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1775, American wilderness: The frontiersmen Daniel Boone and Simon Girty fight their way through the primeval forests toward Otsego Lake, where their companion Simon Kenton is hiding in a lonely log cabin - carrying a dark secret. Boone’s daughter Jemima and the young settler Sarah Callaway, too, are drawn into a vortex of betrayal, vengeance and liberation. When John Killbuck, a Delaware warrior with a yearning for peace, appears, a dangerous game begins upon the water. A vivid and gripping novel about loyalty, frontier life, and the struggle between cultures - inspired by historical figures and true events.
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A historical novel set in the Pennsylvania frontier, 1778. When Jemima Boone and the Callaway sisters are taken captive, Daniel Boone, John Killbuck, and White Eyes embark on a perilous mission: the pursuit of Simon Girty, a scout who has changed sides. Their path leads through besieged forts, hostile villages, and the unpredictable borderlands, where loyalties shift in the blink of an eye. Between courage and betrayal, friendship and loss, unfolds a gripping panorama of a time when the West was still wild and each day was a battle between life and death.
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In 1782, frontiersmen Daniel Boone and John Killbuck are faced with an almost impossible mission: they must protect the Zane siblings – Silas, Elizabeth, and Isaac – along with Isaac’s wife, Myeerah, from enemy warriors near the Monongahela River. After surviving countless dangers and reaching Fort Pitt, they continue their journey down the Ohio River to Mingo Bottom. The Traitor of Mingo Bottom is a gripping historical novel that draws readers deep into the American frontier: a world shaped by courage and betrayal, where only the strong survived, and the story of a young nation was forged.
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Kentucky, 1798/1799. In the frontier of the young state, an old friendship begins to falter, and the order that holds the new America together starts to crack. Daniel Boone, John Killbuck, and Isaac Zane fall under suspicion by the Marshalls, an influential family that rules Maysville. The charge: secret gold theft on their land. The response: expulsion, accusation, mistrust. A rumor grows into open conflict. Between law and arbitrariness, between loyalty and ambition, more is at stake than property and honor – it is the future of an entire community. Boone & Killbuck – The Lords of Maysville tells of resilience, loss, and the search for justice in a world that has not yet found its peace.
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From the shadowed forests of Otsego Lake to the hills of Maysville unfolds the adventure of two men as different as they could be: Daniel Boone, the white pioneer, and John Killbuck, the Munsee-Delaware. Distrust divides them, yet trust binds them as brothers in fate. Between new beginnings and war, between duty and betrayal, they fight for land, honor, and their place in a world still taking shape. This saga unites history and adventure, friendship and resistance – an epic from a time when America was not yet a nation, but a frontier.
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Born in 1846, William Cody, later known as Buffalo Bill, grows up in the rugged wilderness of Salt Creek Valley, Kansas. Following his father's tragic death, William's childhood is marked by hardship and danger. As a boy, he joins the legendary Pony Express, embarking on daring rides through uncharted territory. Through encounters with outlaws, relentless bullies, and the unforgiving frontier, this novel captures the untold story of the young Cody. From his troubled schooldays to his first adventures as a scout, each page reveals the challenges that shaped a boy into one of the Wild West’s most legendary figures.
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William Cody – better known as Buffalo Bill – fights his way through the treacherous landscapes of the American West during the Civil War and the Indian Wars. From a daring Pony Express rider, he becomes a fearless army scout, navigating hostile lines, Indian raids, and ruthless highwaymen with courage and cunning. But challenges are not only lurking on the battlefield: Will’s path is marked by personal loss, bitter setbacks, and an unshakable determination to build a better future for himself and his family. This novel tells the gripping story of a young man who, caught between war and peace, became a legend.
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The years 1867 to 1877 marked a defining chapter in the life of Will Cody – better known as Buffalo Bill. As a scout for the U.S. Army, he played a key role in the Indian Wars, earning the respect of generals like Phil Sheridan through courage and skill. At the same time, he cemented his reputation as one of the most accomplished buffalo hunters of his time, supplying railroad crews with meat across the frontier. But Cody’s life as a frontiersman was only one side of his story. His early steps into the spotlight began through a collaboration with writer Ned Buntline, whose dramatizations of Cody’s exploits brought him to the stages of the East Coast and helped shape his legend in the Wild West.
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Buffalo Bill Cody – the living legend of the Wild West, a man who embodied both triumph and tragedy like few others. With his Wild West show, he brought the spirit of the prairie to the grand cities of the world, captivating kings and emperors while shaping the myth of the American frontier. But behind the dazzling façade, he battled financial ruin, heartbreaking personal losses, and the relentless decline of his fame. This final chapter of his life reveals the highs and lows of a showman whose unwavering belief in his vision kept him moving forward against all odds. A gripping portrait of a man who defined an era – and became an immortal legend himself.
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He was the most famous man in America, a scout of the frontier who at fourteen carried messages through hostile territory during the Civil War, rode across lands claimed by Native tribes, hunted bison herds, and brought the Wild West to the great cities of the world. William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, captivated kings and presidents and paid a heavy price for his fame. For the first time, this four-part saga tells the complete story of his life in novel form, vivid, historically grounded, and driven by dramatic turns. From the plains of Nebraska to the battlefields of the West and the arenas of America’s East Coast, this book follows the rise of a man who shaped an era that became legend.
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