Products tagged with 'historical fiction'

Ryan Christiansen's tale of a twelve-year-old who answers an ad saying, "Boy Wanted," takes the reader to the disturbed depths of the abandoned and vulnerable, those immobilized by the fear that their own behavior is what made a predator behave badly. When Alvi's father, a failed auctioneer in Red River, North Dakota, becomes tangled up in bootlegging and leaves town during the Great Depression, Alvi and his mother find themselves in dire straits. Hiring himself out for work, Alvi helps an old man build a ski jump along the river. Alvi learns about his Norwegian antecedents and ski jumps and the young girl, Rose, and other things less welcomed.

ISBN # 978-0-911042-83-2
Copyright 2015
Adult novel.
123 pages
Paperback.

In a small North Dakota town, Sheriff Ray Adams faces the dangers of a changing world where bigotry and violence are fueled by social media. As he confronts these challenges, he reflects upon his own life, the life of his ex-wife--a former Miss Rodeo North Dakota--and the prejudices faced by their daughter growing up in a small town on the prairie. The peace is about to be shattered, and there will be blood. The Last Dakota Cowboy is a deeply moving story about love, loss, and betrayal in uncertain times. 

"Paul Legler's The Last Dakota Cowboy centers on a rough-and-tumble sheriff dealing with a broken marriage based on a near fatal attraction. At the same time, the oil boom brings big changes and shady characters to his small Dakota town. Heartfelt, full of the hard history of this country, and action packed, it's a natural for the legion of fans of Yellowstone and Madison and the Longmire series."
--Pete Fromm, five-time winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Literary Award. 

ISBN: 978-1-946163-84-4

Page Count: 148

Picture Count: NA

Paperback

Publication Year: 2026