No Life for a Lady


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When Agnes Morley Cleaveland was born on a New Mexico cattle ranch in 1874, the term "Wild West" was a reality, not a cliché. In those days cowboys didn't know they were picturesque, horse rustlers were to be handled as seemed best on the occasion, and young ladies thought nothing of punching cows and hunting grizzlies in between school terms.




Heart's Desire


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Hearts Desire is a Western novel by the author Emerson Hough. It is set in the Old Western town of 'Hearts Desire', a town with idyllic views. Curly and his new wife Little Girl have found just the perfect place to live. Even more idyllic is the culture of the town. Its residents pride themselves on not having any crime or such social problems. But this façade is about to be blown away by the coming events...







We Fed Them Cactus


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Documents the daily activities of Hispanic pioneers--buffalo hunting, horse breaking, sheep herding, preparing and preserving food, sewing, tending the sick, and educating children are included in this rich recuerdo, as well as stories of Comancheros, Tejanos, Americanos, and outlaws.




Privacy Act Systems of Records


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NIH Advisory Committees


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"This publication presents in convenient form the authority, structure, functions, frequency of meetings, and membership of the NIH advisory committees." Arranged under Institute and Division served. Alphabetical indexes of public advisory groups and of members.




More Than a Scenic Mountain Landscape


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This study focuses on the cultural-historical environment of the 88,900-acre (35,560-ha) Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) over the past four centuries of Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. governance. It includes a review and synthesis of available published and unpublished historical, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic literature about the human occupation of the area now contained within the VCNP. Documents include historical maps, texts, letters, diaries, business records, photographs, land and mineral patents, and court testimony.




The Cloud-climbing Railroad


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