Frank Carlson Library

Describes the true living and working conditions of real cowboys in the old West.

When Hallie and her parents join a wagon train to Oregon and leave her grandmother behind, Hallie must learn to face the storms that frighten her so, as well as other, newer fears, with just her grandmother's quilt to comfort her.

A schoolboy tell his class about his summer vacation, during which he joined a group of cowboys and stopped a cattle stampede.

After trying to help too many people at once, it is Sheriff Callie and Sparky who wind up needing help when they find themselves stuck at the bottom of a canyon.

When Lucky moves to Miradero, she meets and becomes friends with Pru and Abigail and learns how to ride a horse called Spirit.

Although John Wesley Powell's minister father always wanted his son to follow in his footsteps, young Wes had different plans for his future. Enraptured by the wonders of the natural world, he was determined to take the path of science. Even after losing his right arm below the elbow in battle during the Civil War, Wes would not be deterred from his dream of leading the first scientific expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon....