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GUNSMOKE: An American Institution, Paperback Edition
By Ben Costello
After two successful print runs in hardcover and a CD, Ben Costello's Gunsmoke: An American Institution is finally available in a softbound format.
The impressive book is chock full of hundreds of photos, bios and background stories of Miss Kitty, Marshal Matt Dillon, Doc Adams and all the Gunsmoke television show characters. For 20 years, Gunsmoke ruled the airwaves, and now western and television history buffs can relive the show's 635 episodes and millions of memories for less.
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Rattlesnake Rules - Paperback Edition
By Conrad J. Storad
Conrad demystifies the world of rattlesnakes and introduces children to such topics as who, when, and what rattlesnakes eat. He shows readers why rattlesnakes have rattles and what it means if you hear one. You will learn how the snakes’ forked tongues help them survive. The delightful and colorful illustrations of Nathaniel P. Jensen help bring the story alive.
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Arizona Color Me Wacky!
By Michael Hagelberg, story by Lynda Exley & Conrad Storad
Born out of the wildly successful Arizona Way Out West & Wacky, Arizona Color Me Wacky! features 32 pages of coloring fun. The accompanying text teaches children about the Grand Canyon State's unique animals, plants and insects. The delightful, yet scientifically correct illustrations were created by award-winning illustrator Michael Hagelberg.
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Arizona Way Out West & Witty
By Conrad J. Storad & Lynda Exley
Library Edition
In addition to true, but gross, humorous, interesting and wacky stories and facts, Arizona Way Out West & Wacky makes reading about Arizona’s history fun through word searches, crossword puzzles, recipes, crafts and many other amusing activities.
While Arizona Way Out West & Wacky solicits children to write and color on its pages, Witty: Library Edition, has reconfigured activities and word games with no coloring pages, and it’s formatted as a chapter book. It’s ideal for libraries and schools, because its readers are entertained and educated, but not tempted to mark up the copy. Plus, it comes with a curriculum guide in the back of the book!
Finally, history books kids will want to read!
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Arizona Way Out West & Wacky
By Conrad J. Storad and Lynda Exley
In addition to true, but gross, humorous, interesting and wacky stories and facts, Arizona Way Out West & Wacky makes reading about Arizona’s history fun through word searches, crossword puzzles, coloring pages, recipes, crafts and many other amusing activities. Finally, a history book kids will want to read!
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Cheery
By Dr. Elizabeth W. Davidson
Cheery is a Chiricahua Leopard Frog. He starts as an egg in a pond, turns into a tadpole, and then into a frog. Dr. Elizabeth W. Davidson explains why Leopard Frogs and other amphibians might become extinct. Cheery: How a Lonely Frog Finds Friends tells children what can be done to save the frogs.
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Addie Slaughter
By Susan L. Krueger, Ed.D. with Reba Wells Grandrud, Ph.D.
Famous Sheriff John Slaughter's young daughter, Addie, bravely travels from Texas to the Arizona-Mexico border, settling on the 1800s Slaughter Ranch. Along the way, her mother dies; she narrowly escapes a stagecoach robbery and murder; an earthquake destroys the ranch; her father's earlobe is shot off; and she meets Geronimo.
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Riding With the James Gang
By Gayle Martin
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GUNSMOKE: An American Institution on CD
By Ben Costello
Fifty years of Gunsmoke – including bios, background stories and hundreds of photos – is now available on CD. Television buffs conveniently enjoy a “greener” version of the 620-page book Gunsmoke: An American Institution by Ben Costello on their computer, where they can zoom photos or enlarge print for their reading pleasure.
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Perfectly Amanda, Gunsmoke's Miss Kitty
By Beckey Burgoyne
Perfectly Amanda, Gunsmoke’s Miss Kitty: To Dodge and Beyond provides a chronological look into Amanda Blake’s life both on- and off-screen. As a fan of Gunsmoke’s Miss Kitty, author Beckey Burgoyne was more than happy to take on the task of writing Blake’s biography. However, this is more than just a typical biography. It’s a tale of strength, courage and compassion. It’s the story of a legendary character that sparked a generation of women to challenge conventional views on the traditional roles they were expected to play in society. Blake’s positive influence on young women can still be felt today.
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Rattlesnake Rules - Hardcover Edition
By Conrad J. Storad
Conrad demystifies the world of rattlesnakes and introduces children to such topics as who, when, and what rattlesnakes eat. He shows readers why rattlesnakes have rattles and what it means if you hear one. You will learn how the snakes’ forked tongues help them survive. The delightful and colorful illustrations of Nathaniel P. Jensen help bring the story alive.
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Lady Lost
By Marge Graziano
Imagery, wisdom and humor punctuate Marge Graziano’s personal account of an elaborate home restoration project she undertook unexpectedly but accomplished with pure heart and soul. When she was introduced to the “Lady” of the Honeymoon Cottage, Marge never expected where this fantastic journey in historic Jerome, Arizona would lead.
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Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War
By Gayle Martin
As Luke and his sister Jenny resume their summer vacation their mother plans a stop at the historic town of Lincoln, New Mexico. But when a thunderstorm begins to brew, Luke and Jenny realize things aren't what they seem. Suddenly they are swept back in time and find themselves face-to-face with the notorious Billy the Kid. The ghost of Paul, a young buffalo soldier who lived over a century ago, guides them on their journey as they experience the life and times of this mysterious young outlaw. Will Billy the Kid live up to his legend?
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Power's Garden
By Dianne Ebertt Beeaff
Tragedy and triumph unfurl when a devout Mormon family hires a headstrong young widow during trying economic times. Two families—one Texan, one Mormon—develop an embattled but gripping relationship in the Arizona desert, while WWI rages abroad. Long-kept secrets unfold as they challenge tradition and ultimately learn to love.
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
By Gayle Martin
Luke and his sister Jenny aren't overly excited when they first learn of their mother's plan to take them to Tombstone, Arizona, as part of their vacation. That changes in a hurry when they are suddenly swept back to the 1880s and the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The ghost of the Grand Hotel's handyman, a kindly gentleman by the name of Swamper, guides them through the events of that fateful time. Young readers are right there with Luke and Jenny as they learn firsthand the story of the Earp brothers and what led to the historic shootout.
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Riding the Hollywood Trail
By Charlie LeSueur
For more than 50 years, “B” Westerns packed neighborhood theaters. Through extensive research and interviews with actors and their families, film historian Charlie LeSueur paints an all-encompassing portrait of this Western movie era with Riding the Hollywood Trail: Tales of the Silver Screen Cowboys. LeSueur brings Westerns and their cowboy stars to life!
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The Misadventures of a Roving Cartoonist
By Tom Gill
For nearly four decades, cartoonist Tom Gill brought to life the daring adventures of the Lone Ranger and his faithful sidekick Tonto. In his own words, Gill describes his remarkable life as a self-taught cartoonist who went on to draw some of the most famous comic books in American history.
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GUNSMOKE: An American Institution, Hardcover Edition
By Ben Costello
Although the last new episode aired in 1975, fans everywhere are still watching reruns of Gunsmoke every day. With performer biographies, hundreds of photographs, episode logs, updates on surviving cast members, and interviews with the show's luminaries, GUNSMOKE: An American Institution will be a favorite for fans and historians alike.
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A Feather in the Rain
By Alex Cord
This classic tale of love and passion written by noted film and TV actor Alex Cord begins with a tragic incident from the author's own life.
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