Steve Gabany: 240 books

G. W. Agee set out to write the "true" story of Rube Burrow. Burrow and his gang robbed eight trains over a four-year period. It's possible that everything Agee wrote was factual, but there's no easy way to make this determination.

This book has it all: action, adventure, trial, tribulation, horses, good guys and bad guys. It has great narrative, a story line that's interesting, and very nice illustrations. It's a book that will be enjoyed by adults as well as young people.

This is a collection of 65 original Indian fairy tales from a wide variety of tribes including Iroquois, Mohawk, Arapaho, Hopi, Chippewa, and Passamaquoddy. Most are short, making them perfect for reading at bedtime. They include magical animals that even young children will be familiar with. This...

This book, written in the late 19th century in England, covers how to select and cook a wide variety of fish, and how to make a number of sauces for them. It includes a large number of recipes, as well. By definition, the focus is on fish that are generally available in and around London. This is...

Chauncey High Stigand was a British army officer who was fluent in Swahili. He was posted both Egypt and Africa. While in Africa, he collected, translated, and transcribed original folktales that were only handed down through their telling. His intent in writing the book with his wife was to introduce...

This is one of the books in Castlemon's "Rocky Mountain Series." Frank Nelson seeks adventure on the the rancho of his good friend, Archie Winters' uncle, Don Carlos. Along with their other pal, Arthur Vane, Frank and Archie find almost more excitement than they can handle. This...

Desert of Wheat is a thrilling and romantic tale of sabotage in the wheat fields of the Pacific Northwest during World War I. A passionate novel of patriotic and anti-union propaganda, it portrays the anxieties of the young country threatened by a foreign war after the closing of the frontier. Grey...

An outstanding account of a trip made by Zane Grey and a plainsman, Buffalo Jones, through the Grand Canyon to lasso a cougar. That’s right lasso; throw a rope around. That’s like catching one by the tail. This part of the west was relatively wild and untamed at this time. Wolves, wild...

The Light of Western Stars is a favorite among Zane Grey romances. And when easterner Madeline Hammond gets off the train near midnight and things begin to happen right away, you know that this is going to be a good one. Gene Stewart, the other half of the romance is a man's man with the traditional...

This 1855 book contains five short stories about Christmas in Victorian England. They are heart-warming tales that contain messages of family, giving, receiving, and charity. Ella Rodman Church was an American author born in New York in 1831. She wrote almost exclusively as Ella Rodman. Her...

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books — also known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors — are a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, published between 1889 and 1910. Each volume is distinguished by its own color. In all, 437 tales from a broad...

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books — also known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors — are a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, published between 1889 and 1910. Many were subsequently reprinted a number of times. Each volume is distinguished...

Jack Rabbit is a confirmed bachelor. He likes his life, which centers around cooking and having friends over to his house. But, he can't resist the charms of Bunty Bun, a short, chubby rabbit that Jack has known all his life. The Bun family lived near Jack's family, and Jack and Bunty went to the...

In northern Montana among the Blackfoot Indians, Jack sees a medicine pipe ceremony, learns of old time hunting ways, and explores the unknown mountain region above the head-waters of St Mary's river and Swift current. "To me these books are like a light at night to any creature. They...