Native American West

How the West Was Drawn explores the geographic and historical experiences of the Pawnees, the Iowas, and the Lakotas during the European and American contest for imperial control of the Great Plains during the 18th and 19th centuries. David Bernstein argues that the American West was a collaborative construction between Native peoples and Euro-American empires that developed cartographic processes and culturally specific maps, which in turn reflected encounter and conflict between settler states and indigenous peoples.

The Civil War has beaten down Jeb Patton beyond the point of mere exhaustion. Only the precious memories of the girl he left behind sustains him as he fights on. He should have died countless times as he fought for Southern Cause and Jeb knows his luck is running mighty low. Fate catches up to him one night near a no-name town somewhere in war-torn Arkansas. Instead of waking up in the arms of an angel, he wakes up in a medical tent - his right leg gone.

Unbridled whimsey for all ages. Part science fiction, part spaghetti Western, part speculative fiction, Path of Lilies is a short story set in the Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene’s universe, Tales of the Inyan. Vibrant illustrations begin each chapter. . This time Compass, a synth with blue skin, is flying solo. As a plague ravages distant planets, Compass finds herself on Waxčá, a cloistered world with unexpected intrigue. The Lakota-being, Wawókiya, has been sent as an ambassador. He has a quirky fondness for cowboy quotes. However, Waxčá may not be big enough for Compass and his ego.

In 1836, John McGregor, a Scottish and Seminole half-breed, kills a white man in Florida. The crime is worse, when the man turns out to be an army sergeant. Self-defense is no excuse. McGregor is angry - angry with God, the maker and taker of breath, and angry with the red man as well as the white. Among the Indians, this rage earns him the name "One Who Gives No Chance".

A deadly satellite combined with an unstable president could prove fatal. (Saga 2 of 10). Can Detective Blackhawk save Earth from destruction? In this spell-binding thriller, an overheard conversation leads to three deaths in one night. Det. Blackhawk has no choice but chase a killer to Mars in the 25th century. Updated -5/18/24 Be sure to get the ebook, Best Friends, an outtake companion story of Alex's early life. #B07VVMQLQ6 Next in the Domino Series: Crossroads #B01E9N6FPW

This case all began one quiet evening—very quiet; bordering on boring—while we were sitting by the hearth in our rooms in Kansas City. A few weeks later, a murder, perhaps the most gruesome I had ever witnessed in all my born days, took place in Denver, immediately above our heads. By the time it all ended, justice, of the frontier variety, not the courtroom, had been meted out. If you want to know how it all happened, you’ll have to read this story. Jim Watson, M.D. Denver, 1883 Reverend Ezekiel Black receive a call to provide pulpit supply for a church in Denver. Soon after his ...

The Mapps, a fiercely independent Native American family, fight back as government agencies ignore treaty agreements and try to exert control over Mapp family land. Nick Delgado, a young wildland firefighter for the Bureau of Land Management, searches for his own place in a world that teeters between alien and achingly familiar. Faced with the driest fire season on record, the Mapps must place their trust in a government less than honorable, while Nick struggles with regulations and familial expectations to become the man he needs to be.

Frontier Law follows the exploits of Texas Ranger Frank Sirocco when he rides into San Ysidro to investigate the murder of two colleagues. Up against a deadly band of killers, gunfighters and renegades, Sirocco will need all of his wits and guns to survive this one. Fortunately, help arrived from unexpected sources.

Journey back to the very first Thanksgiving Day, when two societies came together to feast and honor the earth's bounty in peace.