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A mountain man and scout on a primitive frontier Tom Tobin was a fearsome opponent. This book describes his jouneys through Santa Fe, Taos and Colorado.

"He was a larger-than-life figure of the frontier whose legendary exploits inspired hero worship among people of all ages. We may remember him as a buffalo hunter, a U.S. Army scout, an Indian fighter, a Pony Express rider, and, finally, a master showman who conceived and starred in the world-famous "Wild West" show. But who was the real William "Buffalo Bill" Cody?" "Now, in the first full-scale biography in over thirty years, Robert Carter penetrates...

Discusses the lives and work of Indian and white scouts in the West in the early 20th century.

Recounts Carson's life--as a mountain man, guide, adviser in Indian Wars, Commander of Fort Garland, and friend to the Indians.

Raised among the Blackfoot, John Hawk is a valuable asset to the US Army. As a military scout at Fort Ellis, he is able to cross the line between two worlds'and help keep the peace. But when he disobeys a direct order from his commander, Hawk is immediately dismissed from his post. That was the army's first mistake. The second was losing track of a small mule train en route to Helena. At the request of his former lieutenant, Hawk leaves his cabin...

Former Indian scout Lone McGantry is hired by Harriet Munro, a fiery woman lawyer seeking to make a name for herself on the western Nebraska frontier. Munro has taken the case of beautiful young Roxanne Bigbee -- a desperate fugitive fleeing a trumped-up murder conviction and a hangman's noose. But before she can appear for the re-trial that Harriet has arranged, Roxanne must be rescued from the current threatening situation her flight has placed...

Three desperate women. One deranged killer. No way in hell is John Hawk going to sit back and let the innocent get slaughtered. He first meets the three lovely ladies as they're fleeing in a wagon--alone--through Blackfoot country. What's their rush? They're being pursued by a wanted outlaw who wants them dead. Their only chance is to reach the Last Chance Saloon in Helena--and John Hawk is their last hope...

Portrayed by past historians as the greatest guide and Indian fighter in the West, Kit Carson has become in recent years a historical pariah--a brutal murderer who betrayed the Navajos, and an unwitting dupe of American expansion, and a racist. Many historians now question both his reputation and his place in the pantheon of American heroes. Here we are urged to reconsider Carson yet again. Carson was a man of the nineteenth century, whose racial...

Will Cason's life once lacked purpose, but now that he is Fort Dodge's best scout, no one is complaining. Will's troubles begin when he saves a lovely widow named Sarah, who was helpless under Cheyenne Indian fire. His rescue has made him a mortal enemy of the Cheyenne and his life has taken a deadly new direction. Bloody Hand and his band of warriors are determined to avenge the deaths of their own by taking down this "white devil." But Will has...