DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Claim Jumpers" (A Romance) by Stewart Edward White. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Sourdoughs, Claim Jumpers & Dry Gulchers: Fifty of the Grittiest Moments in the History of Frontier Prospecting, offers 50 tales of hard-bitten sourdoughs, petty bandits, outright outlaws, guilt-free gunmen, and murderous money-grubbers as they scrabbled to gain the lands, foodstuffs, and fortunes of wide-eyed greenhorns, gullible and trusting tenderfoots, and slow-on-the-draw gold panners.
The largest by far of the fifty states, Alaska is also the state of greatest mystery and diversity. And, as Claus-M. Naske and Herman E. Slotnick show in this comprehensive survey, the history of Alaska’s peoples and the development of its economy have matched the diversity of its land- and seascapes. Alaska: A History begins by examining the region’s geography and the Native peoples who inhabited it for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived. The Russians claimed northern North America by right of discovery in 1741. During their occupation of “Russian America” the region was little more than an outpost for fur hunters and traders. When the czar sold the territory to the United States in 1867, nobody knew what to do with “Seward’s Folly.” Mainland America paid little attention to the new acquisition until a rush of gold seekers flooded into the Yukon Territory. In 1906 Congress granted Alaska Territory a voteless delegate and in 1912 gave it a territorial legislature. Not until 1959, however, was Alaska’s long-sought goal of statehood realized. During World War II, Alaska’s place along the great circle route from the United States to Asia firmly established its military importance, which was underscored during the Cold War. The developing military garrison brought federal money and many new residents. Then the discovery of huge oil and natural-gas deposits gave a measure of economic security to the state. Alaska: A History provides a full chronological survey of the region’s and state’s history, including the precedent-setting Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, which compensated Native Americans for their losses; the effect of the oil industry and the trans-Alaska pipeline on the economy; the Exxon Valdez oil spill; and Alaska politics through the early 2000s.
"Here is the perpetual variety of small town Oklahoma characters, incidents, changes; the self-confidence of an American boyhood; in honest, winning revelation."–Kirkus Reviews
Bounty hunter Lou Prophet escorts a killer to be hanged—and himself into trouble in this western from Peter Brandvold. Lou Prophet is in mixed company these days. He doesn’t mind being close to his pretty pistol-packing partner, Louisa Bonaventure. Known as the Vengeance Queen, she has his back—and dare he say it, part of his heart. But accompanying the vile outlaw Blanco Metalious back to Nugget Town to see him hang isn’t exactly Lou’s idea of a good time… Then a young girl claiming amnesia after getting caught in the crossfire during Blanco’s capture joins their posse. But her ease on the trails belies her innocence. Before Prophet can deal with her, Sam “Man Killin’” Metalious enters the picture, aiming to free his son before he hangs. But no way is that going to happen under Prophet’s watch…
As he struck out down the canyon with his rifle, revolver, and possibles bag, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. The canyon walls were the same, The sagebrush was the same, And The eagle floating on the air current above the canyon was the same. Then it hit him; the wagon trail wasn't worn deep into the canyon floor. Daniel Strong, a fifty-one-year-old man of the twentieth century, Is catapulted back in time To The early settler days of the 1840s, An era when trails were haunted by outlaws and wild animals, blizzards threatened those traveling afoot and in wagon trains, and tales of gold and silver spurred the poor and downtrodden West. With basic survival knowledge and knowledge gleaned from his love for US history, Daniel faces the trail with new acquaintance Lou Thompson and her son, Tommy, where he assumes the role of caregiver and protector, all the while providing psychic vision as to what will take place as the years pass by. Faced with challenges in every direction, Daniel and Lou brave the rough terrain of the Nevada desert as they make their way to Carson Valley, Nevada. Although Daniel embraces his new life, he is unable to forget the wife and family he left behind and wonders if he'll ever be reunited with his old life-whether he wants to or not. Come along on an exciting trail ride, thick with adventure and danger, To High Rock Canyon, by author Tom Graves. Daniel Strong, a fifty-one-year-old man of the twentieth century, Is catapulted back in time To The early settler days of the 1840s, An era when trails were haunted by outlaws and wild animals, blizzards threatened those traveling afoot and in wagon trains, and tales of gold and silver spurred the poor and downtrodden West. With basic survival knowledge and knowledge gleaned from his love for US history, Daniel faces the trail with new acquaintance Lou Thompson and her son, Tommy, where he assumes the role of caregiver and protector, all the while providing psychic vision as to what will take place as the years pass by. Faced with challenges in every direction, Daniel and Lou brave the rough terrain of the Nevada desert as they make their way to Carson Valley, Nevada. Although Daniel embraces his new life, he is unable to forget the wife and family he left behind and wonders if he'll ever be reunited with his old life-whether he wants to or not. Come along on an exciting trail ride, thick with adventure and danger, To High Rock Canyon, by author Thomas Graves.
