Steve Gabany: 240 books

Wolfville Folks continues the hilarious events of the residents of Wolfville, a small Arizona town, or "camp," as it's called by its residents. The honor of Wolfville reposes in the keeping of the Old Cattleman, who is the narrator of the "doings" of Wolfvillites; to Doc Petts,...

Captain Bill McDonald (1852-1918) is the most prominent of the "Four Great Captains" of Texas Ranger history. His career straddled the changing scene from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries. In 1891 McDonald became captain of Company B of the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers....

Davy Crockett was perhaps best known in Tennessee as a noted hunter and for his unique style of backwoods oratory. In Texas, however, he will always be remembered as a heroic participant in the Battle of the Alamo. Crockett was born 17 August 1786 in what is now northeastern Tennessee. It was...

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Here are ten Christmas stories [and an essay] by Edward E. Hale, some of which have been published before and some are brand new. That the volume is worth buying, worth reading, worth praising, the name on the title page gives sufficient guaranty There is a frontspiece...

These 11 Christmas short-stories were originally published in 1898. They include many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time, and are certain to warm the heart of every holiday-celebrator. They are appropriate for readers of all ages.The Yule log, Yule clog, or Christmas block...

In William Dean Howells' short story 'Christmas Every Day,' a little girl asks her father to tell her a story. The father begins, significantly, with one about a little pig, and the child stops him: 'she had heard little pig-stories till she was perfectly sick of them.' She wants a story about Christmas,...

This is a collection of thirty short stories by one of the best story-tellers of the 19th century. The majority are one-chapter long, but many have two and three chapters. Almost without exception, are based in the backwoods and mountains of Kentucky, and provide a very realistic look at what life...

Certainly, the Alamo is viewed by most Americans as the pivotal site of the U.S.'s conflict with Mexico. How and when the Alamo was established, and what events surrounding it took place before its fall, are not generally known or discussed. This short book, some 60 printed pages, was written by a...

This little tale, written in 1850 on a sudden impulse, is simple and unpretending; and it gains its beauty from this unpretentious simplicity. This is a short story about a brother and sister who used to wonder about the stars all day long. On an ordinary day, one clear, shining star would...

This is a story of a family feud healed by young love. The story is based on a factual event involving the notorious Hashknife gang of Northern Arizona. It follows an ancient feud between two frontier families that is inflamed when one of the families takes up cattle rustling. The ranchers...

Sinbad the Sailor is a fictional sailor, living during the 1250s. During his voyages throughout the seas east of Africa and south of Asia, he has fantastic adventures going to magical places, meeting monsters, and encountering supernatural phenomena. It is worth noting that this book was first...

This is a fictional account of the winning of the West, based on the notes of frontiersman Clark B. Stocking (1839-1934). Bronson had met Stocking while the fearless scout, soldier, and lawman was riding shotgun on the Deadwood Stage. This edition of the book contains 10 iconic illustrations...

The Son of the Swordmaker is set in Roman times, during the time of Christ's crucifixion. The hero, Eradmus, becomes part of the Roman invasion of England. He is captured and falls in love with Vloden, the daughter of the tribe's "king." Upon his escape, he returns to Rome, and resumes his...

Young Robert Frost becomes private secretary to a wealthy lady and accompanies her on a trip through Europe - This sequel to Out for Business relates the further adventures of Robert Frost, who left his home in Granville, near Chicago, because of an evil, demanding stepfather, James Talbot. Robert...