A Knight of the White Cross
by G. A. Henty | 
Winning His Spurs
by G. A. Henty | 
At Agincourt
by G. A. Henty | 
A Final Reckoning
by G. A. Henty | 
Through the Fray
by G. A. Henty | 
Through Russian Snows
by G. A. Henty | 
The Tiger of Mysore
by G. A. Henty | 
A March on London
by G. A. Henty | 
When London Burned
by G. A. Henty | 
A Tale of the Western Plains
by G. A. Henty | 
Held Fast for England
by G. A. Henty | 
The Treasure of the Incas
by G. A. Henty | 
No Surrender!
by G. A. Henty | 
For Name and Fame
by G. A. Henty | 
The Dash for Khartoum
by G. A. Henty | 
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline | 
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon | 
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd | 
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks | 
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult |
Packed with adventure - from gold mining, to running the unexplored Colorado River rapids, to surviving a mountain winter with nothing but ingenuity, resourcefulness, and perseverance - this story follows Tom Wade as he goes West as a boy and returns as a man. Revealing the rugged character demanded of mountain men by their environment and times, this book describes the challenges of the American West - a part of our heritage that helped make our country great.