stunning and heart-rending." —Chloe Gong, #1 bestselling author of Immortal LongingsGeneral adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Historical; Romantic; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., St. Martin's Publishing Group,
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Inuit / by Cuthbert, Megan,1984-; Jablonski-Jones, Martha.;
Includes Internet addresses (p. 23) and index.Explores the key aboriginal legends of the Inuit.LSC
Subjects: Inuit;
© c2014., Weigl Educational Pub. Ltd.,
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Métis / by Cuthbert, Megan,1984-; Jablonski-Jones, Martha.;
Includes Internet addresses (p. 23) and index.Explores the key aboriginal legends of the Métis.LSC
Subjects: Métis;
© c2014., Weigl Educational Pub. Ltd.,
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Haida / by Cuthbert, Megan,1984-; Jablonski-Jones, Martha.;
Includes Internet addresses (p. 23) and index.Explores the key aboriginal legends of the Haida.LSC
Subjects: Haida Indians;
© c2014., Weigl Educational Pub. Ltd.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cree / by Cuthbert, Megan,1984-; Jablonski-Jones, Martha.;
Includes Internet addresses (p. 23) and index.Explores the key aboriginal legends of the Cree.LSC
Subjects: Cree Indians;
© c2014., Weigl Educational Pub. Ltd.,
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Huron / by Cuthbert, Megan,1984-; Jablonski-Jones, Martha.;
Includes Internet addresses (p. 23) and index.Explores the key aboriginal legends of the Huron.LSC
Subjects: Wyandot Indians;
© c2014., Weigl Educational Pub. Ltd.,
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The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris [electronic resource] : by Woods, Evie.aut; CloudLibrary;
General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Magical Realism; Sagas; Contemporary Women; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Historical;
© 2025., HarperCollins Publishers,
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Iroquois / by Cuthbert, Megan,1984-; Jablonski-Jones, Martha.;
Includes Internet addresses (p. 23) and index.Explores the key aboriginal legends of the Iroquois.LSC
Subjects: Iroquois Indians;
© c2014., Weigl Educational Pub. Ltd.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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99 Gretzky : his game, his story / by Strachan, Al.;
A biography of Canadian hockey legend, Wayne Gretzky.LSC
Subjects: Gretzky, Wayne, 1961-; Hockey players; Hockey coaches;
© 2013., Fenn-M&S,
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