Wasatch County Library

When the new marshal in town needs volunteers, one of the first to sign up is Miss Rosie Decker. And why wouldn't she? She's a sharpshooting, horse-taming tomboy—and she's out for revenge. Marshal Hank Walker is forming a posse to find the man who killed her sweetheart, and Rosie is determined to help track him down. When the marshal refuses her service on account of her being a woman, Rosie is undeterred. If it's a man Marshal Walker wants,

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Arriving at a deserted lake house to investigate an aborted call to police, Deputy Anna McCafferty walks into the middle of a heinous crime and is deprived of her weapon, car, and phone, forced to flee, along with the twenty-five-year-old daughter of the murdered couple, into the surrounding forest to escape the perpetrators who must eliminate any potential witnesses.

When Appaloosa police chief Amos Callico begins shaking down local merchants for protection money, those who don't want to play along seek the help of Cole and Hitch.

Contains two tales of romance in the Old West, including "The Lawman," in which Marshall Shay McQuillan, already dealing with a host of troubles, including the arrival of an identical twin brother he never knew, must decide whether beautiful hotel worker Aislinn Lethaby is a passing fancy or lasting love; and "The Gunslinger" in which Tristan Saint-Laurent, having found his long-lost twin brother, plans to get down to ranching, but is distracted by...

Wild Bill attempts to escape his past by settling in the small town of Abilene, Kansas. The mayor, captivated by Wild Bill's unparalleled gun skills, offers him a job as the town marshal. Wild Bill is soon challenged when a band of outlaws threaten him. Among the outlaws are powerful saloon owner Phil Poe, whose relationship with Bill's ex-lover stirs tension. Poe puts a bounty on Wild Bill's head but with the help of lawman Little Arkansas, Wild...

"The first thing you will notice about this engaging and delightful biography is that [Narrator Johnny Heller] sounds like a character actor who moseyed off the set of an old-fashioned oater. His voice is a little scratchy, a little seasoned and perfectly suits this biography of larger-than-life Bill Hickok and his pals, from Calamity Jane to Buffalo Bill Cody and General Custer." —The Berkshire Edge

This program includes

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"From the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narratives of the biggest legends in frontier mythology. The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. Many individuals who are considered legends by modern readers were involved in events that began their notoriety or turned out to be the most famous - or infamous - moments of their lives. Those individuals...

"Two Western stories--In 'Wolf brand' rancher Vike Gunnison is targeted when he sides with the farmers against the railroad's attempt to cheat them out of their land. In 'Doom Patrol' rancher Buck Comstock is wrongfully convicted of murder, but escapes and leads the fight against the men who are trying to take over Twin Buttes"--

"Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded with the coming of the railroad, cattle drives, eager miners, settlers, and various entrepreneurs passing through to populate the expanding West. Before long, Dodge City's streets were lined with saloons and brothels and its populace was thick with gunmen, horse thieves, and desperadoes of every sort. By the 1870s, Dodge City was known as the most violent...