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Caleb Cantrill still can't find where he hid the bandit's gold or his cavern of riches. The only thing it seems he can find is more and more of the monstrous blight he unleashed on the peaceful valley he now calls home. Adding to his troubles, his twenty-four-hour reprieve from the gang is up soon, and the bandits will be returning, looking for their gold, or his life is forfeit. Kitty Welch is swept up in a corrupt scheme which may result in her arrest and deportation back to Scotland. Though she wants to flee, there is something keeping her in the valley.

n the darkest days of the Civil War, Neville Goldsmith set the world on fire. As Captain for the Union Army, he marched with General Sherman through Georgia, setting homes and cities ablaze with sadistic glee. For Goldsmith, starting fires was a lifelong obsession. And when the war ended, he set his sights on the great American West—to burn it all to the ground. Years later, Luke Jensen learns about a series of fires wreaking havoc from the Dakota Territory to Kansas.

Nach dem entsetzlichen Massaker am 21. Dezember 1866 beginnt eine Zeit der Ungewissheit für die Besatzung von Fort Phil Kearny. Alle Soldaten sind verzweifelt und haben Angst, dass die Sioux und Cheyenne das Fort angreifen. Die Lebensmittelvorräte gehen aus, das Brennholz wird knapp und der eisige Winter sorgt für zusätzliches Leid. Es ist ein psychischer Ausnahmezustand. Colonel Carrington beschließt deshalb, zwei Männer nach Fort Laramie zu schicken, die eine Botschaft mit der Bitte um zusätzliche Truppen überbringen sollen.

Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves is an origin story in the true American tradition. Before Bass Reeves could stake his claim as the most successful nineteenth-century American lawman, arresting more outlaws than any other deputy during his thirty-two-year career as a deputy US marshal in some of the most dangerous regions of the Wild West, he was a slave. After a childhood picking cotton, Reeves became an expert marksman under his master's tutelage, winning shooting contests throughout the region. His skill had serious implications, however, as the Civil War broke out.

This is the second in a series about the Saddle Boys in western-themed stories. In The Saddle Boys of the Rockies, you learned first about the adventures of two inquisitive youths of by-gone days. They are Frank Haywood, only son of rich miner/ranch owner Leonidas Haywood, and Frank’s friend Bob Archer, who hails from Kentucky. They became known far and wide after being seen riding and dashing over the prairies at top-notch speed. They were often confronted by a spoiled young Peg, (nickname for Percy Egbert Grant), whose wealthy father let him get by with more than he should).

Viel Zeit ist vergangen, seit Natty Bumppo alias „Lederstrumpf“ ein berühmter Scout und Pfadfinder war. In Templeton, einer kleinen Siedlerstadt am Glimmersee hat er sich in eine Hütte zurückgezogen, um dort sein Leben in Frieden zu beschließen. Doch fällt es ihm schwer, sich auf seine alten Tage mit den Regeln der Zivilisation anzufreunden und als er sich die Feindschaft des Sheriffs Doolittle zuzieht, droht der schwelende Konflikt zwischen ihm und der Gesellschaft zu eskalieren. Nach James Fenimore Cooper.

Santer, der Mörder von Winnetous Schwester Nscho-tschi und seines Vaters Intschu-tschuna, entkam einst zu den Kiowas. Viele Jahre später hat er es immer noch auf das Gold der Apachen am Nugget-tsil abgesehen. Um es endlich zu finden, tut er sich mit den zwielichtigen Gestalten Clay, Summers und Gates zusammen und bricht ins Gebiet der Apachen auf. - Unterdessen stehen Winnetou und Old Shatterhand dem Detektiv Fred Walker bei, der auf der Jagd nach dem brutalen Samuel Haller ist. Dieser ist der Anführer einer Bande Eisenbahnräuber, die sich mit den Ogellalla verbündet haben.

Winnetou 3: "Der Berg des Todes". Nach längerem Aufenthalt in Europa kehrt Old Shatterhand in den Wilden Westen zurück, dort will er seinen Blutsbruder Winnetou treffen. Beiden Freunden bleibt nicht viel Zeit, friedliche Tage in der Heimat der Apachen zu verbringen. Es gilt, eine Bahnstation vor einem Überfall zu retten und die von den Ogellallahs verschleppten Bewohner der Helldorf-Siedlung vor dem drohenden Tode zu bewahren. Das Abseilen in den Krater eines erloschenen Vulkans ist der einzige Weg zur Befreiung der Gefangenen, ein Weg des Todes.

Winnetou 1: "Blutsbrüder". Millionen in aller Welt, Alt und Jung, lesen seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert voller Begeisterung die Romane Karl Mays (1842-1912). Die von ihm geschaffene Gestalt des Winnetou übertrifft an Beliebtheit wohl viele Helden der Weltliteratur. In der hier vorliegenden spannenden Hörspielfassung erleben wir, wie es zu Beginn der 60er-Jahre des 19. Jahrhunderts dem deutschen Amerika-Reisenden Karl May - alias Old Shatterhand - gelingt, nach anfänglich erbitterter Feindschaft die Freundschaft Winnetous zu erobern.

Winnetou 2: "Die Festung". Old Shatterhand hat kaum Sam Hawkins der Gewalt der Kiowas entrissen, da gerät er mitten in eine Brandkatastrophe auf dem neu entdeckten Ölfeld von New Venango. Es gelingt ihm nicht nur das eigene, sondern auch das Leben eines Knaben zu retten, dessen Herkunft für Shatterhand wenig später zu einer echten Überraschung wird. Vom Pueblo der Apachen bricht er mit Winnetou auf zu Old Firehands "Festung", erlebt auf halbem Weg dorthin einen Überfall der Poncas auf Fort Niobrara, angeführt von Parranoh, dem weißen Häuptling, dem Todfeind Winnetous und Old Firehands.

Slash and Pecos come face-to-face with the baddest hombre they've ever known: a kill-crazy mad man who's paving the road to hell—with bloodlust. He blew into town like a tornado—a mysterious stranger with money to burn and a sadistic streak as wide as the Rio Grande. He says his name is Benson and he's come to invest in the town's future. First, he showers the banks and local businesses with cash. Then, he hires a pair of drunks to fight and get arrested so he can check out the local lawmen. After that, he warms up to a lady of the evening—with deadly results.

Heck Martin battled Indians, bandits, and grizzly bears to make his valley the gem of the frontier. He overcame big obstacles to buy the land, build a town, and bring in a herd of longhorns. Now, ruthless San Francisco gold baron Percival Dumay threatens everything Heck worked so hard to accomplish. With the help of crooked politicians and an army of tough prospectors, he aims to take Heck's gold, his land, and his life. This time, Dumay is fighting dirty against the wrong man.

This is the third in a series about the Saddle Boys in western-themed stories. You learned first about the adventures of two inquisitive youths of by-gone days. They are Frank Haywood, only son of rich miner/ranch owner Leonidas Haywood, and Frank’s friend Bob Archer, who hails from Kentucky. They became known far and wide after being seen riding and dashing over the prairies at top-notch speed. They were often confronted by a spoiled young Peg, (nickname for Percy Egbert Grant), whose wealthy father let him get by with more than he should.

Ein spannendes Hörspiel von Heinz Trixner nach der gleichnamigen Erzählung von Karl May.

Embark on a thrilling adventure with "The Journal of Julius Rodman" by Edgar Allan Poe. This captivating novel follows the journey of Julius Rodman as he explores the uncharted American West. Poe's vivid descriptions and masterful storytelling bring to life the untamed landscapes, encounters with Native American tribes, and the pursuit of undiscovered treasures. With elements of adventure, mystery, and exploration, this tale will transport you to a time of great discovery and perilous exploration. Join Julius Rodman on his quest and experience the excitement and danger of the unknown.

Two years after the colonies declare their independence, the American and British armies fight a seemingly endless series of bloody battles in the east. But on the Tennessee frontier, the war is fought by far fewer rules of engagement. In the wilderness, those who strike silent and swift win the day, every tree or rocky hill might hide an enemy waiting with bullet and blade, and a painless death is a rare gift.

New Mexico Territory, 1882: She comes to the Klein ranch at sunset, a strange naked pregnant woman dragging a cavalry saber. Annette Klein and her husband have built peace between their marriage and secret relations beyond, but their serenity dies in bloodshed tonight through a cannibalistic demon and a mad preacher. Annette barely escapes the bloodbath to the nearby town of Low's Bend, where she might find safety with a shotgun-toting barkeep, two no-nonsense boarding room ladies, and the gunslinging bounty hunter who's captured Annette's heart.

Zane Grey is considered the creator of the Western and remains the most popular author of that genre. His best-known book, Riders of the Purple Sage, remains an all-time best-seller, and one of the most successful Western novels in history. This first Volume contains four of his best novels, including Riders of the Purple Sage, and its sequel The Rainbow Trail. Two more popular novels are are included in this collection.

Giff Dixon doesn't remember how he got to the town of Corazon. All he knows is that some cowboys found him way off the beaten path in Oklahoma cattle country, barely alive, and carrying a belly full of buckshot. Now, he's broke, friendless, and at the end of his rope. Everything changes when, out of the blue, he's offered a job guiding a government expedition to investigate reports of homesteaders being forced off their land by the all-powerful Torreon Cattle Company. It seems an easy enough ride until Grady Sebree, the iron-fisted boss of Torreon, approaches Dixon.

The Spencer family is part of a wagon train passing through Chugwater, Wyoming, bound for the valley of Longshot Basin. Unfortunately, the trail that leads there has been buried under an avalanche. The only route the homesteaders can take is the infamous Nightmare Trail—a treacherous, terrifyingly steep and narrow mountainside path that has claimed many lives. If that wasn’t dangerous enough, the trail is also a killing ground for the outlaw Hardcastle gang. The disreputable Arkansas Ozark clan don’t take kindly to anyone trespassing on their road without paying—in blood.