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Berrybender narratives volume 1
Pub. Date
[2002]
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Part western, part satire of the English class system contrasted with rugged frontier society, the first volume of this proposed tetralogy gets off to a shaky start as McMurtry introduces the randy, bumbling Berrybender clan, a rich but inept aristocratic British family that journeys up the Missouri River to try to capitalize on the land boom of the 1830s. The early romantic subplot shows promise when beautiful but flighty Lady Tasmin Berrybender,...
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Berrybender narratives volume 3
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The Berrybenders' party is moving forward across the Great Plains of the West towards Santa Fe. Tasmin's husband scouts ahead and falls in love with Pomp Charbonneau, who dies at the hand of the ruthless commander of the Spanish troops. A vast cast of characters meet up with the party as they travel, proving that the rolling grassy plains are not as empty as they look.
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Fannie is traveling west to uncover the truth behind a family secret. Samuel is on a mission to atone for past failures that still haunt him. Their meeting aboard a steamboat headed to Montana sparks an unlikely attraction. Will the end of their journey bring the end of their relationship--or is it just the beginning?
5) Sin killer
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Berrybender narratives volume 1
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Larry McMurtry's Sin Killer is a wildly entertaining ride through the untamed Great Plains. The first installment of a proposed tetralogy, The Berrybender Narratives, Sin Killer follows the adventures of the Berrybenders, a large, noble English family traveling the Missouri River in 1832. This deeply self-absorbed and spoiled family leaves England for the unknown of the American West, based solely on a "whim" and Lord Berrybender's desire to "shoot...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
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Relates the experiences of a German prince, his servant, and a young Swiss artist as they traveled through the Missouri River Valley in 1833 learning about the territory and its inhabitants and recording their impressions in words and pictures.
7) Before Lewis and Clark: the story of the Chouteaus, the French dynasty that ruled America's frontier
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Pub. Date
2004
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Shortly after Meriweather Lewis reached St. Louis in 1803 to plan for his voyage to the Pacific with William Clark, he prepared his first packet of flora and fauna from west of the Mississippi and dispatched it to President Jefferson. The cuttings, which were later planted in Philadelphia and Virginia, were supplied by Lewis's new French friend, Pierre Chouteau, who took them from a tree growing in the garden of his mansion.
One of the best-known...
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This book deals with the stretch of country embracing the great Missouri River drainage, from its southernmost tributaries to those reaching north into Canada. It covers the developments which, regardless of political boundaries, affected this entire inland empire once dismissed as the "Great American Desert."
12) Night ride home
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Pub. Date
1997.
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"During the years that followed World War II, Nora Mahler led a perfect life. With her two teenage children, Simon and Clea, who inherited her love of horses, she ran the family ranch on the banks of the Missouri River. When Simon is killed in a riding accident, Nora's world is shattered. Mad with grief, Nora's husband, Neal, dismantles her business, sends the horses away, and demands that she sell the farm. When she refuses, he leaves, taking Clea...