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| B M Bower | The Ranch at the Wolverine — B M Bower |
The Ranch at the Wolverine “JASE did not move or give his customary, querulous grunt when Marthy nudged him at daylight, one morning in mid-April. Marthy gave another poke with her elbow and lay still, numbed…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | The Flying U's Last Stand — B M Bower |
The Flying U's Last Stand “"Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here," Andy informed him imperturbably. "The women-folks…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | Cow-Country — B M Bower |
Cow-Country “Buddy knew Indians as he knew cattle, horses, rattlesnakes and storms--by having them mixed in with his everyday life. He couldn't tell you where or when he had learned that Indian…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | Cabin Fever — B M Bower |
Cabin Fever “They went on and on, through the rain and the wind, sometimes through the mud as well, where the roads were not paved. Foster had almost pounced upon the newspaper when he discover…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | Rowdy of the Cross L — B M Bower |
Rowdy of the Cross L “Rowdy was sprawled ungracefully upon somebody's bunk--he neither knew nor cared whose--and he was snoring unmelodiously, and not dreaming a thing; for when a cow-puncher has nothin…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | Her Prairie Knight — B M Bower |
Her Prairie Knight “Beatrice laughed. "Very likely. I know they were mourning because their lace-making had been neglected lately. What with that trip to Lost Canyon to-morrow, and to the mountains Fr…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | Good Indian — B M Bower |
Good Indian “There is a saying--and if it is not purely Western, it is at least purely American--that the only good Indian is a dead Indian. In the very teeth of that, and in spite of tho fact …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | Flying U Ranch — B M Bower |
Flying U Ranch “Just at present an unthinking, unobserving person might pass over this sheep outfit as a mere unsavory incident; but Weary was neither unobserving nor unthinking--nor, for the matt…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | The Trail of the White Mule — B M Bower |
The Trail of the White Mule “The night was growing cold, and Casey had no coat. At least he could go down and tell Barney what he had discovered and had failed to discover, and get something to eat. Barney wou…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | Jean of the Lazy A — B M Bower |
Jean of the Lazy A “You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | Heritage of the Sioux — B M Bower |
Heritage of the Sioux “In Tijeras Arroyo the moon made black shadows where stood the tiny knolls here and there, marking frequently the windings of dry washes where bushes grew in ragged patches and wher…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| B M Bower | The Lure Of The Dim Trails — B M Bower |
The Lure Of The Dim Trails “The long drive was nearly over. Even Thurston's eyes brightened when he saw, away upon the sky-line, the hills that squatted behind the home ranch of the Lazy Eight. The past month…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | A First Family of Tasajara — Bret Harte |
A First Family of Tasajara “Her voice and manner were quite enough to arrest him where he stood with a pleased surprise in his fresh and ingenuous face. She looked at him more closely. He was, in spite of his…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready — Bret Harte |
A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready “His rage and indignation a few days later may be readily conceived, when he found, on returning to his new-made home, another square of paper, folded like the first, but much fresh…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | A Phyllis of the Sierras — Bret Harte |
A Phyllis of the Sierras “Mr. Sharpe smiled darkly. Richelieu's precocious gallantry evidently was not considered as gratuitous as his experimental metallurgy. But as his eyes followed his daughter's wholes…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | By Shore and Sedge — Bret Harte |
By Shore and Sedge “The hand that had been placed in the bride's cold fingers slipped from them and mechanically sought Gideon's again. The significance of the unconscious act brought the first sponta…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Clarence — Bret Harte |
Clarence “"Gentlemen!--gentlemen!" implored Colonel Starbottle with beaming and unctuous persuasion, "may I--er--remark--that all this is far from the question? Are we to be alarmed because …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Condensed Novels — Bret Harte |
Condensed Novels “Harte's second published work, includes riffs on Charlie Reade, Charlotte Bronte, Fenimoore Cooper, Wilkie Collins, etc.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | In The Carquinez Woods — Bret Harte |
In The Carquinez Woods “Teresa's breakfast was a success. It was a revelation to the young nomad, whose ascetic habits and simple tastes were usually content with the most primitive forms of frontier cook…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Cressy — Bret Harte |
Cressy “Any black coat and white shirt was sufficiently de rigueur for Indian Spring. Mr. Ford added the superfluous elegance of a forgotten white waistcoat. When he reached the sidewalk i…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales — Bret Harte |
The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales “For a moment the two stared at each other--it might have been as in a mirror, so perfectly were their passions reflected in each line, shade, and color of the other's face. It was …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Found At Blazing Star — Bret Harte |
Found At Blazing Star “It was scarcely thirty feet from the road. The only object that met Cass's eye was a man's stiff, tall hat, lying emptily and vacantly in the grass. It was new, shiny, and of modis…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | On the Frontier — Bret Harte |
On the Frontier “"Wait," said Patterson, glancing towards the building. Its blank, shutterless windows revealed no inner light; a profound silence encompassed it. "Come quick," he whispered. Lettin…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | From Sand Hill to Pine — Bret Harte |
From Sand Hill to Pine “It is possible that Flora's reproach, which still rankled in his mind, may have quickened his sensitiveness on that point. However, he had resolved to tell the whole truth, except …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | In a Hollow of the Hills — Bret Harte |
In a Hollow of the Hills “It was past midnight when he was awakened by the familiar clatter of boulders down the grade, the usual simulation of a wild rush from without that encompassed the whole mill, even…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation — Bret Harte |
Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation “There happened to be some truth in this dark prophecy, but none of the kind that the misogynist supposed. In fact, Spindler had called a few evenings before at the house of the Rev…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Maruja — Bret Harte |
Maruja “He did not have long to wait. The sound of voices, the opening of doors, and the trampling of feet indicated that the other party were being "shown over" that part of the building …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | BROWN OF CALAVERAS — Bret Harte |
BROWN OF CALAVERAS “An audible chuckle on the box, I fear, came from that other cynic, "Yuba Bill," the driver. "Look keerfully arter that baggage, Kernel," said the expressman, with affected concern,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Drift from Two Shores — Bret Harte |
Drift from Two Shores “If no bitterness was awakened by the repeated avowal of the unfaithfulness of the woman he loved, it was because he had always made the observation and experience of others give wa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Devil's Ford — Bret Harte |
Devil's Ford “After some further discussion, it was gravely settled that Kearney should furnish water brought from the Union Ditch, twenty miles away, at a cost of two hundred thousand dollars, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Flip: A California Romance — Bret Harte |
Flip: A California Romance “Four weeks of this change, with broken spaces of sunlight and intense blue aerial islands, and then a storm set in. All day the summit pines and redwoods rocked in the blast. At ti…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | New Burlesques — Bret Harte |
New Burlesques “Satirizes Anthony Hope, Sir Doyle, Kipling and Defoe, among others.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Openings in the Old Trail — Bret Harte |
Openings in the Old Trail “"A miser, as sure as you're born!" said Wyngate, with optimistic decision. "That's always the way. You'll find every crack of that blessed old shed stuck full of greenbacks and cer…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT — Bret Harte |
THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT “After the game was finished, Mr. Oakhurst drew the youthful speculator behind the door and thus addressed him: "Tommy, you're a good little man, but you can't gamble worth a cent. …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP — Bret Harte |
THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP “The term "roughs" applied to them was a distinction rather than a definition. Perhaps in the minor details of fingers, toes, ears, etc., the camp may have been deficient, but these…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands — Bret Harte |
Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands “In this way Sandy Bar began to accept the enmity of the former partners as a lifelong feud, and the fact that they had ever been friends was forgotten. The few who expected to lear…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Colonel Starbottle's Client — Bret Harte |
Colonel Starbottle's Client “"Eh," said the Captain, apparently more astonished than delighted at his daughter's prudence. "Well, child, suit yourself! It's mighty mean, though, for I was just thinking of tell…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | The Argonauts of North Liberty — Bret Harte |
The Argonauts of North Liberty “The olive and fig trees at once lost their characteristic outlines in formless masses of shadow; only the twisted trunks of the old pear trees in the mission garden retained their …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | The Bell-Ringer of Angel's — Bret Harte |
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's “Madison Wayne's face became set and hard again, but he advanced towards McGee with the book against his breast, and his finger between the leaves. "I already know your wife, Mr. Mc…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | The Crusade of the Excelsior — Bret Harte |
The Crusade of the Excelsior “The young girl glanced over the vast expanse before her with sparkling eyes and a suddenly awakened fancy that checked her embarrassed smile, and fixed her pretty, parted lips with…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Tales of the Argonauts — Bret Harte |
Tales of the Argonauts “After the form was locked up, Wan Lee took advantage of Webster's absence to remove the quotation, and substitute a thin piece of lead, of the same size as the type, engraved with …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | A Sappho of Green Springs — Bret Harte |
A Sappho of Green Springs “The young girl remained standing by the window, motionless and apparently passive, as if receiving an accepted and usual punishment. But here the elder woman gave way to sobs and s…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | A Waif of the Plains — Bret Harte |
A Waif of the Plains “It was at this time that he became fascinated by another member of the party whose position had been too humble and unimportant to be included in the group already noted. Of the sa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Under the Redwoods — Bret Harte |
Under the Redwoods “"Do you WANT me to prove it before witnesses?" said the man, coming nearer her. "Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superinte…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | A Ward of the Golden Gate — Bret Harte |
A Ward of the Golden Gate “He looked at her with all his soul. She was pale, but composed, and--he could see--determined. He followed her without a word. She accepted his hand to support her again down the s…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Selected Stories — Bret Harte |
Selected Stories “Sandy was very drunk. He was lying under an azalea bush, in pretty much the same attitude in which he had fallen some hours before. How long he had been lying there he could not te…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Sally Dows — Bret Harte |
Sally Dows “There was a sound of heavy footsteps in the hall coming from the rear of the house, and presently a darker bulk appeared in the shadowed doorway. It was his principal overseer--a s…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Snow-Bound at Eagle's — Bret Harte |
Snow-Bound at Eagle's “The speed and fury with which Clinch's cavalcade swept on in the direction of the mysterious shot left Hale no chance for reflection. He was conscious of shouting incoherently with…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Stories in Light and Shadow — Bret Harte |
Stories in Light and Shadow “But Poker Jack of Shasta had hurriedly declared that he wanted to speak to a man who was passing, and had disappeared. The doctor walked to the door, mounted his horse, and rode aw…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Susy, A Story of the Plains — Bret Harte |
Susy, A Story of the Plains “Relieved of Clarence Brant's embarrassing presence, Jim Hooker did not, however, refuse to avail himself of that opportunity to expound to the farmer and his family the immense wea…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Thankful Blossom — Bret Harte |
Thankful Blossom “"Can you look me in the face," said Mistress Schuyler mischievously, "and tell me that you don't know that in twenty-four hours her father will be cleared of these charges? Nonsens…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Tales of Trail and Town — Bret Harte |
Tales of Trail and Town “The wind was getting up on the Bolinas Plain. It had started the fine alkaline dust along the level stage road, so that even that faint track, the only break in the monotony of the…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | The Three Partners — Bret Harte |
The Three Partners “"I thought of knocking at your door, as I passed," he said, with sympathetic apology, "but I was afraid I might disturb you. Isn't it glorious here? Quite like the old hill. Look a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | The Story of a Mine — Bret Harte |
The Story of a Mine “But the spirit of the murdered Concho would not down any more than that of the murdered Banquo, and so wrought, no doubt, in a quiet, Concho-like way, sore trouble with the "Blue M…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Trent's Trust &Other Stories — Bret Harte |
Trent's Trust &Other Stories “For a moment Randolph gazed at the dispatch with a half-hysterical laugh, and then became as suddenly sane and cool. One thought alone was uppermost in his mind: the captain could …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | The Twins of Table Mountain — Bret Harte |
The Twins of Table Mountain “How long he sat there, he remembered not; what he thought, he recalled not. But the wildest and most extravagant plans and resolves availed him nothing in the face of this forever …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country — Thomas Dykes Beasley |
A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country “Mr. Maslin is justly jealous for the reputation of the Argonauts. Perhaps Bret Harte's miner, with his ready pistol, was as far from the mark as Rudyard Kipling's picture of Tommy …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | Tennessee's Partner — Bret Harte |
Tennessee's Partner “Meanwhile a popular feeling against Tennessee had grown up on the Bar. He was known to be a gambler; he was suspected to be a thief. In these suspicions Tennessee's Partner was equ…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales — Bret Harte |
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales “"You see, miss, there's no one the boy has any claim on but me, and I ain't the proper person to bring him up. I thought some, last year, of sending him away to Frisco to school, b…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Bret Harte | The Queen of the Pirate Isle — Bret Harte |
The Queen of the Pirate Isle “The idea was fascinating to the point of being irresistible. The eyes of the four children became rounder and rounder. They seized each other's hands and swung them backwards and f…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Frederick Faust | RONICKY DOONE — Frederick Faust |
RONICKY DOONE “"Partner," said Ronicky Doone, "if they are trying to keep her away from us they sure have the sense to keep her under cover for as long as two days. Ain't that right? It looks pre…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Frederick Faust | Ronicky Doone's Reward — Frederick Faust |
Ronicky Doone's Reward “He had a great proprietary, possessive air which was not really offensive. Now with one hand he turned Ronicky Doone around. With the other hand he struck a match and lighted a lam…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Frederick Faust | Ronicky Doone's Treasure — Frederick Faust |
Ronicky Doone's Treasure “He waited, however, until the whole cavalcade had moved on. There were now fourteen men besides the girl and her father; evidently the whole Moon band had assembled at the Cosslett…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Frederick Faust | The Seventh Man — Max Brand |
The Seventh Man “To be sure, there would be danger in it, but as Barry himself had said, if the way was closed to him he could surrender to them, and they could not harm him. Vic tried in vain to u…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Frederick Faust | The Night Horseman — Max Brand |
The Night Horseman “He caught the sound of another horse coming, far different even to his unpracticed ear from the beat of hoofs which announced the coming of Buck Daniels. The rhythm of their fall w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Curwood | The Flaming Forest — James Curwood |
The Flaming Forest “And tonight it was still. It was so quiet that the trickling of the paddles was like subdued music. From the forest there came no sound. Yet he knew there was life there, wide-eyed…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Curwood | Flower of the North — James Curwood |
Flower of the North “The boy's white teeth gleamed in a laugh as he waved his hand and leaped farther away. From Philip his eyes shifted in a quick, searching glance to the top of the cliff. In a flash…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Curwood | Nomads Of The North — James Curwood |
Nomads Of The North “All these things Noozak smelled with the experience and the knowledge of twenty years of life behind her--the delicious aroma of the spruce and the jackpine; the dank, sweet scent …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Curwood | The Valley Of Silent Men — James Curwood |
The Valley Of Silent Men “That morning Kent ate a breakfast that would have amazed Doctor Cardigan and would have roused a greater caution in Inspector Kedsty had he known of it. While eating he strengthene…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Curwood | The Country Beyond — James Curwood |
The Country Beyond “North and west, in the direction of Yellow Bird's people, went Jolly Roger and Peter after that night. They traveled slowly and cautiously, and with each day Peter came to understa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Curwood | The Honor of the Big Snows — James Oliver Curwood |
The Honor of the Big Snows “The man straightened himself, his face turned to the open door. He heard it now! Was it the blessed angels coming for his Mélisse? He rose, a sobbing note in his throat, and went, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Curwood | Son of a Hero — James Oliver Curwood |
Son of a Hero “Returning, his head and shoulders just out of the cabin, Falkner was in time to see Svenson burst like a maniac from the group of men fighting like shadows in the mist at the forwa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Hall | The Harpe's Head: A Legend of Kentucky — James Hall |
The Harpe's Head: A Legend of Kentucky “The floor was formed by logs embedded in the ground, and covered with dried grass. The only visible articles of property consisted of an iron stew-pan, a steel trap, an axe, and a …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Hall | Legends of the West — James Hall |
Legends of the West “but alas! with no better success; for every time that I looked in the glass, I discovered, by my sallow visage, that the enemy was silently making his approaches. My eyes became ja…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Hall | The Soldier's Bride and Other Tales — James Hall |
The Soldier's Bride and Other Tales “Their own appearance was far less imposing. Fatigued with toil, covered with sweat and dust, their clothes soiled, their shoes worn with travel-- they seemed to bend beneath the we…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| James Hall | Tales of the Border — James Hall |
Tales of the Border “Whatever might be their respective views, they were certainly, in one respect, the most successful of adventurers. They traversed these wide plains with impunity. They penetrated f…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| John Fox Jr | A Mountain Europa — John Fox Jr |
A Mountain Europa “WHEN the great bell struck the hour of the next noon, mountaineers with long rifles across their shoulders were moving through the camp. The glen opened into a valley, which, block…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| John Fox Jr | A Cumberland Vendetta — John Fox Jr |
A Cumberland Vendetta “Isom lay on his bed within the circle of light, and his face in the brilliant glow was white, and his eyes shone feverishly. " Rome," he said, excitedly, " Uncle Rufe's hyeh, 'n' t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| John Fox Jr | The Last Stetson — John Fox Jr |
The Last Stetson “Old Gabe had told him once about a Stetson and a Lewallen who were heard half a mile away praying while they fought each other to death with Winchesters. There was no use prayin' a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| John Fox Jr | The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come — John Fox Jr |
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come “RAIN fell that night--gentle rain and warm, for the south wind rose at midnight. At four o'clock a shower made the shingles over Chad rattle sharply, but without wakening the lad, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| John Fox Jr | Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories — John Fox Jr |
Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories “Thar nuver had been nothin' like that afore on Kingdom-Come, an' all along I heerd fellers a-layin' thar guns down; an when the preacher called out fer sinners, blame me ef the fus…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| John Fox Jr | A Knight of the Cumberland — John Fox Jr. |
A Knight of the Cumberland “Thereafter the Wild Dog was in town every day, and he behaved well until one Saturday he got drunk again, and this time, by a peculiar chance, it was Marston again who leaped on hi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| John Fox Jr | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine — John Fox Jr |
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine “So pervasive, indeed, was the spirit of the times that the Hon. Sam Budd actually got old Buck Falin and old Dave Tolliver to sign a truce, agreeing to a complete cessation of host…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| John Fox Jr | The Heart Of The Hills — John Fox Jr |
The Heart Of The Hills “"Jason," called Burnham again, for he knew what the boy meant, and the lad tossed knife and scabbard over the heads of the crowd to the grass, and slid down the pole. And in the fi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| John Fox Jr | The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come — John Fox Jr |
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come “Improved text, supersedes earlier version.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Karl May | JACK HILDRETH ON THE NILE — Karl May |
JACK HILDRETH ON THE NILE “I agreed readily to this request, and went up alone. The hill was at most but fifty ells high, and there was absolutely nothing interesting about it. All around and under me was sa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Karl May | THE TREASURE OF NUGGET MOUNTAIN: Jack Hildreth among the Indians — Karl May |
THE TREASURE OF NUGGET MOUNTAIN: Jack Hildreth among the Indians “WINNETOU's hour of mourning was past. Before, and during the burial of the father and sister who were so dear to him he gave himself up to the pain of their loss but that over he w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Karl May | WINNETOU, THE APACHE KNIGHT — Karl May |
WINNETOU, THE APACHE KNIGHT “When he had heard all there was to learn of me he bowed his head, saying: "You are at the beginning of the conflict which I am ending, but you need not fear. You have the good God …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| William MacLeod Raine | Ridgway of Montana — William MacLeod Raine |
Ridgway of Montana “Underneath her was a lot of bedding he had found in the cabin, and tucked about her were the automobile rugs. For a moment her brain, still sodden with sleep, struggled helplessly …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| William MacLeod Raine | Bucky O'Connor — William MacLeod Raine |
Bucky O'Connor “At the sound of Collins' voice, the masked man had started perceptibly, and his right hand had jumped forward an inch or two to cover the speaker more definitely. Thereafter, no ma…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| William MacLeod Raine | Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West — William MacLeod Raine |
Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West “Deep in her heart she resented the conviction forced upon her. Reckless he undoubtedly was, at odds with the law surely, but it was hard to admit that attractive personality to be …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| William MacLeod Raine | The Vision Spendid — William MacLeod Raine |
The Vision Spendid “Perhaps the very freedom of these vacation excursions helped to feed his growing discontent. The yeast of rebellion was forever stirring in him. He wanted to come to life with open…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| William MacLeod Raine | A Texas Ranger — William MacLeod Raine |
A Texas Ranger “The sun had declined almost to a saddle in the Cuesta del Burro when the sleeper reopened his eyes. Even before he had shaken himself free of sleep he was uneasily aware of somethi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| William MacLeod Raine | THE HUNTING OF HARRY TRACY — William MacLeod Raine |
THE HUNTING OF HARRY TRACY “The escaped prisoners pressed forward to Clackamas County, where Sheriff Cook with a posse and three companies of militia took up the chase. As they continued north the desperadoes…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| William MacLeod Raine | DODGE — William MacLeod Raine |
DODGE “Subtitled: A Story of the Old Hell-raising Trail's End Where the Colt Was King…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| William MacLeod Raine | The Yukon Trail — William MacLeod Raine |
The Yukon Trail “Elliot hesitated for the better part of a day, then came to an impulsive decision. He knew the evil fame of Fifty-Mile Swamp--that no trail in Alaska was held to be more difficult …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Last of the Plainsmen — Zane Grey |
The Last of the Plainsmen “Early next morning we were on our way. I tried to find a soft place on Old Baldy, one of Frank's pack horses. He was a horse that would not have raised up at the trumpet of doom. N…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Light of Western Stars — Zane Grey |
The Light of Western Stars “Then his words of gladness at sight of her, his chagrin at not being at the train to welcome her, were not so memorable of him as the way he clasped her, for he had held her that w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Heritage of the Desert — Zane Grey |
The Heritage of the Desert “AFTER the departure of Dene and his comrades Naab decided to leave White Sage at nightfall. Martin Cole and the Bishop's sons tried to persuade him to remain, urging that the troub…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | Desert Gold — Zane Grey |
Desert Gold “"Your Yaqui was near dead, but guess we'll pull him through," said Belding. "Dick, the other day that Indian came here by rail and foot and Lord only knows how else, all the way fr…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | Betty Zane — Zane Grey |
Betty Zane “The Black Forest had changed autumn's gay crimson and yellow to the somber hue of winter and now looked indescribably dreary. An ice gorge had formed in the bend of the river at th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Lone Star Ranger — Zane Grey |
The Lone Star Ranger “That night Duane was not troubled by ghosts haunting his waking and sleeping hours. He awoke feeling bright and eager, and grateful to Euchre for having put something worth while i…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Young Forester — Zane Grey |
The Young Forester “The line of rolling cloud expanded, seemed to burst and roll upward, to bulge and mushroom. In a few short moments it covered the second slope as far to the right and left as we co…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | Wildfire — Zane Grey |
Wildfire “The red stallion did not appear to be hurt. The twitching of his muscles must have been caused by the cactus spikes embedded in him. There were drops of blood all over one side. Lu…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Call of the Canyon — Zane Grey |
The Call of the Canyon “Carley, clutching her support, with abated breath and prickling skin, gazed in fascinated suspense over the rim of the gorge. Sometimes the wheels on that side of the vehicle passe…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Spirit of the Border — Zane Grey |
The Spirit of the Border “Although the hunter seemed familiar with his surroundings, he moved cautiously, and hesitated as if debating whether he should seek the protection of this lonely hut, or remain all…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Redheaded Outfield and Other Baseball Stories — Zane Grey |
The Redheaded Outfield and Other Baseball Stories “Red Gilbat was nutty--and his batting average was .371. Any student of baseball could weigh these two facts against each other and understand something of Delaney's trouble. It was…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | Riders of the Purple Sage — Zane Grey |
Riders of the Purple Sage “In the middle of the stream waded a long string of packed burros driven by three superbly mounted men. Had Venters met these dark-clothed, dark-visaged, heavily armed men anywhere …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Man of the Forest — Zane Grey |
The Man of the Forest “Roy Beeman did not return. If occasionally Dale mentioned Roy and his quest, the girls had little to say beyond a recurrent anxiety for the old uncle, and then they forgot again. P…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Mysterious Rider — Zane Grey |
The Mysterious Rider “"Why, you'll leave him to Hell-Bent Wade," interrupted the hunter, and he looked up from where he knelt, fixing those great, inscrutable eyes upon the cowboy. Columbine saw somethi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | To The Last Man — Zane Grey |
To The Last Man “Jean found tracks of two wolves, and he trailed them out of the wash, then lost them in the grass. But, guided by their direction, he went on and climbed a slope to the cedar line,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Border Legion — Zane Grey |
The Border Legion “Evil and gold and blood--they are one and the same thing. I committed every crime till no place, bad as it might be, was safe for me. Driven and hunted and shot and starved--almost…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The U.P. Trail — Zane Grey |
The U.P. Trail “It was wild up on that ridge, bare of everything except grass, and the strange wavering had a nameless wildness in its motion. No stealthy animal accounted for that trembling--that…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | The Rainbow Trail — Zane Grey |
The Rainbow Trail “"Yes. He wanted to stay, and I had work there that'll keep him awhile. Shefford, we got news of Shadd--bad news. The half-breed's cutting up rough. His gang shot up some Piutes ove…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Zane Grey | Riders of the Purple Sage — Zane Grey |
Riders of the Purple Sage “Improved text, supersedes earlier version.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid |
The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid “Subtitled: The Noted Desperado of the Southwest, Whose Deeds of Daring and Blood made His Name A Terror in New Mexico, Arizona and Northern Mexico-- By Pat Garrett--Sheriff of Linc…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Outlet |
The Outlet “When the spirit of a man is once broken, he becomes useless. On the trail it is necessary to have some diversion from hard work, long hours, and exposure to the elements. With man …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Wolfville Days |
Wolfville Days “"Red Dog in a sperit of vain competition," observed my friend, "starts a paper about the same time Colonel Sterett founds the Coyote; an', son, for a while, them imprints has a lur…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Happy Hawkins — Robert Alexander Wason |
Happy Hawkins “Just imagine bein' hived up day after day with nothin' to see but walls an' nothin' to do but customers. You first got to be friendly with your visitors to make 'em feel at home, a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Lahoma — John Breckenridge Ellis |
Lahoma “It came over him with disconcerting suddenness that he had lost a great deal of time, and that every moment spent in the covered wagon was fraught with imminent danger. It was not …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Wolfville — Alfred Henry Lewis |
Wolfville “The morning was drowsy. Conversation between us had in a sleepy way ranged a wide field. As had grown to be our habit we at last settled on Wolfville and its volatile inhabitants. …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Dust — Emanuel Haldeman-Julius and Anna Marcet Haldeman-Julius |
Dust “As the sound of his horse's hoofs died away, it seemed to her that he had taken the very heart out of her courage. She thought with anguished envy of the women whose husbands loved…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Rowdy — Octave Thanet |
The Rowdy “Yet I am not denying some virtues in the mire. By nature Mike had a sweet temper. He was neither envious nor churlish; and he was kind to helpless creatures, the fowls, the dog, th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Round-Up: — John Murray and Mills Miller |
The Round-Up: “Subtitled: A Romance of Arizona Novelized from Edmund Day's Melodrama…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Ananias Green — B.M. BOWER |
Ananias Green “"I'd hate to give a guess at the size. I didn't step it off, and I'm a poor guesser. The rooms I didn't count. I only explored around in the main hall, like, a little. But it got d…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | BULLDOG CARNEY — W.A. Fraser |
BULLDOG CARNEY “Jack was paid the wages due; but at his request for a horse to take him back to Edmonton the Scotchman laughed. "I'm not making presents of horses to-day," he said; "and I'll take …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Gold Wolf — W.A. Fraser |
The Gold Wolf “But after a little Carney knew it was not the wolves; they, cunning devils, would have circled beyond his vision, and the buckskin, with his delicate scent, would have swung his he…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Owners Up — W.A. Fraser |
Owners Up “He could feel the piece of smooth-moving machinery under him flatten out in a long rhythmic stride, and his heart sank, for he knew it was the old Waster he had ridden to victory m…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The McWilliams Special — Frank H. Spearman |
The McWilliams Special “Jerry felt her stumble under his feet -- caught up like a girl in a skipping-rope -- and grabbing a brace looked, like a wise stoker, for his answer out of his window. There far ah…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE RUN OF THE YELLOW MAIL — Frank H. Spearman |
THE RUN OF THE YELLOW MAIL “There was a long reach of smooth track in front of the foothills. It was there the big start had to be made, and in two minutes the bark of the big machine hail deepened to a chest…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | La Tinaja Bonita — Owen Wister |
La Tinaja Bonita “In that white formation shot up from the earth's bowels, arbitrary and irrelevant amid the surrounding alien layers of slate, four black stones were lodged as if built into the wal…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Tales of Aztlan — George Hartmann |
Tales of Aztlan “Just before we reached the Cimarron country, which is very hilly and is drained by the Red River, and where we were out of all danger from Indians, I had a narrow escape from death…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Trapper's Bride; or, Spirit of Adventure — Emerson Bennett |
The Trapper's Bride; or, Spirit of Adventure “Again all the shouts and exultations of those on board the Daniel Boone were hushed; and, standing mute and motionless, they looked after her, and as they looked, their hearts beat…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Leni-Leoti; or, Adventures in the Far West — Emerson Bennett |
Leni-Leoti; or, Adventures in the Far West “Here I was interrupted by the reports of two pistols, followed by a stifled cry of pain from Pierre, who instantly dropped his weapon, and placed his hand to his shoulder. The next…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Oliver Goldfinch; or, The Hypocrite — Emerson Bennett |
Oliver Goldfinch; or, The Hypocrite “In person he was small and slender, and very ungainly, both in form and feature-- in the latter particular possessing a cunning, sinister, hang-dog look. His black, coarse hair fel…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Renegade — Emerson Bennett |
The Renegade “Full title: The Renegade: A Historical Romance of Border Life…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Golden Snare — James Oliver Curwood |
The Golden Snare “If there had been a shadow of hesitation in his mind it was ended in that moment. From behind them there came a strange hooting cry. It was not a yell such as they had heard before…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Isobel: A Romance of the Northern Trail — James Oliver Curwood |
Isobel: A Romance of the Northern Trail “Billy's mind worked rapidly as he bent more determinedly to the pursuit. He knew that there were only two things that Bucky could do under the circumstances. Either he would follow…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Westward Ho! — James Kirke Paulding |
Westward Ho! “The dismal cry of "Fire!" from a single hoarse voice at once conveyed to his mind the natural solution of the threatening omen. In an instant he was in the grass-grown street which…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Back to God's Country and Other Stories — James Oliver Curwood |
Back to God's Country and Other Stories “Forty years I have lived in another world. You--and especially you gentlemen who have trailed in the Patrols of the north--know what that world is. As it shapes different hands, as…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | God's Country — And the Woman--James Oliver Curwood |
God's Country “She is different than her mother. Miriam has been always like a flower--a timid wood violet, loving this big world, yet playing no part in it away from my side. Sometimes Josephine…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | BAR-20 DAYS — CLARENCE E. MULFORD |
BAR-20 DAYS “Slivers Lowe leaped up from his chair. "Yo're right, Harper! Dead right! I was a little cattle owner onct, so was you, an' Jerry, an' most of us!" Slivers found it convenient to fo…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Story of the Pony Express — Glenn D. Bradley |
The Story of the Pony Express “While lasting praise is due the faithful station men who, in their isolation, so often bore the murderous attacks of Indians and bandits, it is, perhaps, to the riders that the see…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Kate Clarendon — Emerson Bennett |
Kate Clarendon “Full title: Kate Clarendon; or, Necromancy in the Wilderness. A Tale of the Little Miami…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Bandits of the Osage: A Western Romance — Emerson Bennett |
The Bandits of the Osage: A Western Romance “This secret retreat, at the date of our story, was the grand rendezvous of a numerous banditti, of whom mention has been made in the opening.-- Along the sides of the cave were ran…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Heart of the Sunset — Rex Beach |
Heart of the Sunset “"Dave, was you ever treed by wild hogs? That's how them two people kept after me. You'd have thought I'd deprived 'em of their young. I didn't want to hurt 'em, but whenever I'd ru…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Prodigal Judge — Vaughan Kester |
The Prodigal Judge “Then there was a scarcely audible rustle on the margin of the woods, a dry branch snapped loudly. A little pause succeeded in which the judge's heart stood still. Next a stealthy s…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Montes the Matador and Other Stories — Frank Harris |
Montes the Matador and Other Stories “"Before this, however, early in the summer that followed the death of my mother, I went for the first time to see a bull-fight. My father wanted me to go, and my sister, too; so I …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Call Of The Cumberlands — Charles Neville Buck |
The Call Of The Cumberlands “He was not quite certain yet that Jim Asberry had murdered his father, but he knew that Asberry was one of the coterie of "killers" who took their blood hire from Purvy, and he kne…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Hardscrabble — John Richardson |
Hardscrabble “Full title: HARDSCRABBLE; or, The Fall of Chicago A Tale of Indian Warfare…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Down the Ravine — Charles Egbert Craddock |
Down the Ravine “Birt unharnessed the mule by the sense of touch and the force of habit, for blinding tears intervened between his vision and the rusty old buckles and worn straps of leather. The a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Thirty-One Years on the Plains and In the Mountains — William F. Drannan |
Thirty-One Years on the Plains and In the Mountains “Full title: THIRTY-ONE YEARS ON THE PLAINS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS OR, THE LAST VOICE FROM THE PLAINS. AN AUTHENTIC RECORD OF A LIFE TIME OF HUNTING, TRAPPING, SCOUTING AND INDIAN FIG…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Seventh Man — Max Brand |
The Seventh Man “To be sure, there would be danger in it, but as Barry himself had said, if the way was closed to him he could surrender to them, and they could not harm him. Vic tried in vain to u…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Overland Riders on the Great American Desert |
Overland Riders on the Great American Desert “Full title: Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert--by Jessie Graham Flower…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Virginian — Owen Wister |
The Virginian “Improved text, supersedes earlier version.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Ranson's Folly — Richard Harding Davis |
Ranson's Folly “In the darkness, he had been picked off for someone else. The next night, as he passed in the full light of the post-trader's windows, a shot came from among the dark shadows of th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Great Salt Trail — Colonel Henry Inman |
The Great Salt Trail “He must necessarily fast when engaged in this duty, and when he was ready to make his appearance on the prairie the warriors all followed him, hiding themselves behind the temporar…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Arizona Sketches — Joseph A. Munk |
Arizona Sketches “The agave is capable of being applied to many domestic uses. Under the old dispensation of Indian supremacy it supplied the natives their principal means of support. Its sap was va…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Quality of Mercy — John M. Oskison |
The Quality of Mercy “Full title: The Quality of Mercy: A Story of the Indian Territory…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Silverado Squatters — Robert Louis Stevenson |
The Silverado Squatters “Improved text, supersedes earlier version.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Swamp Doctor's Adventures — Henry Clay Lewis |
The Swamp Doctor's Adventures “Full title: The Swamp Doctor's Adventures in the South-west: containing the whole of the Louisiana swamp doctor, Streaks of squatter life, and Far-western scenes, in a series of fo…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | In the Pecos Country — Lieutenant R.H. Jayne |
In the Pecos Country “The ringing voice of Sut Simpson, aroused the boy, who, finding himself loose from the grasp of the Indian, bounded forward again. But he had scarcely done so, when the tramp of ho…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Trail of The Sword — Gilbert Parker |
The Trail of The Sword “"By Heaven, no: I hope that they will fight while remains a chance. And be sure, sir, I should not have yielded here, but that I foresaw hopeless slaughter. Nor would I ask your fa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Long Chance — Peter B. Kyne |
The Long Chance “In addition there was the evidence of the automatic pistol! Few men in that country carried automatics, for an automatic was a weapon too new in those days to be popular, and the r…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Peck's Bad Boy With the Cowboys — Hon. Geo. W. Peck |
Peck's Bad Boy With the Cowboys “San Antonio, Texas.--My Dear Chum: Dad and I left Hot Springs because the man who kept the hotel where we stopped got prejudiced against me. I suppose I did carry the thing a littl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Cowboy Dave — Frank V. Webster |
Cowboy Dave “Full title: COWBOY DAVE OR THE ROUND-UP AT ROLLING RIVER…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Eoneguski, Vol. II — Robert Strange |
Eoneguski, Vol. II “Early the next morning persons came pouring in from every direction, to witness the obsequies of one so distinguished. Most unvarying solemnity was in the manner of all, but there …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Eoneguski, Vol. I — Robert Strange |
Eoneguski, Vol. I “Full title: Eoneguski, or, The Cherokee Chief: A Tale of Past Wars. Vol. I.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | You Never Know Your Luck — Gilbert Parker |
You Never Know Your Luck “The court-room of Askatoon was crowded to suffocation, for the M'Mahons were detested, and the murdered man had a good reputation in the district. Besides, a widow and three childr…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The World For Sale — Gilbert Parker |
The World For Sale “The woman nodded wearily and went on. "For all of ten days I had been alone, except for the cattlemen camping a mile away and an old Indian helper who slept in his tepee within cal…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Wild Youth — Gilbert Parker |
Wild Youth “Orlando's ruddy face turned white; something seemed to blind him for an instant, and then he was on his knees beside her, lifting up her head, feeling her heart. Presently the colo…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Carnac's Folly — Gilbert Parker |
Carnac's Folly “With a nod, Carnac put the statue on the table in front of the old man, and said: "It's all right, isn't it? I've lifted that out of the river- life. That's one of the best men you…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Flowing Gold — Rex Beach |
Flowing Gold “Stoner and McWade exchanged a meaning glance--it was not lost upon their attentive audience--but the latter shrugged and smiled provocatively. "That's our business," he declared, l…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Yemassee: a Romance of Carolina — William Gilmore Simms |
The Yemassee: a Romance of Carolina “The determination of the whole was soon made. Huspah, the superior but superannuated chief, tottering in advance, and singing mournfully the song of death with which the Indian alw…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Boy Ranchers on the Trail — Willard F. Baker |
The Boy Ranchers on the Trail “"No. Guess not. Just stretched him out so he can't go back an' tell any tales for a time. Now the way I figger it is this: They'll be waitin' for a report on what their spy sees, s…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Moccasin Maker — E. Pauline Johnson |
The Moccasin Maker “It is a far cry from a wigwam to Westminster, from a prairie trail to the Tower Bridge, and London looks a strange place to the Red Indian whose eyes still see the myriad forest tr…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE FREE RANGERS — Joseph A. Altsheler |
THE FREE RANGERS “They are powerful, very powerful, and I am only a commander of troops under the son, but I, too, am powerful. My family is one of the first in Spain. It sits upon the very steps of…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE YOUNG TRAILERS — Joseph A. Altsheler |
THE YOUNG TRAILERS “Up shot the sun showering golden beams of light upon the forest. The air grew warmer, but the little band did not cease its rapid pace northward until noon. Then at a word from Ros…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Lost Trail — Edward S. Ellis |
The Lost Trail “But Jack Carleton's presence of mind came to his assistance. He began such vigorous gestures that the attention of Deerfoot was caught; without lowering his gun, he glanced downwar…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison — James E. Seaver |
Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison “Full title: A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF MRS. MARY JEMISON, Who was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Winning of Barbara Worth — Harold B Wright |
The Winning of Barbara Worth “The answer was given in a tone of tolerant surprise that any one should think he would toy with a thing of such trifling importance. "Me? Oh no!--that is, not directly you understa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Autobiography of Calamity Jane — Calamity Jane |
The Autobiography of Calamity Jane “Subtitled: The story of Marthy Cannary Burke, in her own words.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Vigilantes of Montana — Thomas Josiah Dimsdale |
The Vigilantes of Montana “Taking his gun he went up town, to the house of a friend--Buz Craven. He borrowed Buz's rifle, without remark, and stood prepared for emergencies. Ater waiting some time, he went d…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Vigilante Days and Ways — Nathaniel P. Langford |
Vigilante Days and Ways “The result, for the instant, upon the colonel is described by himself as being very peculiar. He said he could count each particular hair in his head, and that it felt like the qui…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Keith of the Border — Randall Parrish |
Keith of the Border “They were not afraid of what he knew now, only desirous of not being seen. Confident as to this, he retreated openly, without making the slightest effort to conceal his movements, …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Daughter of the Chieftain — Edward S. Ellis |
The Daughter of the Chieftain “"I'm going to take her with us as a hostage. We're not clear of the varmints yet. I believe Omas himself ain't far off, and the rest will be on our heels all the way to Stroudsburg…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Crooked Trails — Frederic Remington |
Crooked Trails “The bears did straightway fly which much cheered ye Iri-quoits. One said to me they weare resolved nott to murder ye dogg, which was a stone-God in ye dogg shape, or a witch, butt …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Fort Desolation — R.M. Ballantyne |
Fort Desolation “When the Indian recovered sufficiently to give an account of himself to Marteau, who understood his language perfectly, he told him, to the surprise of all, that his double wound w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Life of Kit Carson — Edward S. Ellis |
The Life of Kit Carson “There could be no doubt, however, of the destination of the redskin, and Carson and his brave warrior were equally persistent with their horses. The ground flew beneath their hoofs…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Pioneers — R.M. Ballantyne |
The Pioneers “Full title: The Pioneers; a Tale of the Western Wilderness…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | By Canoe and Dog-Train — Egerton Ryerson Young |
By Canoe and Dog-Train “Every Sunday evening I went over to the Fort, by canoe in summer, and dog-train in winter, and held service there. A little chapel had been specially fitted up for these evening se…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Duck Lake — Egerton Ryerson Young |
Duck Lake “Full title: Duck Lake; or Tales of the Canadian Backwoods…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Prairie Chief — R.M. Ballantyne |
The Prairie Chief “"Skipping Rabbit is the daughter of Bounding Bull." Then, observing another gleam of surprise and triumph on the chief's face, she added quickly, "and the Blackfoot knows that Boun…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |