"In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives collide. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman, alone in a house abandoned by the men in her life--her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her two older sons, who have gone in search of their father after his return is delayed. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, a boy with a bad eye who is convinced that a...

Insights into the lives of black pioneers in Kansas in the 1870s are shared in a story about three brothers who endure through a hard winter and brave wilderness dangers as they journey to meet their father.

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. A story of love and loss, and the evolution of farm life as the 20th century unfolded, narrated by a feisty farm woman as she reflects on her life.

James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel that tells the story of Hawkeye, a frontier scout, who risks his life to escort two sisters through hostile Indian territory during the French and Indian War.

"After rescuing Solomon Cain from an indian death trap, mountain man Nathanial King is left stranded by the ungrateful man in the wilderness, where he hooks up with a Ute brave who is determined to kill Cain." - Taken from cover p.4. "When his father is kidnapped by Indians, Zach must rely on the lessons Nathaniel King has taught him about survival and combat in the wilderness to mount a rescue mission." - Taken from cover p.4.

Ecologist, feminist, and mystic before these terms became popular, Mary Austin knew the desert as few human beings have known it. The Land of Little Rain, her first book, is an acknowledged classic of Southwestern literature. It describes the plant, animal, and human life of the border region of Southern California and Arizona, land of the yucca, the coyote, and the buzzard, inhabited by miners, vaqueros, and Shoshone and Paiute Indians.--From publisher...

When Kirb Renfro and his wife left Tennessee for the vast plains of Texas, they were looking for a place to call home. Kirb acquires a small ranch and finds his dreams coming true. Then during their first winter, that dream is shattered. Kirb finds his wife raped and murdered. Kirb goes on a manhunt, acquiring the reputation as the most heartless killer in Texas history.

Dan Storm, 15, and Ike, an escaped slave, leave Missouri for the Utah frontier, where they become friends with Neuwafe, a chief of the Ute Indians.

Complete fifth season of the television program about the Ingalls family who live in the American West during the 1800s.