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2) The wagon
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Cowboys out on a 'wagon' herding cattle and working through branding season in the backcountry of the West.
4) The drifter
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Cowboy Pete Peterson is looking for work and finds it working on ranches, but doesn't stay long.
5) The loner
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"Meet Will Claxton, the loner, as he works his way across the West looking for long-term work, preferably north in the summer and farther south in the winter, where it's warmer. Along the way, he runs into trouble and could end up with the nickname "jailbird." In his own words, "I didn't know where I was going, but had begun to think that working on the dude ranch in the winter, branding calves in the spring, and packing salt during the summer might...
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The Bonnie Bag of Bones: Holmes and Watson are led to the myth-laden mountains of Scotland where Irene Adler is involved with a 25 year old mystery. Curse of the Black Feather: Holmes and the Irregulars seek to expose a "baby-farming" scheme; as they investigate, they attract the attention of a dangerous adversary, Ciarán Malastier. Maestro of Mysteries: Mycroft sends Homes on an investigation that leads to another confrontation with Malastier, but...
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"I tied one horse to the pack saddle on the other horse, got his lead rope, got on my horse and left the ranch. As I topped the ridge past the ranch, I took a look back at the ranch. It was to be my last look at civilization for the summer. I had no regrets about leaving. I set up camp and sat outside my tent until after dark listening to the sounds of the mountain. It was peaceful. The next day, I grained the horses, saddled one and started to explore...
8) Top hands
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"They were all good hands, the kind of cowboys--or buckaroos--that could work on any cow outfit. They didn't all arrive together, they just sorta drifted in, one at a time. Tom hired them on in January to help with the calving, even though it was early, There wasn't much riding to do, just go through the cattle each day looking for something that might be wrong. The cows weren't supposed to start calving until the middle of February. The ranch already...
9) The roper
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"Roping had always held a fascination for him. Everywhere he went, he had a rope in his hands and was always throwing the rope at something. After a time, he wasn't missing too many throws, whether it was at sagebrush, a post or a moving object, like a calf. Quite often, as a small child, he would get the lariat wrapped around his legs and trip himself, much to the amusement of his parents, But he soon learned to control the rope, and it didn't end...
10) Hard luck cowboy
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""If he's found guilty, it won't be jail, it'll be prison," said the sheriff. "He actually might be lucky. If he'd stolen those horses seventy-five years ago, he'd be hung, right on the spot, probably without a trial." As Fred was being transported to the prison, he carefully observed the scenery on the way. He was depressed as he thought he wouldn't see the sagebrush, trees, mountains and desert for at least three years. He didn't make friends easily...
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"The colt was a gruella, a mouse-colored dun. He had a black stripe down his back, like most buckskins. He had white socks on each leg and the socks on his hind feet went almost up to his flanks. The socks on his front feet went to his knees. He had a wide blaze on the front of his face that went from between his ears down to his nose. His mane and tail were black. He also had some black stripes around his front legs above the socks. He made an impressive...
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It's Halloween. The entire city is decorated and lit up. Everyone is getting their costumes ready to go Trick-or- Treating. Little does anyone suspect that an evil witch named Darkmorda is creating a potion with plans to take over the entire planet. Only a vampire named Cralex can stop her.
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Kendra’s going to drag humanity to the stars no matter who stands in her way
Kendra and Aiyana Cassidy’s dreams are coming true.
Aiyana’s teleportals are growing in popularity, and Kendra’s starship is nearly complete.
But the Artemis Colony is throttling the planet’s supply of rare earth metals.
If Artemis isn’t stopped soon, in twenty years ¾ of the population will be dead.
They don’t want a war, but if Artemis insists, Kendra’s...
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Welcome to the world of 2113. The country has shattered into ten squabbling nations and the solar system is on the edge of colonization. Technologic wonders abound. Yet, it's not unlike our own. People meet, fall in love, face assassination at their wedding - well, perhaps not.Meet Aiyana and Kendra, Cass and Ken to their friends, a genius physicist and a retired movie star with a mysterious past. They live quietly, get along with their neighbors,...