Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

New Englander Wayne Cameron longed for the wide open spaces. He heard of the daring feat proposed by Western Union to join the two oceans by telegraph wire. He siezed the chance to work for them and to explore the Wild West. Soon the savagery of the Indians, the raging torrents and devastating prairie fires, the stampeding beasts and the bloody fueds betweent the ranchers and the settlers almost sent him packing.

They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endless distances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the Sierra Nevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor of Indian country who'd headed east to see the ocean but left his heart--and his home--in the West. They were women like Lilith Prescott, a smart, spirited beauty who fled her family and fell for a gambling man in the midst of a frontier gold boom. These pioneering...

"Based on the screenplay he developed for Twentieth Century Fox from his short story "Animal Rescue," New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane's The Drop follows a former criminal whose efforts to build a new life with his girlfriend and pit bull rescue puppy fall apart when he becomes mixed up in a robbery gone wrong; scheduled for release in Fall 2014, Fox's film of the same title stars James Gandolfini (in his final on-screen performance),...

Imagine answering your cell phone one day to a mysterious voice that gives you three minutes to confess your sin. If you don't, he'll blow the car you're driving to bits and pieces. You barely manage to exit heavy traffic and ditch the car when, precisely three minutes later, your car blows sky high. The media and the police descend on the scene; your world has just changed forever. So begins a nightmare that grows with progressively higher stakes....

The Chipmunks and The Chipettes are on a fabulous cruise ship when disaster strikes - the singing sensations end up overboard and find themselves stranded on a deserted island!

Finally back in print and for the first time in hardcover, the novelization of The Dark Crystal, adapted by A.C.H. Smith and personally overseen by Jim Henson, features an exclusive peek into Jim Henson's creative process with over twenty never-before-seen pages of his detailed notes on an early draft of the adaptation. This beautiful hardcover includes illustrations and concept designs by legendary illustrator and concept artist Brian Froud (The...

Introduces the members of the mighty superhero team, The Avengers--Tony Stark, or Iron Man; Bruce Banner, the Hulk; Thor; Steve Rogers, Captain America; Clint Barton, Hawkeye; Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow; and Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, the God of Thunder must embark on a perilous and personal journey that will force him to sacrifice everything"--Provided by the publisher.

Based on the Disney film Tangled, this is the story of Rapunzel, who's been hidden away in a tall tower for 18 years, until the handsome Flynn Rider climbs through her window.

The story of Jack Sparrow starts here! Teenage stowaway Jack Sparrow has assembled a motley crew, and they're on the quest of a lifetime. Their goal is to locate and procure the legendary Sword of Corts, which will grant them unimaginable power. But will this ragtag team of adventurers survive their first mission, or will they succumb to the power of the sea, vicious pirates, and ancient curses?