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Walter is a pigeon living with his parents in a rancher's coop when a deranged wildcat attacks and sends them scrambling for their lives. Barely escaping with his life, Walter finds himself in a city where kindly street pigeons teach him about language, philosophy, and politics. A venture south to find a human family for the winter sees him face more desperate peril as a flock of snow geese help him finish the journey.

United States Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves was a legend in Indian Territory. As the first black deputy marshal west of the Mississippi, he fought to make a name for himself tracking down criminals in the expansive region beyond Fort Smith, Arkansas - Hell’s Border...In this novel, a blend of fact and fiction, you will ride along with Bass Reeves, as he tells his own story of his adventures while serving under Marshal Tom Boles.

Living in the Old West - a tough and dangerous time - a time filled with crime and punishment. A time for dying, and a time for living. This new collection from Douglas R. Cobb takes listeners back to those hard times. You may have to walk a fine line; you may have to take a hard line - but that’s the way it is for a cowboy. These adventures are all written with one thing in mind - to entertain you, the listener. Enjoy!

In Cobb’s novel, Men of Iron Will, we meet Big John Kellerman, a man on a mission to avenge the destruction of his hometown by one of the infamous guerrilla warfare groups of the Confederate army...Men of Iron Will explores some of the darker aspects of the American Civil War - the evil sides of men and how they showed their loyalty to the Confederacy.

When Heck Thomas became a United States deputy marshal, he had already begun a colorful career in law enforcement. His mission to rid the country of despicable outlaws began in Georgia, took him to Texas, and finally to “Hell’s Border”, in the wild town of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Join United States Deputy Marshal Heck Thomas on his quest to avenge injustice throughout Indian Territory. He’ll stop at nothing, even at the expense of his personal life, to hunt down and capture the violent men wreaking havoc in the region.

Stories from the old neighborhood, from when we were children back in the '60s. These were our growing-up years. Childhood was simple; all we had to do was follow a few rules and keep out of trouble...well okay, that may have been asking too much.

There's more than one crisis at Lovely High: a bad economy, budget cuts, business sponsorship drying up, a losing football team, teacher layoffs looming, and a deflated spirit mired in tradition and local school values. How will principal Brenda Kirby and her administration stop the school from spiraling into mediocrity? What does it take for Coaches Kevin Fields and Les Oakes to keep their football team from having another losing season? And what about the mysterious nutcase who keeps setting fire to the school?

A short story about conflict resolution between two boys in a suburban neighborhood set in the 1960s of North Texas; about how both wanted to be the king of the neighborhood among their neighborhood playmates, and how this problem was solved.

Marvin met God at an early age, and this chance meeting in an old one-room Baptist church changed his world. He envisioned a better life for himself and his future family. He had no idea how to accomplish this, but because of his faith as an eight-year-old boy, he fulfilled all of his dreams. It only took two prayers and six miracles.

In the east Texas town of Lovely lived a quiet, mild-mannered man named Randall Owen, who, while looking for the path to happiness and contentment, instead entered a precarious situation after becoming associated with the dark side of big business, the Lovely Chocolate Mob.

By the very discovery of their existence he has placed in peril the lives of all those around him, including the man he once hated, the girl who deserted him, their family, the woman he loves, and his friends. Since he is the reason for their endangerment, can he keep them safe from harm's way?