Missouri

US Marshal Will Tanner is one hell of a manhunter. But this time, he’s chasing six men across three states with one gun and no backup. This isn’t justice. This is a suicide mission. It starts with a prison break in Missouri. When notorious bank robber Ansel McCoy busts out, he teams up with...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of Netflix’s MeatEater comes “a unique and valuable alternate view of where our food comes from” (Anthony Bourdain). “Revelatory . . . With every chapter, you get a history lesson, a hunting lesson, a nature lesson, and a cooking...

Autumn, 1837. Driving onward, a legendary caravan of men, women and children forge a new link in the wilderness trek from Independence, Missouri to the "Promised Land" beyond the Rockies....

The Mississippi River, known as “America’s River” and Mark Twain are practically synonymous in American culture....

In 1844, Missouri belle Julia Dent met dazzling horseman Lieutenant Ulysses S Grant. Four years passed before their parents permitted them to wed, and the groom's abolitionist family refused to attend the ceremony. Since childhood, Julia owned as a slave another Julia, known as Jule. Jule...

Bushwhackers adds to the growing body of literature that examines the various irregular conflicts that took place during the American Civil War. Author Joseph M. Beilein Jr. looks at the ways....

When President Thomas Jefferson went ahead with the Louisiana Purchase, he wasn't entirely sure what was on the land he was buying....

A fresh start becomes a fight for survival in the heart of Missouri's wilderness. After the devastating loss of his family, Adam retreats to the tranquil hills of Southern Missouri, hoping to rebuild his life. But peace quickly turns to dread when disturbing events shatter his sanctuary...

Although it was only in operation for about 18 months, the Pony Express remains the most famous and romanticized mailing system in American history....

Don't miss this unputdownable mystery from Ashley Elston, the New York Times bestselling author of First Lie Wins, a Reese's Book Club pick! She's been six different people in six different places: Madeline in Ohio, Isabelle in Missouri, Olivia in Kentucky . . . But now that she's been...

Bloodshed and romance on the Kansas-Missouri border. Near the outset of the Civil War, Ben Riddle's family farm in Missouri is attacked by Kansas ...

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY: YOU’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THE WEST ALIVE. From national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, a pioneering journey into the raw beauty and untamed dangers of the unsettled West, where the legendary American spirit is fired in true grit and bold...

In this bestselling thriller, a down-on-his luck cop and the governor’s daughter must team up to escape from a group of dangerous criminals. "Jaw-dropping, authentic, and absolutely gripping." —Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series Kurt Argento is an...

Reid Hudson would be happy on his Missouri farm except he’d always thought he’d be sharing it with his soul mate, Emerson. Instead, he gets six months with each of his boys and splits the holidays. Not the life he’d planned....

This is an engrossing, credible examination of the way vigilante action can take over when the law appears to be powerless....

Carlyle, Missouri looks like any other unassuming river town along the mighty Mississippi: Bucolic environs, small historical districts where town legacies are kept alive, for better or worse, and a population made up of simple, salt of the earth people averse to change in any form.

Charismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay seemed to have it all. He offered a comprehensive plan of change for America, and he directed national affairs as Speaker of the House, as Secretary of State to John Quincy Adams - the man he put in office - and as...

Being a Don’s wife means living in luxury; riding in foreign cars, dripping in diamonds, and having every room go silent when you walk in. Roux ...

Andy Turner, an electronics engineer newly retired from the US Navy, has always had a burning desire for a greatness which has continually alluded ...

In just 20 years, from 1840 to 1860, an astounding 400,000 people faced the danger and uncertainty of an epic migration on the Oregon Trail. They did this to follow a dream of forging a new life in the West, facing hardship and risk at every mile. This is their amazing story.