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Long fascinated with the Mexican Revolution and the vicious border wars of the early 20th century, Winston Groom brings to life a much-forgotten period of history in this sprawling saga of heroism, injustice, and love. An episodic novel set in six parts, El Paso pits the legendary Pancho Villa, a much-feared outlaw and revolutionary, against a thrill-seeking railroad tycoon known as the Colonel, whose fading fortune is tied up in a colossal ranch in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Estamos en 1840, en el Estados Unidos del salvaje Oeste y de los inmensos barcos de vapor que recorren el Mississippi. Jacob sueña con ser capitán de las imponentes embarcaciones, pero su vida se tuerce cuando todavía es muy joven y acaba en la cárcel. Ya libre, la sed de venganza le permite aguantar la pobreza y las desventuras que le persiguen como si fueran su sombra.

Inédita hasta ahora en nuestro país, continúa con las aventuras del teniente Dunbar once años después. Convertido en el guerrero comanche Baila con Lobos, Dunbar se ha casado con En Pie con el Puño en Alto, ha tenido tres hijos y vive en paz en el poblado del jefe comanche Diez Osos. Pero esa paz se verá alterada cuando una banda de rangers ataca el poblado y secuestra a su mujer y a su hija.

It is 1881. El Paso, the wildest border town in an untamed Texas, is at a crossroads. A booming sin city crawling with corrupt politicians and gunslick outlaws, the town now faces its greatest challenge: the savagery of the notorious Banning Brothers. Dallas Stoudenmire is the marshal El Paso...

According to local legend, the stagecoach known as the Gray Ghost is either haunted, cursed, or just plain unlucky. Each of its last three drivers and three more riding shotgun came to a violent, bloody end. And now it's Red Ryan's turn to guard five foolhardy passengers on the stage's next - and possibly last - trip.

Just after the Civil War ended. Reverend John Williams was called to take over a church in El Paso, Texas. He enlists Deputy Sheriff Elijah Adams to protect him on his journey. Along the way they face many trials, but with the help of the Holy Spirit to guide their path, lives are saved and lost. A Spiritual battle has begun. They are led on a mission they never expected to take. Elijah Adams was a former soldier in the Confederate Army and a Sheriff in El Paso, Texas. He embarks on this adventure with two different goals in mind.

Geronimo Sabuco, genannt El Sendador, ist jedes Mittel recht, um den Abenteurer Charley in seine Gewalt zu bekommen. Charley soll für ihn alte Inka-Schriften übersetzen, die den Weg zu zwei verschollenen Schätzen beschreiben. In der Gran-Chaco-Wildnis schnappt die Falle zu, und Charley gerät mit seinen Begleitern Monteso, Bruder Jaguar und Gomarra in Gefangenschaft. Die Konfrontation mit dem verschlagenen und skrupellosen Sendador bringt Charley an seine persönlichen Grenzen, zumal es die kriegerischen Mbocovis, die Verbündeten des Sendadors, auch noch auf den Stamm der Toba abgesehen haben.

Ambientada en el mítico Salvaje Oeste Americano, un vaquero envejecido monta su caballo de confianza tratando de huir del paso del tiempo, mientras recuerda el singular momento que definió su vida con una mujer de su juventud.

A nasty little cardsharp shoots a New York detective and bolts for the Wild West. Through dumb luck be becomes a heroic gunfighter - then he cleans out the town that admires him. He's going too far, getting too cocky. He'll pay the price.

Outlander meets post-Civil War unrest in the conclusion to Melissa Lenhardt's fast-paced historical series. "A fast-paced page-turner, kill or be killed historical romance with bandits, Pinkerton agents, bounty hunters, mystery and more. Melissa Lenhardt writes with passion and does not hold...

The story of an extraordinary Yaqui Indian set in Mexico at a time when the Yaqui's were hunted, either to be killed or enslaved.

"He looked along the brown barrels of a shotgun, into eyes that blazed murderous hate." Bullet holes and a bloody handprint mark the walls of a lonely cabin - where gambling turned ugly, men hid from the law, and a terrible ambush sparked years of cruel revenge.

A Caribbean hurricane smashes a revolutionary army before they can fight. Then a fearless stranger is washed ashore and leads the ragtag soldiers into battle. Who is he and why does he risk his life?