Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library

The mythical legends and historical allure of the old west come galloping onward with The Old West Collection: Amazing Legends and Incredible Tales of the American West. this thundering 8-CD audio compendium celebrates the epic events of America's frontier, whether rediscovering the California gold rush at Sutter's mill in '49 or recreating the outsize personalities of John Jacob Astor to Belle Star and Billy the Kid. From racing on horseback for Oklahoma land in '89 to Dodge and Last Cahnce gulch, The Old West Collection sits you 'round the campfire vividly recounting the saga and stories of a dusty, velvet-trimmed era.

The Shining Mountains - Searching for beaver, the mountain man of the old west journeyed through a wild, feral land teeming with uncertainty, extreme weather conditions, and often hostile inhabitants.

The Oregon Trail & The Days of '49 - From the fold rush at Sutter's Mill to the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, the wagon trains of '49 were met with a volatile mix of fast fortune and insurmountable hardship.

War Paths in the West - Bloody massacres and devastating battles - the tumultuous wars on the plains claimed masses, from Red Cloud's War and Wounded knee, to the Bozeman Trail and Little Big Horn.

Home on the Range - With the Oklahoma land runs and newly formed railways, the Range gave birth to the American cowboy, cattlemen, and ranches stretching hundreds of miles across the plains.

Hands Up! The Outlaws - Meet the bad-boys of the western era, from Jesse James to Billy the Kid, who set the stage for bank robbery, corruption, and the Old Wests infamous train hold-ups

The Men Who Wore the Star, The Lawmen - Restoring order to an outlaw-driver era, men like Doc Holliday, the Texas Rangers, Wild Bill Kickock, and the U.S. Marshal brought forth justice to the unruly west.

Babylons on the Plains, The Towns - Through the gold boom towns loomed red light districts, saloons, and dance halls amidst the meat markets, carpenter shops, and opera houses.

Six Guns & Hoop Skirts, The Women - Who tamed the wild west? The pioneering women who brought civilization to a harsh frontier - from Belle Starr and Annie Oakley, to Baby doe and Calamity Jane.