Walker A Tompkins
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When this book was first published as a bestseller in 1960, reviewers noted that the 400-year history of Ranchero Dos Pueblos mirrored in microcosm the history of California itself.
Dos Pueblos bears one of California's oldest place-name, christened by Cabrillo during his voyage of discovery in 1542. Dubbed a "royal rancho" by historians because it was a gift of King Carlos III of Spain, Dos Pueblos was intended to support Mission Santa Barbara during...
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Saddle the horses and round up the posse - it's time for another ride through the Old West with four more great western novels! Here are:
Sudden Bill Dorn, by Jackson Gregory... They were made for fighting and loving: Bill Dorn, hard-bitten cowman facing the loss of his ranch to a friend turned outlaw, and Lorna Kent, a stranger in Nacional, wanted for murder yet claiming to be the heiress to a deserted ranch...
Border Ambush, by Walker A. Tompkins......
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Death Valley Days volume 5
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A miner and an assayer try to short-circuit a mine owner's plans to corner the market with the help of a lucky shirt.