Author and humorist Dan Burnett is a genuine rowdiest kind, an eleven year veteran of professional rodeo and a working cowboy for twenty five years. There is a laugh on every page as he recounts his riotous adventures with cowboys, clowns, out-laws, in-laws bulls and babes during the sixties. This book is guaranteed to make even the humor-impaired laugh out loud.

A Cowboy Never Lies

Literature & Fiction

Burnett, Dan

United States

New West Press

Hoss, Levi, Orville and Jake are back in more wild cowboy adventures in this second collection of short stories from Dan Burnett. This time they are joined by an crazy new cast including a budding anthropologist in search of the lost tribe of the Pecos, love-sick mountain women, Buford the passionate hound and Good Eye the cat.

A Cowboy Never Lies 2

A retelling of such famous stories as "The Battle of Thermopylae," "Regulus," and "Fort St. Elmo." "It is intended as a treasury for young people, where they may find minuter particulars than their abridged histories usually afford of the soul-stirring deeds that give life and glory to the record of events...." --- The Author.First published in 1864, this edition is derived from the original book with 9 black and white illustrations and page decorations throughout. As always, this edition is complete and unabridged.

A Book of Golden Deeds: With 9 Original Illustrations

Yonge, Charlotte

A collection of poetry for children by Scottish poet Robert Louis Stevenson. This collection was first published in 1885 under the title 'Penny Whistles.' The collection contains 65 poems with many well known poems such as "My Shadow," "Bed in Summer," and "Foreign Children."This book's formatting and illustrations are derived from the 1909 version of A Child's Garden of Verses illustrated by Florence Edith Storer. The illustrations have been restored to their original beauty.

A Child's Garden of Verses: With Over 100 Illustrations

Children's Books

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Set in 1547 in England, the novel tells a story of two young boys who were born on the same day and are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper, and Edward VI, a prince, and son of Henry VII of England. During a chance meeting the boys decide to switch places which results in many adventures and both boys learning valuable lessons.?First published in 1881, this edition is derived from the original book with 190 black and white illustrations. As always, this edition is complete and unabridged.

The Prince and the Pauper: With 192 Original Illustrations

TWAIN,MARK

Classics

The Water-Babies: With 108 Original Illustrations

Kingsley. Charles

At the end of the thirteenth century, the oppressed people of Scotland rebelled against their despised English ruler, Edward Longshanks. The story recounts the Scots' desperate but ultimately triumphant struggle in the face of overwhelming odds - a hard-fought series of battles conducted under the leadership of William Wallace and Robert Bruce.?First published in 1885, this edition is derived from the original book with 12 full page illustrations by Gordon Browne and numerous page decorations throughout. As always, this edition is complete and unabridged.

In Freedom's Cause: With 12 Original Illustrations

Henty, G.A.

Genre Fiction

The Iliad for Boys and Girls: With 12 Original Illustrations

Church, Alfred

Mythology & Folk Tales

Son of a wealthy railroad magnate, Harvey Cheyne, lives a pampered life until one day he is washed overboard from a transatlantic steamship. Harvey is rescued by a fishing schooner off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Unable to persuade the captain to take him quickly to port, Harvey learns to adapt to his new life as a crew member of the fishing vessel through a series of trails and adventures.First published in 1897, this edition is derived from the original book with 21 black and white illustrations by I. W. Taber. As always, this edition is complete and unabridged.

Captains Courageous: With 21 Original Illustrations

Kipling., Rudyard

Action & Adventure

Puck of Pook's Hill: With 20 Original Illustrations

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