To continue our monthly book lists, the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library would like to recommend some books that start rip roaring series set in the West. Did you know that WTBBL can add a series to your patron record and send you the books in that series in the correct order? Simply call the Library and ask for Readers' Advisory or e-mail wtbbl@wtbbl.org and we will get you started with the first book. When you return the first book in the series, we will send you the second book and so on until you finish the whole kit and caboodle or tell us to stop. Whether you are a greenhorn or an old hand, these books will be sure to please.
Trail Of The Spanish Bit by Don Coldsmith. Great Plains, 1540. Juan Garcia, a member of Coronado 's camp, is found by a native tribe after he is thrown from his horse. Juan is nursed back to health and teaches the people horse-breeding, which will change their entire way of life. First of 28 books in the Spanish Bit saga. Cassette book RC 31200.
The Goodnight Trail by Ralph Compton. Four Texas Rangers out of work at the end of the Civil War try to make a living rounding up unclaimed longhorns and blazing a new cattle trail through the mining country of New Mexico and Colorado. First of 13 books in the Trail Drive series. Cassette book RC 41980. Large print book LP 12455.
The Last Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone. Two years after Kirby Jensen and his father headed west from their Missouri farm, Kirby's father is killed, and Kirby is out for revenge. Under the tutelage of an old mountain man named Preacher, he begins his journey to becoming a legend. First of 33 books in the Last Mountain Man series. Cassette book RC 57076. Large print book LP 14719.
Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry. Young Woodrow Call and Gus McCrae join the Texas Rangers and set out on an expedition to take Santa Fe from the Mexicans. They are terrorized along the way by a Comanche chief who is known for viciously torturing his captives. First of 4 books in the Lonesome Dove saga. Cassette book RC 43928. Braille book BR 12567.
Sun River by Richard S. Wheeler. 1855. Mr. Skye and his two Native American wives reluctantly agree to lead a party of missionaries to the Blackfoot Nation. Dissention grows among the group as Mr. Skye tries to lead the tenderfoots safely through land controlled by the Crow and patrolled by the Cheyenne . First of 16 books in the Skye's West series. Cassette book RC 47532. Large print book LP 16705.
White Indian by Donald Clayton Porter. While plundering Fort Springfield, Ghonka, Great Sachem of the Seneca nation, captures a white infant, names him Renno, and decides to raise him as his own. First of 28 books in the White Indian series. Cassette book RC 60134.
This Calder Range by Janet Dailey. 1878. Determined young rancher Chase Calder and his beautiful but practical bride, Lorna, ride to the unspoiled Montana territory. As they dream of freedom and riches, old grudges and debts follow them to the new land. First of 10 books in the Calder saga. Cassette book RC 59051. Braille book BR 13464.
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