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Tales of the Far West

Author : Gareth-Michael Skarka

Publisher :

Page : 226 pages

File Size : 18,12 MB

Release : 2012-01-27

Category : Heroes in literature

ISBN : 9781937936013

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Imagine: A fantasy world, but not one based on Medieval/Dark Ages European culture and myth, but rather on the tropes of the Spaghetti Western and Chinese Wuxia. Add steampunk elements. Mix well. A fantasy world that mixes the inspirations of Django and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon... The Good, The Bad & The Ugly and House of Flying Daggers... Fistful of Dollars and Fist of Legend. A fantasy world that's explored through a book series, a constantly-updated website, a tabletop role-playing game, comics, artwork, webseries and much, much, more. This is FAR WEST. Tales of the Far West is the first book in Adamant Entertainment's Wuxia-Western mash-up, featuring a dozen all-new tales written by critically-acclaimed and award-winning fantasy, science-fiction, horror and adventure authors, including: "He Built The Wall To Knock It Down" by Scott Lynch: A master teaches an unforgettable lesson in the pursuit of excellence in all things. "In Stillness, Music" by Aaron Rosenberg: A wandering musician is all that stands between a village and a cattle baron. "Riding The Thunderbird" by Chuck Wendig: A herd of giant, flightless birds, a young girl, and a sudden lesson. "Purity of Purpose" by Gareth-Michael Skarka: Who seeks the secret of the Unsurpassed Weapons? "Paper Lotus" by Tessa Gratton: A strange girl tasks a wounded man to deliver a crucial message. "In the Name of the Empire" by Eddy Webb: A sheriff is charged with the murder of an Imperial Magistrate. "Errant Eagles" by Will Hindmarch: A gunslinger faces the consequences of his past. "Railroad Spikes" by Ari Marmell: A bandit finds that he's robbed the wrong train. "The Fury Pact" by Matt Forbeck: An inventor's son faces the responsibility of his name. "Seven Holes" by T.S. Luikart: An apprentice learns the true nature of demons. "Local Legend" by Jason L. Blair: Red Phoenix was dead, and the bounty hunter tells the tale. "Crippled Avengers" by Dave Gross: A band of fighters seek to take revenge on the steam baron who crippled them.



The Trail-Hunter: A Tale of the Far West

Author : Gustave Aimard

Publisher : Good Press

Page : 298 pages

File Size : 33,51 MB

Release : 2019-12-06

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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"The Trail-Hunter: A Tale of the Far West" by Gustave Aimard (translated by Sir Lascelles Wraxall). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.



Golden Tales of the Far West

Author : May Lamberton Becker

Publisher :

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 17,30 MB

Release : 1939

Category : Short stories, American

ISBN :

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Pioneer Jews

Author : Harriet Rochlin

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 262 pages

File Size : 39,39 MB

Release : 2000

Category : History

ISBN : 9780618001965

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Contributions of the Jewish men and women who helped shape the American frontier.



Clive Sinclair's True Tales of the Wild West

Author : Clive Sinclair

Publisher : Pan Macmillan

Page : 424 pages

File Size : 29,30 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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A photo-journalist called Peppercorn, sets off to South Dakota, to find his inner cowboy (and, more prosaically, to write an article on the Buffalo Roundup at Custer State Park for travel magazine Terra Incognita). With a cast of larger-than-life charactersincluding Peppercorns cousin, Saltzman, lecturer in (and soon-to-be saviour of) the University of St. Albans School of American Studies; Mercy Sweetbriar, Rapid Citys representative from the Department of Tourism, and runner-up in the Appearance, Personality, and Photogenics category in South Dakotas Miss Rodeo contest; and tarted-up trailer trash Miami Bitch, sporting denim hotpants and deep-pan cleavageand combining fact, fantasy, and fiction, Clive Sinclairs True Tales of the Wilde West is a glorious romp through the legends and landscapes of the American West.



Life in the Far West

Author : George Frederick Augustus Ruxton

Publisher : Good Press

Page : 239 pages

File Size : 28,48 MB

Release : 2019-12-12

Category : Travel

ISBN :

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Life in the Far West by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton is a first-hand account of the author's experiences living and traveling in the western United States in the mid-1800s. Ruxton's vivid descriptions of the people, landscapes, and wildlife of the region paint a fascinating portrait of life in the Wild West.



Far West

Author : Ron Tanner

Publisher :

Page : 172 pages

File Size : 40,28 MB

Release : 2022

Category :

ISBN : 9781932418774

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"Winner of the Elixir Press Fiction Award. Short stories"--





Legends and Tales of the American West

Author : Richard Erdoes

Publisher : Pantheon

Page : 464 pages

File Size : 42,13 MB

Release : 2011-07-20

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0307801616

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From Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane to Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Frank and Jesse James, here are more than 130 colorful stories of the pioneers, cowboys, outlaws, gamblers, prospectors, and lawmen who settled the wild west, creating a uniquely American hero and an enduringly fascinating folk mythology. In this wonderfully boisterous treasury of tall tales, everyone and everything is larger than life and bragging is elevated into an art form. Many of these stories are of real people and real events; more than a few, however, grew taller and funnier as they made their rounds from wagon train to campfire to rodeo to miners' quarters. But even if it is far from established that Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett were able to kill three men with one bullet or subdue ferocious grizzly bears with their fists, they come vividly to life here as beloved characters who have become part of the fabric of the American imagination. With black-and white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library



True Tales and Amazing Legends of the Old West

Author : Editors of True West

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 25,64 MB

Release : 2005-08-16

Category : History

ISBN : 0307236382

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Much has been written about the west—most of it clouded by exaggeration and fabrication. Since 1953, True West magazine has been devoted to celebrating the West’s true colors, giving the men and women who settled there accurate voices, exploring every triumph and tragedy of their time—and exposing every vice and virtue. True Tales and Amazing Legends of the Old West commemorates these unforgettable cowboys, Indians, and city slickers through a mix of classic histories and brand-new narratives, all illustrated with photographs—many reproduced here for the first time—of the people and places that gave rise to America’s Western mythology. With twenty-six stories that blend fact with folklore, this collection abounds with accounts of the famous and the infamous, including Sacagawea, Wild Bill Hickok, Pancho Villa, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Davy Crockett, and Wyatt Earp. Also here are lesser-known figures whose stories were pivotal to shaping the culture of the era, such as European conquistador Francisco Coronado, rancher “Black Billy” Hill, and fearless lawman Orlando “Rube” Robbins. Other tales recount the wide open plains, lawlessness, drama, mayhem, and promise embodied in the Old West. Whether you’re a history buff, an Old West devotee, or simply someone who is fascinated by the characters of America’s early years, these timeless tales and photographs epitomize the legendary spirit of what it meant to settle the West.