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Set against the backdrop of the impending Civil War, the film follows the construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway. As workers progress, they face sabotage from Southern agents, leading to a tense showdown.
1953 American Classic Western Film
Set in the 1860s, just before the Civil War, the U.S. government commissions the construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway to fasten California's ties to the Union. As the construction begins, Southern agents...
2) The Way West
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The Way West: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! An enormously entertaining classic, The Way West brings to life the adventure of the western passage and the pioneer spirit. The sequel to The Big Sky, this celebrated novel charts a frontiersman's return to the untamed West in 1846. Dick Summers, as pilot of a wagon train, guides a group of settlers on the difficult journey from Missouri to...
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Elmer Kelton, voted "The Greatest Western Writer of All Time" by the Western Writers of America, is a legend in the field of Western literature. Famous for his realistic characters and accurate depictions of the history of his home state of Texas, Elmer Kelton continues to write exceptional novels of American history.
In Hanging Judge, Justin Moffitt is eager to help keep the peace as a deputy marshal in small-town Texas. That is, until Justin is...
4) Sitting Bull
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Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by General Custer to react with violence resulting in the famous Last Stand at Little Bighorn. Major Robert Parrish, a friend of the Sioux, tries to prevent the bloodshed but is court-martialed for "collaborating" with the enemy. After the battle, Parrish, aware of a new Army attack plan, leads the Sioux to safety in the North but is court-martialed again. This time he is stripped of his rank and sentenced...
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A Texas detective and his former neighbor reunite in this heartfelt romance novel from New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer.
One night in his arms changes everything...
For Amelia Rose Grayson, there was only ever one love: Cal Hollister. When Cal, a police captain, is wounded, she's there for him and helps nurse him back to health. After he shrugs off their undeniable chemistry, Amelia knows she needs to cut all her old ties. She escapes...
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Colorado, Winter 1879. Der junge Arzt Allan Kerrish ist auf der Flucht vor den Männern von Senator Cahill. Auf seinem Weg durch die verschneite Landschaft rettet er Catherine Archer das Leben. Ihr Mann wurde ermordet, und die Täter sind mit der Besitzurkunde für die Archer-Goldmine über alle Berge. Der Doktor und die Witwe landen in dem trostlosen Goldgräbernest Three Oaks - einem gesetzlosen Ort, in dem allein das Recht des Stärkeren zählt....
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White Fang, a wolf-dog, teams up with a journalist and a young boy to prevent a villainous outlaw from stealing a gold mine in the Klondike region of Canada during the Gold Rush era.
Challenge to White Fang in Italian: Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca is a 1974 Italian Northern adventure film directed by Lucio Fulci. It is a sequel to Fulci's White Fang (1973), as part of a trend inspired by Call of the Wild (1972), which was a surprise hit in Italy. Two...
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Abused and dominated by men in her youth, Belle Starr now out-rides, out-smokes, out-shoots, and out-gambles them as she makes her way around the Old West, usually wearing male garb. One man who's her equal is Larry Blackie with whom she has an on-again/off-again relationship which is often argumentative and sometimes violent. Together they become involved in a robbery that goes awry. Belle must rescue Larry, and though he's grateful, he now wants...
9) Defiance
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When a boy's father is slain by the town's most powerful man because he's not willing to pay his dues, he devotes his life to avenging his father's death.
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Retired Texas Ranger Nash Crawford reunites his former ranger team to fight crime.
1970 American Comedy Family Western Film. It was an ABC Movie of the Week, sequel to the western comedy The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969). Starring Walter Brennan and Fred Astaire. The supporting cast includes Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, Chill Wills, Lana Wood and Burt Mustin (all of whom, except Wood, were in The Over-the-Hill Gang). It was written by Richard Carr and...
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The mysterious death of a man who is about to leave a small town in Kansas with his girlfriend sets off a series of unfortunate events that will only end when her brother, the legendary and notorious gunslinger Frank Dalton (Paul Piaget, Hour of Death) exacts a ruthless and bloody revenge.
12) El Forajido
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Western legends Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid are played against each other over the law and the attentions of vivacious country vixen Rio McDonald.
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A man who has lost everything joins others paid to convey a wealthy man's wife-and a mysterious treasure-to safety in San Francisco.
1969 American Western Adventure Action Drama Film
19th-century figure Joaquin Murietta is a formerly wealthy and respected California landowner. However, he has lost his land, his wife, and everything else he held dear. Embittered and questioning his previous faith in God and man, he joins a disparate group of men...
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Mountie Matt O'Brien is assigned to escort Miss Owens to a remote outpost. But when he finds an illegal mining operation there that is smuggling gold across the border, his superior Sgt. Means orders him to return.
1945 American contemporary US Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams, shot in Cinecolor at Lake Hemet, California. The film stars Bob Steele, Joan Woodbury, and features Madge Bellamy in her final film appearance.
Mountie Matt O'Brien...
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Dark Winds volume 1
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Navajo Tribal Policeman Joe Leaphorn investigates the death of a man involved in a mysterious cult. While Jim Chee, moonlighting as a PI, works a case of his own. When their investigations collide Leaphorn and Chee find themselves in grave danger.
16) Rebel in Town
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Ex-Confederate Bedloe Mason, (J. Carrol Naish) & his 4 sons ride into a small town for a robbery. Hearing a suspicious "click," Wes Mason (John Smith) whirls & shoots dead a boy playing with a toy gun. The Mason clan then flees. Gray Mason (Ben Cooper) feeling remorse, returns to the town & runs into John Willoughby (John Payne) the father of the dead boy, who determines to avenge his son's death.
17) Lune comanche
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À la frontière du Mexique, le Texas n'est qu'un désert hostile o se risquent quelques rares colons. Pour les protéger, Gus et Call, Texas rangers mal équipés et sous-payés, officient sous les ordres du fantasque capitaine Scull. Le danger est partout : face à eux, le puissant chef comanche Buffalo Hump prouve que son peuple est loin d'être asservi, tandis que de l'autre cté de la frontière, Ahumado, mystérieux brigand expert en embuscades,...
18) Mohawk
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Set in 1956, an artist at a remote US army post is caught between the affections of the storekeeper's daughter, his fiancée from the east, and the Indian Chief's daughter. As tensions rise, a vengeful settler instigates conflict between the army and the natives.
1956 American Western drama romance western set in the backdrop of the historical events surrounding the Native American Mohawk tribe. The film delves into the complexities of love, trust,...
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"The President has come to Deadwood-and his enemies have come out of the woodwork-in an action-packed tale of vengeance and justice from national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone.
Deadwood, South Dakota. Miners flock there seeking fortunes, while cardsharps, bandits, and businessmen seek to deprive those who strike gold by means fair and foul. Legendary former lawman Seth Bullock plans to keep the peace by any means...
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