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Meet John Bannack. Jailed for a crime he didnt commit. Busted out of a Texas State Prison. Running for freedom and gunning for justice. They call him . . .THE MAN FROM WACO.As a young man, John Bannack worked hard on his brothers farmuntil times got tough and his brother grew desperate. Desperate enough to rob a bank. Unfortunately, Johns brother left a trail that led straight to the Bannack farm. When a posse showed up to make an arrest, John made...

75 family-friendly recipes and stunning photography—straight from a California ranch!

“A beautiful, candid, heartfelt window into the life, kitchen, and home of [a] wildly successful rancher and businesswoman.” —Erin Benzakein, New York Times–bestselling author

Explore home and family on the ranch with Mary Heffernan—rancher, entrepreneur, restaurateur, wife...

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. No one knows better than the American masters of epic Western fiction that forging a new life on the frontier takes hope, drive, and plenty of ammunition. The war is over. But a new battle is on the horizon. Based on true events. It's 1852. The wounds of the Mexican War are healing. Regis Royle, co-owner of a steamship fleet, has made it out alive, relatively unscarred and with enough profit and foolhardy ambition to envision...

A boy and his grandpa hope to strike oil in drought-ridden Oklahoma 
It’s hot in Oklahoma. There’s no wind, the wells are dry, and the ground is dead. Orvie’s family is doing everything they can to keep their farm going. If they miss a payment on the mortgage, the bank will take their home away, and they’ll have nowhere else to go. Farming is tough, honest work, and it’s no way to get rich. For years,...

"It's 1989 and Amos Fielding, onetime sheriff of Oscar, Iowa, is in his early seventies and grieving the recent loss of his wife, Sara. He packs up his few belongings and heads to a ranch in the far northwest corner of Washington State. The farther he can get from Oscar and his years there as sheriff, the better. Eager to escape painful memories, Fielding throws himself into the daily chores of a gentleman rancher. But there is evil afoot, as dark...

The #1 bestselling author and Food Network personality at last answers that age-old question—"What's for Dinner?"—bringing together more than 125 simple, scrumptious, step-by-step recipes for delicious dinners the whole family will love.

For families juggling school, work, and a host of other time-consuming daily obligations, the idea of making dinner from scratch can be daunting. Ree Drummond makes it easy for families to make

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