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  • One Man's West

    The American West of the 1930s and 1940s was still a place of prospectors, cowboys, ranchers, and mountaineers, one that demanded backbreaking, lonely, and dangerous work. Still, midcentury pioneers such as David Lavender remembered “not the cold and the cruel fatigue, but rather the multitude of tiny things which in their sum make up the elemental poetry of rock and ice and snow.” And as the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Raising Good Sons

    Christian Parenting Principles for Nurturing Boys of Faith and Character

    The essential gospel-led parenting book for raising good sonsIn a world filled with countless parenting books and ever-changing advice, Christian parents often seek a single, unwavering source of guidance: God’s Word. In Raising Good Sons, readers will learn how to lean on God while raising boys who are not only resilient and morally grounded but also deeply rooted in their faith. With heartfelt ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • De Soto, Coronado, Cabrillo: Explorers of the Northern Mystery

    Enriched edition. Unveiling the Epic Quest for the Northern Frontier

    In "De Soto, Coronado, Cabrillo: Explorers of the Northern Mystery," David Lavender masterfully intertwines the narratives of three prominent Spanish explorers who ventured into the uncharted territories of North America. With an engaging prose style that blends vivid storytelling and meticulous historical analysis, Lavender examines the ambitious quests of Hernando de Soto, Francisco Coronado, ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Childrens Advent Stories for Bedtime (Fully Illustrated)

    Celebrate the True Meaning of Christmas

    Illustrated by Shahar Kober ...
    Unwrap the true meaning of Christmas with Advent bedtime stories!Christmas is more than just presents under the tree, Santa, candy canes, and mistletoe. It’s a special time for families to discover and celebrate together what Christmas really means—the promise of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Children’s Advent Stories for Bedtime delivers a joyful collection of 25 stories of what this season is truly ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • American Heritage History of the Great West

    The story of America's westward movement is at heart the story of men and women of all origins and beliefs who helped shape the character of a nation. They lived a stirring epic, the telling of which grows ever more fascinating it becomes ever more remote. It has become a romance, a drama of men and women against the forces of a stupendous land and nameless terrors. Pain and violence tormented ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Snowbound: The Tragic Story of the Donner Party

    Narrated by George Guidall ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 44 min

    As the loaded wagons rumble down the streets of Springfield, Illinois, an air of foreboding sweeps over those who watch the procession. The prosperous Donner brothers and their friend, confident in their preparations, are leading their numerous children and grandchildren on a treacherous 2,500-mile trek to California. Trusting an overly optimistic guidebook, the Donner Party sets out for the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Hudson's Bay Company

    During the centuries-long expansion of the Hudson's Bay Company throughout Canada, its initials, emblazoned on the flags it flew, became ubiquitous. There were even jokes about the symbols. "What did HBC stand for?" asked the tenderfoot. And the old trapper took another pull at his clay pipe before replying gravely, "Here Before Christ." Here, in this short-form book by New York Times bestselling ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • California

    Land of New Beginnings

    From the earliest Spanish explorations in the late 1500s through the present, California's history and growth have been both tumultuous and phenomenal. All the historical facts are here: the missions and the Indians, the struggles between the Mexicans and the Americans, the fabulous gold rushes, statehood in 1850, railroad wars, furious labor upheavals, the disastrous scandals and bankruptcies of ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The Way to the Western Sea

    Lewis and Clark across the Continent

    Critics have called David Lavender a "master storyteller" (Library Journal), his prose "virile, disciplined, yet personal" (New York Times), and his book "a balanced, learned, and lively history of an epochal human exploit" (Choice).Lavender sets the stage with a lucid account of the imperial rivalries between England, Spain, France, and the United States, and their role in Thomas Jefferson's ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • De Soto, Coronado, Cabrillo Explorers of the Northern Mystery of David Lavender (Illustrated)

    American history begins not with the English at Jamestown or the Pilgrims at Plymouth but with Spanish exploration of the border country from Florida to California in the 16th century. This handbook describes the expeditions of three intrepid explorers—De Soto, Coronado, and Cabrillo—their adventures, their encounters with native inhabitants, and the consequences, good and ill, of their journeys. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fist in the Wilderness

    The story of the American fur trade has been told many times from different viewpoints, but David Lavender was the first to place it within the overall contest for empire between Britain and the United States. Rather than offering a simple hagiography of men like Jedediah Smith, Kit Carson, Jim Bridger and other legendary trappers, Lavender relates the story of men such as John Jacob Astor and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Westward Vision

    The Story of the Oregon Trail

    “In one very real sense,” David Lavender writes, “the story of the Oregon Trail begins with Columbus.” This opening suggests the panoramic sweep of his history of that famous trail. In chiseled, colorful prose, Lavender illustrates the “westward vision” that impelled the early explorers of the American interior looking for a northwest passage and send fur trappers into the region charted by Lewis ... Read more

    $15.89 USD