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From the Author’s Preface: I have told here the story of the last frontier within the United States, trying at once to preserve the picturesque atmosphere that has given to the “Far West” a definite and well-understood meaning and to indicate those forces which have shaped the history of the country beyond the Mississippi.

History of the Great American Fortunes Volume One of Three Volumes by Gustavus Myers. Charles H. Kerr 1909.

Alice Morse Earle’s writings, beginning in 1890, focused on small sociological details rather than grand details, and thus are invaluable for modern social historians.

US president from 1901 to 1909, an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, acclaimed historian … and a lover of books. This is an insight into Roosevelt’s reading interests and ideas about selecting reading material.

Lincoln in the Black Hawk War by Alfred Augustus Jackson. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Volume XIV edited and annotated by Reuben Gold Thwaites.

Charles Fontenay's finely crafted The Case of Sunburn brought to audio by Joseph Tabler for your listening enjoyment. The Case of Sunburn is a classic short story from the heyday of the sci-fi digest size magazines, originally published in the April 1957 issue of IF Worlds of Science Fiction. Fontenay (1917-2007) worked for several newspapers, was editor of the Nashville Tennessean, was with the Associated Press and Gannett News Service at one time. 

The homesteaders have a terrible crop, and with winter on its way, Morgan knows what could happen. He had seen it all before on the Kansas plains and comes up with a great idea. Sheriff Farley has his own problems mounting. Even as he sobers up one town drunk, another one comes along. Only, this time, it's a violent one, and he blames all his problems on Morgan and Miss Betty. With the night air turning chilly and the sagebrush turning brown, Sheriff Farley, Morgan, and Miss Betty all know that turbulent times are on the horizon. 

Andrew Jefferson V. Offutt (1934-2013) - Offutt began publishing in 1954 with the story "And Gone Tomorrow" in IF. He was a prolific writer of science-fiction tales, adventure/fantasy (Conan), and erotica/porn (writing as John Cleve and other pseudonyms). He wrote novels in the Thieves World series and many others. "And Gone Tomorrow" is the $1,000 prize-winning story in IF's College Science Fiction Contest...which answers the theme question: "What will life in America be like 100 years from now?"

Marshal John Kennedy is given an assignment. Only he knows how to defeat the killer that, if left unchecked, will kill any and all it comes across. With the help of another marshal and some cowpunchers he comes across, he is forced to fight this murderer to the death. This is a brand new western adventure, filled with plenty of action, adventure, and unlike anything you've ever listened to before!

"Brainchild" is a finely crafted science fiction long short story from the age of the digest-size sci-fi fantasy magazines of the 1950s and 1960s, by the prolific, though, not so well known writer, Henry Slesar.  

A great science fiction short story from the age of the digest size sci-fi magazines in the burgeoning science fiction of the 1950s and 1960s by one of the masters of the genre.

These six plays are Japanese classics from the 14th century and are presented in the order of a traditional Nō programme. Nō, the Japanese word for "skill", is a form of Japanese musical drama that originated in the eighth century, and is the oldest major theatre art that still survives today. Alongside Nō plays were kyōgen plays, which were short works typically inserted as a comedic interlude of sorts between the more classical Nō performances.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Why Is the Negro Lynched? and learn about African American history. 

Welcome to the first and only book you will ever need on the topic of the Ketogenic diet. Learn about Ketosis, proper nutrition, and even recipes.

The exciting coverage of this year's sporting events; completely updated facts and stats, plus special features on the 2018 Winter Olympics and more. Hear about all of the top athletes, championships, and legends. 

Time to level up your Air Fryer and aging Air Fryer cookbook with Air Fryer Cookbook Mastery. With 90 masterfully crafted air fryer recipes included in the cookbook, you’ll have enough ideas to prepare full meals and desserts for the next whole month.

Greater Than a Tourist: Crossville, Tennessee, USA by Linda Shepherd, will offer the inside scoop on visiting Crossville, Tennessee. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. You will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay.

After the tragic death of his wife and son, the Earl of Trenton and his young daughter, Leah, struggle to move past their grief. Months later, Lord Trenton meets Lady Caroline, a pretty, yet jealous, woman. Lady Caroline wants nothing more than to marry the Earl, but something stands in her way - Leah. When she pushes the Earl to hire a governess to take care of Leah, her jealousy is unleashed when she sees Emma, the beautiful governess.

Corbin and his fiancée, Kylee, live a lavish lifestyle, until Corbin's actions put them both in a dire predicament. Too late, Corbin realizes that he has put Kylee's life at risk and hatches a plan to rectify it. But the dangerous plan falls through, and Corbin realizes that not only has he put his fiancée’s life at risk, but he's fallen in love with the woman who was helping him save Kylee. But is Kylee playing a dangerous game of her own? 

 Greater Than a Tourist - Roanoke, Virginia USA, by Holly Brinja, offers the inside scoop on Roanoke.