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Product Description: Winner of the Spur Award for Best Historical Novel   “Douglas C. Jones is one the great novelists of the American West, and Roman is one of his finest works—a hugely entertaining story with unforgettable characters.”—James Donovan, Author of A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn   Young Roman Hasford stood by his mother and sister on the family’s Arkansas hill farm while his father was off fighting in the Civil War...read more

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9780451236678 | Reprint edition (New Amer Library, May 1, 2012), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Winner of the Spur Award for Best Historical Novel   “Douglas C.

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A young man ready to seek his fortune, Roman Hasford, sets out from his mother's Arkansas farm in 1865 and makes his way to St. Louis, Leavenworth, and the vast prairies of the West

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9780896217638 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, January 1, 1987), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Now a young man ready to seek his fortune, Roman Hasford sets out from his mother's Arkansas farm in 1865 and makes his way to St.
9780030600449 | 1 edition (Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1986), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A young man ready to seek his fortune, Roman Hasford, sets out from his mother's Arkansas farm in 1865 and makes his way to St.

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9780812584554 | Reprint edition (Tor Books, July 1, 1989), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A young man ready to seek his fortune, Roman Hasford, sets out from his mother's Arkansas farm in 1865 and makes his way to St.

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Product Description: “Winding Stair is True Grit for grown-ups... A significant and highly entertaining contribution to the popular literature of the American West.”—The New York Times   Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 1890, is a haven of justice presiding over thousands of square miles known as the Indian Nation, a land that harbors the most hardened criminals in the country...read more

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9780451234797 | Reissue edition (New Amer Library, December 6, 2011), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: “Winding Stair is True Grit for grown-ups.
9780812584615 | Reprint edition (Tor Books, March 1, 1991), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 1890, is a haven of justice presiding over thousands of square miles known as the Indian Nation, a land that harbors the most hardened criminals in the country.
9780030000980 | Reprint edition (Henry Holt & Co, December 1, 1984), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 1890, is a haven of justice presiding over thousands of square miles known as the Indian Nation, a land that harbors the most hardened criminals in the country.

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Tells the story of a dozen backwoods confederate soldiers from their recruitment through their hasty training to the horrors of their fiercest battles--Antietam, Gettysburg, and Richmond

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9780030600418 | Holt Rinehart & Winston, August 1, 1982, cover price $15.50 | About this edition: Chronicles the odyssey of a dozen backwoods Confederate soldiers from their recruitment through their hasty training to the horrors of their fiercest battles--Antietam, Gettysburg, and Richmond

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9780812584592 | Reprint edition (Tor Books, March 1, 1989), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Tells the story of a dozen backwoods confederate soldiers from their recruitment through their hasty training to the horrors of their fiercest battles--Antietam, Gettysburg, and Richmond

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Ora Hasford and her two children are forced to choose sides when the Civil War sweeps through their Ozark homeland, and as the furious winter of 1862 approaches, the family finds their survival skills tested. Reprint.

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9780030509261 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1980, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Martin Hasford is away fighting with the Confederate Army and his family must struggle to survive in northern Arkansas--where they are caught in the middle of the Battle of Pea Ridge
9780896212732 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, June 1, 1980), cover price $12.95

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9780061009235 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, January 1, 1996), cover price $4.99 | also contains Air Transportation: Foundations for the 21st Century | About this edition: While Martin Hasford is away fighting with the Confederate Army, his family must struggle to survive in northern Arkansas, where they are caught in the middle of the Battle of Pea Ridge
9780812584578 | Reprint edition (Tor Books, June 1, 1989), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Martin Hasford is away fighting with the Confederate Army and his family must struggle to survive in northern Arkansas--where they are caught in the middle of the Battle of Pea Ridge

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Indian agent James McLaughlin and reservation teacher Willa Mae Favory uncover the truth about the men, women, and government with whom they live and work during an attempt to arrest Sitting Bull and end the frightening Ghost Dance, as they realize their love for and loyalty to the Sioux. Reprint.

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9781596874121 | Ibooks, November 16, 2011, cover price $11.95
9780061010286 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, June 1, 1996), cover price $4.99 | also contains The Culture of Power in Serbia: Nationalism and the Destruction of Alternatives | About this edition: Indian agent James McLaughlin and reservation teacher Willa Mae Favory uncover the truth about the men, women, and government with whom they live and work during an attempt to arrest Sitting Bull and end the frightening Ghost Dance, as they realize their love for and loyalty to the Sioux.
9780684182568 | Macmillan Pub Co, September 1, 1984, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Indian agent James McLaughlin and reservation teacher Willa Mae Favory uncover the truth about the men, women, and government with whom they live and work during an attempt to arrest Sitting Bull and end the frightening Ghost Dance, as they realize their love for and loyalty to the Sioux.
9780446814744 | Grand Central Pub, August 1, 1978, cover price $2.50 | About this edition: Indian agent James McLaughlin and reservation teacher Willa Mae Favory uncover the truth about the men, women, and government with whom they live and work during an attempt to arrest Sitting Bull and end the frightening Ghost Dance, as they realize their love for and loyalty to the Sioux.

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An alternative historical account of what may have happened if Custer had not died at the Battle of Big Horn depicts his rescue in the aftermath of his defeat and an ensuing court case at which he is brought to trial for his actions. By the author of Arrest Sitting Bull. Reprint.

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9780783885209 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, May 1, 1999), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Recreates the court-martial that may have occurred had the flamboyant Custer survived the Battle of Little Bighorn, building the presentation and defense cases step-by-step

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9781596873544 | Reprint edition (Ibooks, March 12, 2006), cover price $11.95 | About this edition: An alternative historical account of what may have happened if Custer had not died at the Battle of Big Horn depicts his rescue in the aftermath of his defeat and an ensuing court case at which he is brought to trial for his actions.
9780061010309 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, May 1, 1996), cover price $4.99 | also contains Pop Goes the Weasel | About this edition: An alternative historical novel considers the life of George Armstrong Custer if he had lived beyond his 7th Cavalry battles and places him on trial, where he is called upon to explain what really happened at Little Bighorn.
9780684182551 | Reprint edition (Macmillan Pub Co, September 1, 1984), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Recreates the court-martial that may have occurred had the flamboyant Custer survived the Battle of the Little Bighorn, building the presentation and defense cases step-by-step

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Product Description: Arkansas native Douglas C. Jones (1924–1998) ranks right up there with Larry McMurtry, A.B. Guthrie, and Ron Hansen. Author of nineteen historical Westerns, including The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer, which was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, Arrest Sitting Bull, and Elkhorn Tavern, Jones was a three-time recipient of the Golden Spur Award, and in 1993, he received the Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contribution and Achievement from the Western Writers of America...read more

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9781557286109 | Univ of Arkansas Pr, August 1, 2000, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Dry textbooks don't prepare us for Douglas Jones's rip-roaring ride through early Texas history.

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9781557288073 | Univ of Arkansas Pr, October 15, 2005, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Arkansas native Douglas C.

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Product Description: Follows the adventures of Kwahadi, a Comanche chief desperately trying to save his people, and Liverpool Morgan, a tough and tender white man who struggles to understand the old ways while helping the tribe's transition. Reprint.

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9780030600432 | 1 edition (Holt Rinehart & Winston, November 1, 1984), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Comanches, under the leadership of their chief Kwahadi, struggle to come to terms with the encroachment of the white man, their loss of lands, confinement to a reservation, and surrender

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9780061008504 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins, June 1, 1995), cover price $4.50 | also contains Women Called to Witness: Evangelical Feminism in the Nineteenth Century | About this edition: Comanches, under the leadership of their chief Kwahadi, struggle to come to terms with the encroachment of the white man, their loss of lands, confinement to a reservation, and surrender

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9781585472635 | Large print edition (Center Point Pub, March 1, 2003), cover price $28.95 | About this edition: Follows the adventures of Kwahadi, a Comanche chief desperately trying to save his people, and Liverpool Morgan, a tough and tender white man who struggles to understand the old ways while helping the tribe's transition.

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In western Arkansas in 1907, seven-year-old Jay Bird Joey Schwartz hides out in the National Cemetery and becomes the only witness to the murder of one of Fort Smith's most prominent citizens

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9780786212026 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, November 1, 1997), cover price $26.95 | About this edition: In western Arkansas in 1907, seven-year-old Jay Bird Joey Schwartz hides out in the National Cemetery and becomes the only witness to the murder of one of Fort Smith's most prominent citizens
9780805048490 | Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1997, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: In western Arkansas in 1907, seven-year-old Jay Bird Joey Schwartz hides out in the National Cemetery and becomes the only witness to the murder of one of Fort Smith's most prominent citizens

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In December 1890, when the Lakota Sioux show signs of rebellion, army troops are dispatched while Big Foot tries to negotiate, but, events inexorably lead up to the infamous battle of Wounded Knee

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9780783882314 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, August 1, 1997), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: In December 1890, when the Lakota Sioux show signs of rebellion, army troops are dispatched while Big Foot tries to negotiate, but, events inexorably lead up to the infamous battle of Wounded Knee

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9780061010293 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, November 1, 1996), cover price $5.99 | also contains Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew | About this edition: In 1890, the American Indians are a vanquished people, living primarily on reservations, until the Ghost Dance spreads among the Lakota Sioux and the army is sent in to pacify the Indians, leading to inevitable tragedy.
9780684182575, titled "Creek Called Wounded Knee" | Macmillan Pub Co, July 1, 1985, cover price $8.95

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A vivid portrait of an extraordinary family and their legacy follows the epic saga of young Scotsman Robert Chesney, who, with his ambitious and intelligent Native American wife and their four children, plays an important part in the shaping of America. Reprint. PW.

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9780786206919 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, May 1, 1996), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A vivid portrait of an extraordinary family and their legacy follows the epic saga of young Scotsman Robert Chesney, who, with his ambitious and intelligent Native American wife and their four children, plays an important part in the shaping of America.

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9780061010330 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, January 1, 1997), cover price $5.99 | also contains Hans Hofmann in the Metropolitan Museum of Art | About this edition: A vivid portrait of an extraordinary family and their legacy follows the epic saga of young Scotsman Robert Chesney, who, with his ambitious and intelligent Native American wife and their four children, plays an important part in the shaping of America.

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Heading west in order to start his life over after the Civil War, Roman Hasford seeks adventure, fortune, and a glimpse into the Native American nations, but his difficult journey brings unexpected rewards. Reprint.

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9780061009228 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, March 1, 1996), cover price $5.50 | also contains All That Glitters: The Emergence of Native American Micaceous Art Pottery in Northern New Mexico | About this edition: A young man ready to seek his fortune, Roman Hasford, sets out from his mother's Arkansas farm in 1865 and makes his way to St.

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An award-winning author presents a heroic, multigenerational epic that traces the journey of a Scottish family to the frontier of the New World, where they are swept up in the drive for independence and marry into Native American culture.

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9780805036541 | Henry Holt & Co, November 1, 1995, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: A multigenerational epic traces the journey of a Scottish family to the frontier of the New World, where they are swept up in the drive for independence and marry into Native American culture

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The story of Chosen, a ten-year-old girl captured in the 1930s in the South Plains and raised by the Comanche, is an epic saga of hardship and courage as harsh and uncompromising as the Comanche themselves. Reprint.

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9780030600425 | Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1983, cover price $4.98 | About this edition: Follows fifteen years in the history of the Comanche people, from an 1838 attack by a Comanche raiding party on Madoc's Fort in Texas, to a surprise assault by white soldiers on a Comanche settlement in 1853

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9780061008511 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, March 1, 1995), cover price $4.50 | About this edition: Tells the story of Chosen, a ten-year-old girl captured in the 1930s in the South Plains and raised by the Comanche
9780812584509 | Reprint edition (Tom Doherty Assoc Llc, July 1, 1987), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Follows fifteen years in the history of the Comanche people, from an 1838 attack by a Comanche raiding party on Madoc's Fort in Texas, to a surprise assault by white soldiers on a Comanche settlement in 1853

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Boone Fawley and his family head south into Arkansas in 1808, unprepared for swamp hazards or the habits of the Indians, fearing for their lives, propelled by the pioneer belief that the land is theirs for the taking. Reprint. K. PW. NYT.

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9780786200306 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, October 1, 1993), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Boone Fawley and his family head south into Arkansas in 1808, unprepared for swamp hazards or the habits of the Indians, fearing for their lives, propelled by the pioneer belief that the land is theirs for the taking.
9780805022438 | Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1993, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: A glimpse into America's frontier days depicts the Fawley family, among the unsung heroes of the expansion westward, the common people who settled the frontier and whose main concern was their own survival

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9780061007705 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, July 1, 1994), cover price $4.50 | also contains Bernini & the Idealization of Death: The "Blessed Ludovica Albertoni" & the Altieri Chapel | About this edition: A glimpse into America's frontier days depicts the Fawley family, among the unsung heroes of the expansion westward, the common people who settled the frontier and whose main concern was their own survival

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780786299928 | G K Hall Audio Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $110.95 | About this edition: Boone Fawley and his family head south into Arkansas in 1808, unprepared for swamp hazards or the habits of the Indians, fearing for their lives, propelled by the pioneer belief that the land is theirs for the taking.

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When former marshal Oscar Schiller investigates the violent slaying of Temperance Moon, the legendary female outlaw, he rides straight into a web of jealousy, blackmail, and deceit. Reprint.

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9781560542445 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, November 1, 1991), cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Doubting that her mother's real killers have been brought to justice, Jewel Moon, madam of a brothel at Fort Smith, hires ex-Marshal Oscar Schiller to investigate
9780805013870, titled "The Search for Temperance Moon" | Henry Holt & Co, April 1, 1991, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: When outlaw queen Temperance Moon is found brutally murdered, her daughter, Jewel, madam of the finest brothel in Ft.

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9780061007552, titled "The Search for Temperance Moon" | Reissue edition (Harpercollins, April 1, 1994), cover price $4.50 | About this edition: When outlaw queen Temperance Moon is found brutally murdered, her daughter, Jewel, madam of the finest brothel in Ft.

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In post-Civil War Arkansas, wealthy Roman Hasford tries to forget an unhappy marriage by entering politics and wielding power

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9780805009446 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1989, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: -- 1992 Owen Wister Award, Western Writers of America

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9781557282590 | Reprint edition (Univ of Arkansas Pr, September 1, 1992), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: In post-Civil War Arkansas, wealthy Roman Hasford tries to forget an unhappy marriage by entering politics and wielding power

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Eben Pay, a United States attorney from the Native American territory, and his Native American companion, Joe Mountain, join the American troops in Cuba fighting the Spanish for Cuban independence, encountering the realities of war. Reprint.

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9780805007763 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1988, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A federal district attorney and an Osage tracker join the army to battle in Cuba under the leadership of Theodore Roosevent and are met by forces they are ill-equipped to survive

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9780812503869 | Reprint edition (Tor Books, February 1, 1992), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A federal district attorney and an Osage tracker join the army to battle in Cuba under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt and are met by forces they are ill-equipped to survive

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Duny Gene Pay is charged with murder when, during a bank robbery by Pay's best friend, Hoadie Benkin, the banker is shot

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9780030509315 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1981, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Duny Gene Pay, son of one of Weedy Rough, Arkansas's leading citizens, is mysteriously involved in a bank robbery which leaves two people dead and ends in a trail of murder

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9780812584639 | Reprint edition (Tor Books, November 1, 1989), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Duny Gene Pay is charged with murder when, during a bank robbery by Pay's best friend, Hoadie Benkin, the banker is shot

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Product Description: Book by Jones, Douglas C.

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9780896211179 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, January 1, 1988), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Book by Jones, Douglas C.
9780805003833 | Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1987, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: This portrait of small town life in 1930's Arkansas features ten related tales of independent characters drawn together by their pasts, their passions, their humor, and their eccentricities

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