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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL, JOHN C. REILLY AND JOAQUIN PHOENIX
A BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST
AND A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Publishers Weekly • Amazon • Hudson Booksellers • Washington Post
Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. The enigmatic and powerful man known only as the Commodore has ordered it, and his henchmen, Eli and Charlie
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
In 1850s Oregon, a gold prospector is chased by the infamous duo of assassins, the Sisters brothers.
"A dusty, squint-eyed Western ramble full of wry cowboy humor and sudden death."--Entertainment Weekly.
"This alcohol-soaked Frontier road trip constantly reinvents itself at every turn in fun, witty and ultimately touching ways."--Roger Ebert.
"A pleasing, lovingly crafted Western from a surprising source."--Hollywood Reporter.
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Blood bond series volume 6
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English
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Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher's son saved the halfbreed's life, forging a bond no one could ever break. As years passed a legend grew of the breed and the white man who rode together--and could jerk killing iron with the best of them...
Shootout At Cold Creek
Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves don't look for trouble--it's usually there when they wake up in the morning. When they ride into the little...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 24
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Español
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Un retrato palpitante de una época marcada por la violencia y la codicia, con entrañables personajes.
Eliza Sommers es una joven chilena que vive en Valparaíso en 1849, el año en que se descubre oro en California. Su amante, Joaquín Andieta, parte hacia el norte decidido a encontrar fortuna, y ella decide seguirlo. El viaje infernal, escondida en la cala de un velero, y la búsqueda de su amante en una tierra de hombres solos y prostitutas atraídos...
5) Sisu
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"During WWII, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover he is no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word 'sisu,' the legendary ex-commando will embody what it means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And this one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold...
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New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to the California frontier in this sweeping, romantic tale of a displaced New England suffragette, a former Union soldier disinherited by his Southern family, and the town they join forces to save. 1875. When Kathryn Walsh arrives in tiny Calvada, a mining town nestled in the Sierra Nevadas, falling in love is the farthest thing from her mind. Banished from Boston by her wealthy stepfather,...
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"Cat's sweetheart, Seth, is going all out on an outing into the local mountains--for the benefit of the writing group Cat's hosting at her Colorado B&B. But when they try to identify some plant and animal life, they find death instead. The body belongs to a man with a gold claim a few miles away. Instead of striking it rich, he's been struck down. To his surprise, Seth recognizes the victim from his military days--and up to now believed he'd already...
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RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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In a gold-rush boomtown that has gone bust, a prospector strikes gold - and is murdered. Sheriff James Ambrose assumes the killer to be a newcomer, a former enslaved person who calls himself Cicero. But as it becomes clear that Cicero is innocent, and as the mystery of the prospector's death deepens and puts the whole town in jeopardy, the town's new minister, Thaddeus Murphy must stand up to Sheriff Ambrose and bring the true culprit to justice.
14) Paint your wagon
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Widescreen, enhanced for 16:9 TVs. The story of a goldmining boom town centering on the work-and-play partnership of two miners and the wife they share.
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Five Star, a part of Gale, Cengage
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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""For Fans of: Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, and Johnny D. Boggs, Buell opens with a death threat and ends with a promise of a new life. In between, Buell Mace, a confused and guilt-ridden young man, longs to be loved but fears affection more than death"--
"Synopsis:Young Buell Mace, on the run again, leaves Fort Laramie and the only person he ever trusted. He crosses paths with grizzled prospector Arley Hill who's on his way to the goldfields...
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Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c2012
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IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Examines gold miners, including the discovery of gold in the United States, the California Gold Rush, the daily lives of miners and prospectors, and how the rush for gold changed the landscape of America"--Provided by publisher.