Bill Buffalo's Books

Buffalo Bill's Life Story

An Autobiography

By: Buffalo Bill Cody

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Buffalo Bill lives deep in American legend. A Kansas-bred farm boy, he went on to become a renowned trapper and hunter, army scout, Indian fighter, and finally a world showman and celebrity. As a man of the Wild West, he became known as a larger-than-life buffalo hunter. As an army scout, he earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action. But Bill was unsatisfied. Setting his sights higher yet, he traveled the country performing in Wild West stage shows, and eventually founded “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West,” a terrifically successful traveling production depicting cowboy and Indian life on the plains. Bill’s show earned him large sums of money and drove him to intense national prominence at the turn of the century. This is his story in his own words.

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Simon and Schuster

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1628720212

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Hiking Yellowstone National Park

A Guide to More than 100 Great Hikes

By: Bill Schneider

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Hiking Yellowstone National Park

A Guide to More than 100 Great Hikes

By: Bill Schneider

Lace up your boots and sample more than one hundred hikes in America’s most famous national park. Geysers, paint pots, and glowing blue pools; deep canyons with plunging waterfalls; broad river valleys with seemingly endless views; and tall rugged mountains—Yellowstone National Park is a hiker’s paradise with more than 800 miles of trails. Let veteran hiker and outdoor writer Bill Schneider guide you on a wide variety of day hikes and extended backpacking trips into the vast interior of this national treasure. Whether you’re a day-tripper or long-distance hiker, old hand or novice, you’ll find trails suited to every ability and interest in Yellowstone National Park. Features Hikes suited to every ability Detailed directions Elevation profiles, difficulty ratings, and information on hiking in bear country Full-color photos throughout Full-color GPS-compatible maps of each trail.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762786140

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Missouri Roadsides

The Traveler's Companion

By: Bill Earngey

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Missouri Roadsides

The Traveler's Companion

By: Bill Earngey

A collection of the linguist's articles on English in Science and Technology (EST) written between 1978 and 1994 and published in different countries. The primary areas of her research are represented here: lexicology and phraseology, text linguistics, stylistics, and diachronic LSP studies. Emphasizing an integrated approach to genre analysis, the articles are unique for the extensive text corpora and the resulting genre profiles. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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University of Missouri Press

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082621021X

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The Lost Continent

Travels in Small Town America

By: Bill Bryson

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The Lost Continent

Travels in Small Town America

By: Bill Bryson

I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to." And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the movies from his youth were set. Instead he drove through a series of horrific burgs, which he renamed Smellville, Fartville, Coleslaw, Coma, and Doldrum. At best his search led him to Anywhere, USA, a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by obese and slow-witted hicks with a partiality for synthetic fibres. He discovered a continent that was doubly lost: lost to itself because he found it blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a foreigner in his own country.

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Anchor Canada

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0385674562

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Trout Streams Of Wisconsin And Minnesota 2e

An Anglers Guide To More Than 120 Rivers And Streams

By: Jim Humphrey,Bill Shogren

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Trout Streams Of Wisconsin And Minnesota 2e

An Anglers Guide To More Than 120 Rivers And Streams

By: Jim Humphrey,Bill Shogren

In this completely updated and expanded second edition, veteran anglers Jim Humphrey and Bill Shogren have added information on dozens of new streams. The authors describe their native trout waters with an evocative sense of place and anecdotes that convey not only the details but also the experience an angler can expect.

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The Countryman Press

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0881504971

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Old West Showdown

Two Authors Wrangle over the Truth about the Mythic Old West

By: Bill Markley,Kellen Cutsforth

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Old West Showdown

Two Authors Wrangle over the Truth about the Mythic Old West

By: Bill Markley,Kellen Cutsforth

The real lives of the historic figures in Old West Showdown are shrouded in controversy and myth. Was Jesse James a Southern Son fighting for the cause of the fallen Confederacy, or a blood-thirsty cutthroat justly pursued by the authorities? Was Billy the Kid a misunderstood youth or a cold-blooded killer? Did Buffalo Bill Cody truly ride for the Pony Express as a young man? Or, was he just a blowhard who trumped up his own past in an attempt to seem more heroic in the eyes of audiences attending his Wild West shows? In Old West Showdown, dueling authors Bill Markley and Kellen Cutsforth draw on fact and folklore to present opposing viewpoints pertaining to controversies surrounding some of the most well-known characters and events in the history of the Old West.

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1493032178

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In the Kingdom of Gorillas

The Quest to Save Rwanda's Mountain Gorillas

By: Bill Weber,Amy Vedder

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In the Kingdom of Gorillas

The Quest to Save Rwanda's Mountain Gorillas

By: Bill Weber,Amy Vedder

From the founders of the world-famous Mountain Gorilla Project, an empowering account of their efforts to save the mountain gorilla in Rwanda and how they succeeded—even in the midst of a horrendous civil war. In 1978, when Dr. Bill Weber and Dr. Amy Vedder arrived in Rwanda to study mountain gorillas with Dian Fossey, the gorilla population was teetering toward extinction. Poaching was rampant, but it was loss of habitat that most endangered the gorillas. When yet another slice of the Virunga Mountains was targeted for development, Weber and Vedder recognized that the gorillas were doomed unless something was done to save their land. Over Fossey's objections, they helped found the Mountain Gorilla Project. The MGP was designed to educate Rwandans about the gorillas and about the importance of conservation, while at the same time establishing an ecotourism project—one of the first anywhere in a rainforest—to bring desperately needed revenue to Rwanda. In vivid detail, Weber and Vedder describe their experiences getting to know entire families of gorillas, from powerful silverback patriarchs to helpless newborn infants. They tell us about the gorillas they recognized and came to know as individuals, stories both tragic and joyful. They describe a landscape that was heaven one day, green hell the next. And they tell of their discovery of the terrible and mysterious events surrounding Fossey's murder. They explain that the key to saving the mountain gorillas was helping the people of Rwanda—even in the face of a civil war—to share in the benefits of conservation. Rich with details about the gorillas' lives, the realities of conservation, and portraits of ordinary people caught in extraordinary times, this is a riveting adventure story that is sure to take its place among the classic accounts of the world of nature.

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1439128537

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Uppity

My Untold Story About The Games People Play

By: Bill White

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Uppity

My Untold Story About The Games People Play

By: Bill White

There are very few major personalities in the world of sports who have so much to say about our National Pastime. And even fewer who are as well respected as Bill White. Bill White, who's now in his mid 70s, was an All-Star first baseman for many years with the New York Giants, St.Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies before launching a stellar broadcasting career with the New York Yankees for 18 years. He left the broadcast booth to become the President of the National League for five years. A true pioneer as an African-American athlete, sportscaster, and top baseball executive, White has written his long-awaited autobiography in which he will be candid, open, and as always, most forthcoming about his life in baseball. Along the way, White shares never-before-told stories about his long working relationship with Phil Rizzutto, insights on George Steinbrenner, Barry Bonds, Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson, Bob Gibson, Bart Giamatti, Fay Vincent, and scores of other top baseball names and Hall of Famers. Best of all, White built his career on being outspoken, and the years fortunately have not mellowed him. Uppity is a baseball memoir that baseball fans everywhere will be buzzing about.

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Grand Central Publishing

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Up the Missouri River with Lewis and Clark

From Camp Dubois to the Bad River

By: Bill Markley

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Up the Missouri River with Lewis and Clark

From Camp Dubois to the Bad River

By: Bill Markley

Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery expedition conjures up images of high adventure. Up the Missouri River with Lewis and Clark tells of the beginning stages of the United States' first overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean. The men had to contend with shifting sandbars, treacherous currents, submerged trees, mosquitoes, rattlesnakes, wicked weather, disease, and unpredictable new people. Meet the men of the expedition-deserters, drunks, sergeants, and hunters. See how the first four months of their journey transforms a loose group of individuals into Clark's Band of Brothers. "Bill Markley has a wonderful talent for writing nonfiction with just a twist of humor. Though he takes his facts from the journals of Lewis, Clark, and other expedition members, his own commentary emerges."-Pat Decker Nipper, Author of Love on the Lewis and Clark Trail "You will enjoy reading Bill Markley's description of Lewis & Clark's expedition. He knows the stories, and shares with us a clear view of the expedition's journey. His book helps his readers better understand the Corps of Discovery's many and diverse encounters on the Missouri River."-Bill Stevens, President, Encounters On the Prairie, Central South Dakota Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation

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0595372724

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Castle Garden

By: Bill Albert

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Castle Garden

By: Bill Albert

This tale of a young Jewish runaway’s adventures across America is “a rip-roaring saga about the waning days of the Old West” (Publishers Weekly). “When we first meet Meyer Liebermann, he’s sitting in an Idaho jail, accused of murder. Meyer, a mute, begins to write out his life story. It begins in New York in 1887 where, as the adopted son of a prosperous Jewish family, he consistently disappoints his parents. After running away from home, he is assaulted on the street and left mute by his assailants, only to be nursed back to health by the Indians of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Soon he’s on the road with his new family, earning his keep by writing letters for Buffalo Bill. . . . This is a western novel with the most unique protagonist one is ever likely to encounter. Meyer is funny, self-aware, courageous, compassionate, and in his own fashion, tough as nails. He survives a harsh land via his wits and his single skill—letter writing—which proves to be every bit as useful (and a hell of a lot more interesting) than a quick draw and a sharp aim. Western fans expecting standard ‘six-gun justice’ will be pleasantly surprised.” —Booklist “From the show-business antics of Calamity Jane to the strike-breaking violence at the Colorado and Idaho coal mines, Meyer watches America changing . . . this yarn is a keeper.” —Publishers Weekly

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1497623197

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Wolves of Cocolalla

Wolf Love Stories

By: Bill and Nancy Taylor

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Wolves of Cocolalla

Wolf Love Stories

By: Bill and Nancy Taylor

Copy A Bill Taylor Bill is from Texas, a photographer, teacher. He got involved with his favorite animal, the wolf, researched its history and importance. He has worked with wolves over 20 years with love, research and photography. Copy B Nancy Taylor Nancy is from Minnesota and her interest in wolves got Bill interested and they begin their adventure together. Nancy is a wolf educator also and loves canines but enjoys the wolf loyalty and love the most.

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145673881X

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Finding the American Dream: A Guided Tour of Places Where Americans Changed History

By: Bill Clevlen

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Finding the American Dream: A Guided Tour of Places Where Americans Changed History

By: Bill Clevlen

From a can of Dr. Pepper, to the iconic sounds of Motown hits like Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and The Temptations, each of these uniquely American emblems began as a dream. From humble beginnings and against insurmountable odds, our culture pervasively clings to the notion that given equal opportunities, anyone can achieve the success of their wildest imagination. It’s the dream that has empowered countless entertainers, leaders, inventors, and historical figures to become and create to the best of their ability, and that still inspires us today. Travel journalist and author Bill Clevlen opens up the topic in Finding the American Dream, chapter by chapter, one dreamer at a time. Be guided to the place were they began their journey, as if you were traveling there yourself. Stand inside the small rural house were Johnny Cash grew up after the Great Depression. Explore the bottling plant where Dr. Pepper became America’s first nationally sold soft drink. Discover the very first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant where 65 year-old Harland Sanders started a billion-dollar franchise. A flip through these pages will prove that the American Dream is not dead. The inspiring stories contained within demonstrate that anyone can still achieve greatness through hard work, determination, and of course, a little bit of luck.

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1681062755

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Bill Nye's Western Humor

By: Bill Nye

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Bill Nye's Western Humor

By: Bill Nye

Although Bill Nye (1850-1896) was America's best known humorist in the late 1880's and early 1890's, his work is little known today--his books long out of print and his columns yellowing in newspaper files. Now T. A. Larson, a dyed-in-the-wool Nye fan for more than thirty years, has assembled the best of Bill Nye's work, most of it dating from the seven Wyoming years when Nye made his name. The selections are chosen from Laramie, Cheyenne, and Denver newspapers and from six books published in the 1890's. The resulting collection is both good fun and a valuable picture of a lively period.

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0803258216

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Pivot Table Data Crunching

Microsoft Excel 2010

By: Bill Jelen,Michael Alexander

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Pivot Table Data Crunching

Microsoft Excel 2010

By: Bill Jelen,Michael Alexander

PivotTables may be Excel's most powerful feature, but Microsoft has estimated that only 15% of Excel users take advantage of them. That's because PivotTables (and their companion feature, PivotCharts) have a reputation for being difficult to learn. Not any more! In this book, Excel legends Bill Jelen ("MrExcel") and Michael Alexander teach PivotTables and PivotCharts step-by-step, using realistic business scenarios that any Excel user can intuitively understand. Jelen and Alexander go far beyond merely explaining PivotTables and PivotCharts: they present practical "recipes" for solving a wide range of business problems. Drawing on more than 30 combined years of Excel experience, they provide tips and tricks you won't find anywhere else, and show exactly how to sidestep common mistakes. Coverage includes: " Creating PivotTables, customizing them, and changing the way you view them " Performing calculations within PivotTables " Using PivotCharts and other visualizations " Analyzing multiple data sources with PivotTables " Sharing PivotTables with others " Working with and analyzing OLAP data " Making the most of Excel 2010's powerful new PowerPivot feature " Using Excel 2010's Slicer to dynamically filter PivotTables " Enhancing PivotTables with macros and VBA code This book is part of the new MrExcel Library series, edited by Bill Jelen, world-renowned Excel expert and host of the enormously popular Excel help site, MrExcel.com. Teaches PivotTables, PivotCharts, and Excel 2010's new PowerPivot feature through real-world scenarios that make intuitive sense to users at all levels Includes proven PivotTable recipes for instant on-the-job results Helps Excel users avoid common pitfalls and mistakes Part of the brand-new MrExcel Library series, edited by Excel legend Bill Jelen

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Pearson Education

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0789746689

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The Book of Basketball

The NBA According to The Sports Guy

By: Bill Simmons

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The Book of Basketball

The NBA According to The Sports Guy

By: Bill Simmons

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The NBA according to The Sports Guy—now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more! Foreword by Malcom Gladwell • “The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.”—The Atlantic Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN’s The Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.

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0345520106

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Parcells

A Football Life

By: Bill Parcells,Nunyo Demasio

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Parcells

A Football Life

By: Bill Parcells,Nunyo Demasio

Bill Parcells may be the most iconic football coach of our time. During his decades-long tenure as an NFL coach, he turned failing franchises into contenders. He led the ailing New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, turned the New England Patriots into an NFL powerhouse, reinvigorated the New York Jets, brought the Dallas Cowboys back to life, and was most recently enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Taking readers behind the scenes with one of the most influential and fascinating coaches the NFL has ever known, PARCELLS will take a look back at this coach’s long, storied and influential career, offer a nuanced portrayal of the complex man behind the coach, and examine the inner workings of the NFL.

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0385346379

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Hiking Colorado's Western Slope

By: Bill Haggerty

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Hiking Colorado's Western Slope

By: Bill Haggerty

On Colorado’s Western Slope, stunning geological features and awe-inspiring scenery create a unique hiking experience unlike any other. This revised edition of Hiking Colorado’s Western Slope provides concise descriptions and detailed maps for over 50 of the state’s finest trails west of the Great Divide. Veteran hiker and author of Best Easy Day Hikes: Grand Junction and Fruita, Bill Haggerty, recommends his favorite routes—from short day walks to backcountry treks through the Western Slope’s spectacular landscape, including hikes near Aspen, Vail, the Flat Tops Wilderness, Steamboat Springs, Crested Butte and Gunnison, Ouray, Telluride, Grand Junction, and more. Inside you'll find Hikes suited to every ability GPS-compatible trail maps and route profiles Mile-by-mile directional cues Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, best hiking seasons, and more

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493075462

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The History of Big Safari

By: Colonel Bill Grimes, USAF Retired

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The History of Big Safari

By: Colonel Bill Grimes, USAF Retired

For more than half a century, Big Safari-modified aircraft have performed dangerous and essential missions to collect intelligence, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, and engage in special operations missions around the globe in the interest of national security. These state-of-the-art aircraft have been flown, operated, and maintained by men and women whose dedication and commitment have made the world a safer place. In The History of Big Safari, author Colonel Bill Grimes, a retired US Air Force officer, presents a history of this program, which has been in existence for more than sixty years. Born as a special acquisition program in 1952, Big Safari has been in a unique position to save lives by rapidly fielding essential systems with a quick-reaction capability to ensure decision makers on the battlefield and at the Pentagon have timely intelligence to plan and execute operations. Grimes shows how, without a special acquisition program such as Big Safari, the nation's ability to react to evolving dangers and threats would be mired in bureaucracy when timely responses are critical. With detailed cutaway illustrations revealing aircraft modifications and mission equipment, The History of Big Safari also includes photographs, sidebars, and anecdotes. It goes behind the scenes with the men and women who participated in the challenging projects and daring missions. It shares the development of cutting-edge technology and special mission aircraft, as well as the global events that necessitated these once-classified programs. Finally, it provides insight into long-veiled projects, operations, and missions that comprise the world under the purview of Big Safari.

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Archway Publishing

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1480804568

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9781480804562

Muleshoe and More

By: Bill Bradfield,Clare Bradfield

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Muleshoe and More

By: Bill Bradfield,Clare Bradfield

This book discloses the humorous and the sometimes controversial, if not curious, circumstances surrounding the naming of more than 700 Texas towns.

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Erie Canal Sings, The: A Musical History of New York’s Grand Waterway

By: Bill Hullfish With Dave Ruch

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Erie Canal Sings, The: A Musical History of New York’s Grand Waterway

By: Bill Hullfish With Dave Ruch

Life working along the banks of the Erie Canal is preserved in the songs of America's rich musical history. Thomas Allen's "Low Bridge, Everybody Down" has achieved iconic status in the American songbook, but its true story has never been told until now. Erie songs such as "The E-ri-e Is a-Risin'" would transform into "The C&O Is a-Risin'" as the song culture spread among a network of other canals, including the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Pennsylvania Main Line. As motors replaced mules and railroads emerged, the canal song tradition continued on Broadway stages and in folk music recordings. Author Bill Hullfish takes readers on a musical journey along New York's historic Erie Canal.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467142093

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Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson

Lawmen of the Legendary West

By: Bill Markley

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Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson

Lawmen of the Legendary West

By: Bill Markley

Which lawman did the most to tame the frontier, Bat Masterson or Wyatt Earp? Neither of them was a saint. At times their actions were not in compliance with the law, and they only served as peace officers for limited portions of their lives. What sets them apart from the thousands of sheriffs and marshals who served on America’s frontier? Did they make more arrests than others? Did they kill large numbers of men? Did they lead adventurous lives? Was it their character? Was there just the right ring to their names that led people to remember them? Did they get the right publicity at the right time? Did they just outlive all the others? Or was it a combination of these factors? This joint biography reveals the intersection of their legacies and attempts to answer the questions about their place in the story of the West. .

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1493035681

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Buffalo Bill's Life Story

An Autobiography

By: Buffalo Bill,W. F. Cody

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Buffalo Bill's Life Story

An Autobiography

By: Buffalo Bill,W. F. Cody

Thrilling yarns of buffalo hunts, Indian life, and riding with the Pony Express abound in this exciting memoir of life in the Old West. Illustrations by N. C. Wyeth.

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0486400387

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Poetry Night at the Ballpark and Other Scenes from an Alternative America

Writings, 1986-2014

By: Bill Kauffman

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Poetry Night at the Ballpark and Other Scenes from an Alternative America

Writings, 1986-2014

By: Bill Kauffman

Bill Kauffman has carved out an idiosyncratic identity quite unlike any other American writer. Praised by the likes of Gore Vidal, Benjamin Schwarz, and George McGovern, he has, with a distinctive and slashingly witty, learnedly allusive style, illumed forgotten corners of American history, articulated a defiant and passionate localism, and written with love and dark humor of his repatriation. Poetry Night at the Ballpark gathers the best of Bill Kauffman's essays and journalism in defense and explication of his alternative America--or Americas. Its discrete pieces are bound by a thematic unity and propulsive energy and are full of unexpected (yet startlingly apposite) connections and revelatory linkages. Whether he's writing about conservative Beats, backyard astronomers, pacifist West Pointers, or Middle America in the movies, Bill Kauffman will challenge, maybe even change, the way you look at American politics and the American provinces.

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1625648421

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Biker Billy's Hog Wild on a Harley Cookbook

200 Fiercely Flavorful Recipes to Kick-Start Your Home Cooking from Harley Riders Across the USA

By: Bill Hufnagle

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Biker Billy's Hog Wild on a Harley Cookbook

200 Fiercely Flavorful Recipes to Kick-Start Your Home Cooking from Harley Riders Across the USA

By: Bill Hufnagle

Cook up delicious dishes all day long with these recipes collected from Harley enthusiasts across America. Harley-Davidson riders are a close-knit community that loves good food. The official motto of Harley riders may be “Live to Ride, Ride to Live,” but the unofficial motto is “Eat to Ride, Ride to Eat.” To help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Harley-Davidson in 2003, Bill Hufnagle, aka Biker Billy, collected 200 righteous recipes from HOG (Harley Owners Group) members and other Harley enthusiasts from sea to shining sea whose close-second passion is a fantastic, stick-to-your-ribs meal with no holds barred. There are plenty of Billy’s own favorites included, too. Here and only here are recipes for Nana’s Famous Horseradish Cheese Spread, Grandpa’s Oil Can Stew, Penne with Crankcase Vodka Sauce, Black Leather Tostadas, and John’s Prison Break Cake. This is torqued-up-tasty food from a bunch of adventure-loving riders that’s certain to appeal to the more than five million Harley riders across the U.S.A. Praise for Biker Billy’s Hog Wild on a Harley Cookbook “Whether you’re going cross-country on a Harley or a few blocks on a crosstown bus, Biker Billy takes you on a wild and hilarious road trip. These are the hottest recipes that this Wayne Harley has ever tested.” —Wayne Harley Brachman, author of Retro Desserts and host of the Food Network’s Melting Pot “Biker Billy has once again cooked up a fragrant collection of tales and recipes from the open road. All we need now is some tinfoil and a hot motor, and zesty meals will be served.” —J. Joshua Placa, editor of Cruising Rider “Despite the title’s appeal to a niche audience, Hufnagle has plenty of attractive recipes for all appetites to relish.” —Booklist

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1558325670

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Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters

By: Bill O'Neal

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Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters

By: Bill O'Neal

Sifting factual information from among the lies, legends, and tall tales, the lives and battles of gunfighters on both sides of the law are presented in a who's who of the violent West

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806123354

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9780806123356

Do Fish Drink Water?

Puzzling and Improbable Questions and Answers

By: Bill McLain

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Do Fish Drink Water?

Puzzling and Improbable Questions and Answers

By: Bill McLain

Is it true that elephants are afraid of mice? How much gold does the United States store in Fort Knox? Why do I get a headache when I eat ice cream too fast? How did the "seventh inning stretch" originate? As the official webmaster for Xerox, Bill McLain was surprised by the kinds of questions he was receiving, like whether people born blind can see in their dreams and why rabbits are associated with Easter. McLain began to answer each and every question--attracting national attention from MSNBC, CNN, and People--and the result, collected in Do Fish Drink Water?, is a surprising, funny, and informative collection of facts. McLain's answers can often be as wild as the questions and prompt entertaining anecdotes about where he found them. McLain explains how magnets are made, what caused the Great Depression of 1922, and even explains why cats purr. Also included is an extensive list of websites where he conducts research, offering an informative guide to making the most of the Internet.

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Harper Collins

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0062031368

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Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody

Plainsmen of the Legendary West

By: Bill Markley

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Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody

Plainsmen of the Legendary West

By: Bill Markley

Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody were considered heroes and the greatest plainsmen of their time. They were larger than life, legendary characters. They knew where to locate water, good grass for livestock, sheltered campsites, and game for hunting. They knew how to survive the blistering heat and terrific thunderstorms of summer and the subzero blizzards of winter. They could avoid Indians or act as trackers following the trails of Indians as well as desperados. They were expert marksmen and did not back down from a fight. They rushed in where others held back. Hickok, a frontier wagon and stagecoach driver, became a Union spy during the Civil War, furthering his reputation after the war as a frontier Army scout, gunfighter, and lawman. Cody, who claimed to ride for the Pony Express, served in the Union Army, and became legendary as an expert buffalo hunter and Army scout. Hickok and Cody were good friends and experienced a series of adventures together. Hickok traveled to Deadwood, Dakota Territory, during the 1876 Black Hills goldrush where he was assassinated by Jack McCall. Cody continued scouting for the Army and after the Battle of the Little Big Horn, won a one-on-one duel with a Cheyenne warrior, Yellow Hair. Cody went on to become one of the most well-known showmen in the world with his Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody: Plainsmen, the fourth book in the Legendary West series, explores the lives of these two well-known characters.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493048430

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Blossoms, Blooms and Scenes

By: Bill Davis,Charles Hays

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Blossoms, Blooms and Scenes

By: Bill Davis,Charles Hays

The main features of our book involve Mother Nature and the natural wonders of the world, especially the flowers, blooms, and scenes of many national parks.

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Trafford Publishing

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1466989351

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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Real West

By: David Fisher,Bill O'Reilly

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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Real West

By: David Fisher,Bill O'Reilly

The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's historic series Legends and Lies: The Real West, a fascinating, eye-opening look at the truth behind the western legends we all think we know How did Davy Crockett save President Jackson's life only to end up dying at the Alamo? Was the Lone Ranger based on a real lawman-and was he an African American? What amazing detective work led to the capture of Black Bart, the "gentleman bandit" and one of the west's most famous stagecoach robbers? Did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid really die in a hail of bullets in South America? Generations of Americans have grown up on TV shows, movies and books about these western icons. But what really happened in the Wild West? All the stories you think you know, and others that will astonish you, are here--some heroic, some brutal and bloody, all riveting. Included are the ten legends featured in Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies docuseries -from Kit Carson to Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok to Doc Holliday-- accompanied by two bonus chapters on Daniel Boone and Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley. Frontier America was a place where instinct mattered more than education, and courage was necessary for survival. It was a place where luck made a difference and legends were made. Heavily illustrated with spectacular artwork that further brings this history to life, and told in fast-paced, immersive narrative, Legends and Lies is an irresistible, adventure-packed ride back into one of the most storied era of our nation's rich history.

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Henry Holt and Company

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1627795081

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The Smoking Bacon & Hog Cookbook

The Whole Pig & Nothing But the Pig BBQ Recipes

By: Bill Gillespie

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The Smoking Bacon & Hog Cookbook

The Whole Pig & Nothing But the Pig BBQ Recipes

By: Bill Gillespie

The Smoking Bacon & Hog Cookbook is the ultimate guide to get you cooking the most delicious pork you and your family have ever tasted including 35 bacon curing recipes. Bill Gillespie is the pitmaster of the award winning Smokin' Hoggz BBQ; in his second cookbook, he reveals all the trade secrets of preparing pork meat and the recipes that made his BBQ team the Grand Champions of the Jack Daniel's World Champion Invitational Barbeque and the American Royal Invitational-from smoked bacon and sausage to barbecued baby back ribs, pulled pork, tenderloin and the classic ham. He shows the ins and outs of curing, smoking and cooking each cut of the hog to delicate perfection every time. You'll be amazed to see how easy it is to smoke and cook pork so tender and delicious you won't be able to stop talking about it. Readers are guided step-by-step on how to prepare each of the most popular parts of the pig. The more adventurous learn to prepare the head and whole hog. Readers also get an introduction to cooking with a variety of cookers and smokers. The Smoking Bacon & Hog Cookbook, with its simple yet masterful recipes, will have any pork-lover drooling over its pages, so you'll want to be sure to get one for yourself and a friend!

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