Western United States

Bill Clinton knew at an early age that he wanted to be in politics. Over time, his dream would become reality as he moved up the political ranks to become the 42nd President of the United States. During his college years, starting at Georgetown, then at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar, and completing his law degree at Yale, Bill Clinton proved to be a quick study. While at Yale, he met his future wife, Hillary Rodham, who would become his closest adviser. As a member of the Democratic Party, he began his political career in Arkansas, where he was elected as attorney general and later governor. ...

Embarking on his eighth adventure, Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire doesn't have time for cowboys and criminals. His daughter, Cady, is getting married in two weeks, and the wedding locale arrangements have just gone up in smoke signals. Fearing Cady's wrath, Walt and his old friend Henry Standing Bear set out for the Cheyenne Reservation to find a new site for the nuptials. But their expedition ends in horror as they witness a young Crow woman plummeting from Painted Warrior's majestic cliffs.

When Jen, the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found, surfaces in Sherriff Walt Longmire's jurisdiction, it appears to be a windfall for the High Plains Dinosaur Museum - until Danny Lone Elk, the Cheyenne rancher on whose property the remains were discovered, turns up dead, floating facedown in a turtle pond. With millions of dollars at stake, a number of groups step forward to claim her, including Danny's family, the tribe, and the federal government.

A Wish. An obsession. One passionate night. What if Cinderella's night at the ball left her with more than a lost slipper? A logical, practical scientist, Anna Becquerel, possesses an overactive curiosity about all things related to time. Devoted to her work, she sets out to finally test her groundbreaking invention. Every last detail planned and executed. Zachary Champlain needs a wife. But the young ladies in his social circle either talked too much or otherwise just didn't suit him. When a scandalously dressed young lady, more beautiful than any goddess, lands in his arms, he believes ...

Will that breach of trust doom the young couple’s relationship before it even has a chance to really get started? And when danger strikes and Mallory’s life is on the line, will Jake realize, too late, that his new wife may be unconventional, but he loves her exactly as she is? Mallory Donahue is tired of people telling her that herding cattle or breaking wild horses isn’t women’s work. Facing an ultimatum by her brother and mother, she responds to an ad for a mail order bride from rancher Jake Vance out in California. Jake Vance wants a wife to help him run his mercantile in Maple ...

Available as a value box set (Dreaming Brides of California Romance Complete Series) amazon.com/dp/B08WZF4FFY (copy and paste the link into your browser) Desperate, she replies to an ad for a mail order bride from a widower in California, Aiden Roberts. Aiden has recently lost his wife to illness, leaving him to raise two small children on his own. He’s not interested in love but knows his children need a mother. A fire has destroyed Gabrielle Dawson’s life in Missouri. Not only has she lost her parents and suffered horrible burns on her hands and arms, but now she finds herself alone, ...

Cody Maxwell has a dilemma. His father is old but won’t turn over the family farm to his son until Cody proves he’s ready to settle down. That means finding a wife. Liza Kennedy is the youngest of nine children in her family, but knows her parents can’t take care of her much longer. One day, she answers an ad in the newspaper for a mail order bride, from a young man living in Maple Grove, California. Stepping out in faith, Liza heads west. Cody turns out to be everything she could ever have dreamed of … and then a woman appears who threatens to destroy Liza’s happy new life, ...

Francis is found. Beyond Francis, a family is found—in archival material that barely deigned to notice their existence. This is the story of Francis Sistrunk and her children, from enslavement into forced migration across South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. It spans decades before the Civil War and continues into post-emancipation America. A family story full of twists and turns, Finding Francis reclaims and honors those women who played an essential role in the historical survival and triumph of Black people during and after American slavery.

A dying man, Hank Peyton, tells his son Jerry Peyton that, after a lifetime of evil deeds, his only gift to his son will be his extremely valuable gun called The Voice of La Paloma. When Jerry is wrongfully accused of horse thievery, a cunning sheriff blackmails Jerry into stealing the gun from his father in exchange for a clean slate, even though the sheriff has already found the real horse thief.

Penelope Primrose has worked tirelessly to create her picket-fence bliss. After dreaming of a beautiful home and an idyllic small-town lifestyle, the would-be Southern belle perfected impeccable grooming and manners to land her childhood sweetheart. But her visions of a rapid ascent up the social ladder shatter when she finds her ideal husband with another woman. Thrown into a divorce-driven spin and desperate to reinvent herself, the plucky Alabamian is totally confused by the chemistry she feels with the motorcycle-riding, guitar-playing cowboy next door.

After having travelled west for weeks, the party of pioneers comes to a crossroads. It is time for their leader, George Donner, to make a choice. They face two diverging paths which lead to the same destination. One is well-documented, the other untested but rumoured to be shorter. Donner’s decision will shape the lives of everyone travelling with him. The searing heat of the desert gives way to biting winds and a bitter cold that freezes the cattle where they stand.

Attempting to recover from his harrowing experiences in Mexico, in Land of Wolves, Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire is neck deep in the investigation of what could or could not be the suicidal hanging of a shepherd. With unsettling connections to a Basque family with a reputation for removing the legs of Absaroka County sheriffs, matters become even more complicated with the appearance of an oversize wolf in the Big Horn Mountains to which Walt finds himself feeling more and more empathetic.

Idaho Territory, June 1887. A small-town judge takes his young daughter fishing, and she catches a man. Another body surfaces, then another. The final toll: over 30 Chinese gold miners brutally murdered. Their San Francisco employer hires Idaho lawman Joe Vincent to solve the case. Soon he journeys up the wild Snake River with Lee Loi, an ambitious young company investigator, and Grace Sundown, a metis mountain guide with too many secrets.

Are you tired of the chaotic life in the city. and wish to find an escape? National parks can be your answer. In the United States, there are currently 63 national parks spread across the entire country. If you want to begin exploring the beauty of nature, consider visiting one of these national parks. Every one of them has its own unique charm and appeal that draws large numbers of tourists each year, nationally and internationally.

Craig Johnson's rough-and-tumble hero Walt Longmire is quickly becoming a fan-favorite and a critical success. Here Walt has his hands full as greedy land developers employ shady, violent methods to reverse their fortunes in recession-racked Wyoming.

A pack of beloved fruits and vegetables travel through the United States and visit friends along the way. During their trip they will learn all about each state: Where is the state? What are the important cities, rivers, lakes, or mountains? What do people in the state do, make, or grow? With its clever poems and funny stories, this book will answer these questions, and more.

On January 18, 1803, President Jefferson secretly sent a message to Congress that asked for $2,500 to explore the Missouri River, find the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean, make contact with the natives, and expand the fur trade. They would be called the Corps of Discovery. What will they find?

Award-winning travel journalists and Santa Fe residents Judith Fein and Paul Ross crisscross New Mexico, finding unforgettable adventures listeners can personally experience such as painting with an abstract artist on the Navajo Reservation, visiting a wolf refuge, cruising in a lowrider, hiking in a volcano, gourmet dining at Zuni Pueblo, seeing a ghost, tracking the true Billy the Kid . . . and so much more.

This is a concise history, intended for travellers, but of inestimable value to anyone looking for an overview of the Caribbean and its mainland coastal states, with a focus on the past few centuries. The history of the Caribbean does not make much sense without factoring in the cities - Pensacola, New Orleans, Galveston - and the ambitions of the states on its continental shores, notably the United States. This account is grounded in a look at the currents and channels of the sea, and its constraints, followed by the history of 'pre-contact' civilisations.

As Great Britain and France eyed the Illinois country and the Tennessee, Ohio, and Wabash River valleys for their respective empires, the Overhill Cherokees were coalescing and maintaining a conspicuous presence throughout the territory. Contrary to the traditional narrative of westward expansion, the Europeans were not the drivers behind the ensuing contest over the Tennessee corridor. The Overhills traded, negotiated, and fought with other Indigenous peoples along this corridor, in the process setting parameters for European expansion.