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The spoilt quilt and other frontier stories : pioneering women of the West / with a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Chris Enss ; edited by Hazel Rumney.

Dallas, Sandra. Spoilt Quilt. (Added Author). Morgan, Deborah, Nest. (author,.). Hinger, Charlotte, 1940- Well-Witcher's Daughter. (Added Author). Sweazy, Larry D. Harrows. (Added Author). Frame Gay, Sharon, Cast from Heaven. (author,.). Mayo, Matthew P. Peaches. (Added Author). Samuelson-Brown, Randi. Devil's Rope. (Added Author). Crigger, C. K. Call Me Mercy. (Added Author). Farmer, W. Michael, 1944- Storekeeper's Daughter. (Added Author). Simar, Candace. Berserker on the Prairie. (Added Author). Grady Cox, Patricia, Abandoned Places. (author,.). Gaye, Marcia, Mail-Order Delivery. (author,.). Nesbitt, John D. In the Breaks. (Added Author). Stoltey, Pat, Good Work for a Girl. (author,.). Colt, Paul. Lady of New Orleans. (Added Author). Lewis, Preston. Hope Chest. (Added Author). Rumney, Hazel, (editor.). Enss, Chris, 1961- (writer of foreward.).

Summary:

"The Spoilt Quilt and Other Frontier Stories, edited by Hazel Rumney, features sixteen brand-new stories that will delight historical fiction fans. These stories capture the spirit of freedom and individualism in the evolving American frontier through the early 1900s and feature pioneering women of the West who face life-changing challenges in settings that are in stark contrast to civilized society. Ranging from high-action traditional Westerns to introspective historical dramas set in the American West, readers will discover previously untold stories about the strong women that shaped the iconic American West. In this anthology, you'll enjoy stories by New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors such as Sandra Dallas, Deborah Morgan, Charlotte Hinger, Larry D. Sweazy, Sharon Frame Gay, Matthew P. Mayo, Randi-Samuelson Brown, C. K. Crigger, W. Michael Farmer, Candace Simar, P. Grady Cox, Marcia Gaye, John D. Nesbitt, Patricia Stoltey, Paul Colt, Preston Lewis. The Spoilt Quilt and Other Frontier Stories is a great addition to your Western fiction library"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781432864323
ISBN: 1432864327
Physical Description: 529 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Edition: Large print edition.
Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
Copyright: ©2019

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Formatted Contents Note:

Spoilt quilt / by Sandra Dallas -- Nest / by Deborah Morgan -- Well-witcher's daughter / by Charlotte Hinger -- Harrows / by Larry D. Sweazy -- Cast from heaven / by Sharon Frame Gay -- Peaches / by Matthew P. Mayo -- Devil's rope / by Randi Samuelson-Brown -- Call me mercy / by C.K. Crigger -- Storekeeper's daughter / by W. Michael Farmer -- Berserker on the prairie / by Candace Simar -- Abandoned places / by Patricia Grady Cox -- Mail-order delivery / by Marcia Gaye -- In the breaks / by John D. Nesbitt -- Good work for a girl / by Pat Stoltey -- Lady of New Orleans / by Paul Colt -- Hope chest / by Preston Lewis.