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One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd: A Novel

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd: A Novel

by Jim Fergus

One Thousand White Women is the story of May Dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the U.S. government, travel to the western prairies in 1875 to intermarry among the Cheyenne Indians. The covert and controversial "Brides for Indians" program, launched by the administration of Ulysses S. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the Indians into the white man's world. Toward that... (more)

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd

by Jim Fergus

One Thousand White Women is the story of May Dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the U.S. government, travel to the western prairies in 1875 to intermarry among the Cheyenne Indians. The covert and controversial "Brides for Indians" program, launched by the administration of Ulysses S. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the Indians into the white man's world. Toward that... (more)

Son of the Morning Star

by Evan S. Connell

Stunning photographs of the famed battle at Little Bighorn highlight this impressive volume containing a vivid non-fiction narrative of General Custer's last battle.

Plenty-Coups: Chief of the Crows (Bison Book)

Plenty-Coups: Chief of the Crows (Bison Book)

by Plenty Coups

In his old age, Plenty-coups (1848–1932), the last hereditary chief of the Crow Indians, told the moving story of his life to Frank B. Linderman, the well-known western writer who had befriended him. Plenty-coups is a classic account of the nomadic, spiritual, and warring life of Plains Indians before they were forced onto reservations. Plenty-coups tells of the great triumphs and struggles of his own life: his... (more)

Dog Soldier Societies of the Plains

by Thomas E. Mails

Tears Like Rain

by Connie Mason

Risking her life to save cavalry officer Zach Mercer so that she could make him her slave, vengeful Cheyenne Tears Like Rain could not anticipate that her captive would incite a desire for him as strong as her hate. Original.

Cheyenne Surrender (Leisure Historical Romance)

Cheyenne Surrender (Leisure Historical Romance)

by Madeline Baker

Callie, a temptress with innocent kisses but a scarlet reputation, touches the heart of Caleb, a handsome half-Indian who cannot decide whether he wants Callie to be his mistress or his wife. Original.

Cheyenne Rose (Magic Attic Club (Turtleback))

Cheyenne Rose (Magic Attic Club (Turtleback))

by L. E. Williams

Rose finds herself in a Cheyenne village in the mid 1800s. When she encounters a fierce dog soldier from a neighboring camp things start to get a little frightening. Will Rose find the courage to confront her fears and save herself and a dying warrior? Full color.

The Cold Dish: A Novel

by Craig Johnson

In this outstanding first novel, Craig Johnson draws on his background in law enforcement and his deep attachment to the American West to produce a literary mystery of stunning authenticity, and full of memorable characters. Walt Longmire, sheriff of Wyoming’s Absaroka County, knows he’s got trouble when Cody Pritchard is found dead. Two years earlier, Cody and three accomplices had been given suspended sentences... (more)

Her Seven Brothers

by Paul Goble

When an Indian girl begins to make clothes beautifully decorated with porcupine quills for seven brothers she has not yet met, her parents believe that unseen powers have spoken to her. The girl knows she must travel to the north country to find the seven brothers. She comforts her mother by saying, "Soon you will see me again with my brothers; everyone will know and love us!"

The Fighting Cheyennes (Civilization of the American Indian Series)

The Fighting Cheyennes (Civilization of the American Indian Series)

by George Bird Grinnell

INTRODUCTION THIS BOOK is the story of the warfare of the most warlike tribe of the warlike Plains Indians, recorded by George Bird Grinnell. No other writer of his generation was associated with so many Plains tribes so continuously and for so long a time. As naturalist he accompanied General George Armstrong Custers expedition to the Black Hills in 1874. For nearly sixty years after that time, until his death... (more)

The Wilderness Road

by L. G. Vernon

Out of the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia, blind, wounded and delirious, comes Union Major Rip McKenna. Found wandering the woods, he is sheltered by southerner Katherine Stuart and her hodge-podge family. Tortured by flashbacks, nightmares, and survivor's guilt, McKenna is eventually spirited north, where his body recovers--but his mind does not. At last returning to his command, McKenna detours to pay his... (more)

Where The Rain Is Made

by K. Celeste Bryan

A Dangerous Warrior Held captive by a decadent-looking savage, Francesca DuVall spends every waking moment planning an escape for her brother, Marsh. But she never counted on falling in love with the man whose smoldering sapphire eyes cause her to tremble with unbridled passion. Ethan Gray, the man, is a curator at a famous museum . . . most of the time, that is. At other times, he's Meko, a savage warrior... (more)

An Obituary for Major Reno (Tom Doherty Associates Book)

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One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd: A Novel

by Jim Fergus

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd

by Jim Fergus

Son of the Morning Star

by Evan S. Connell

Plenty-Coups: Chief of the Crows (Bison Book)

by Plenty Coups

Dog Soldier Societies of the Plains

by Thomas E. Mails

Tears Like Rain

by Connie Mason

Cheyenne Surrender (Leisure Historical Romance)

by Madeline Baker

Cheyenne Rose (Magic Attic Club (Turtleback))

by L. E. Williams

The Cold Dish: A Novel

by Craig Johnson

Her Seven Brothers

by Paul Goble

The Fighting Cheyennes (Civilization of the American Indian Series)

by George Bird Grinnell

The Wilderness Road

by L. G. Vernon

Where The Rain Is Made

by K. Celeste Bryan

An Obituary for Major Reno (Tom Doherty Associates Book)

by Richard S. Wheeler