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Disclaimer: The books featured on this page are personal literary works by Keith Barton and are sold through commercial retailers. Purchases of these books are not campaign contributions to Barton for Congress, do not support the campaign financially, and are not subject to Federal Election Commission (FEC) campaign contribution limits or reporting requirements.
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PROXIMA WAR SERIES
An Epic Hard Sci-Fi Universe Rooted in Realism and Deep-Space Survival.
PROXIMA WAR: IT BEGINS, Paperback
PROXIMA WAR: IT BEGINS, Concept Art Book 8”x6”
PROXIMA WAR: IT BEGINS, Hardcover
PROXIMA WAR: IT BEGINS, Concept Art Book 11”x8”
PROXIMA WAR: IT BEGINS, Large Text
When a Type 0 civilization meets a Type II civilization, there are no negotiations and no treaties. There is only survival on terms the weaker side never chose. Thousands of years after humanity nearly vanished, its descendants have rebuilt, spread across the solar system, and learned to believe they are finally masters of their own future. They are wrong.
Lieutenant Colonel James Max Hunter commands 1st Battalion, 5th Marines aboard the space carrier USS Basilone, training for a war most political leaders refuse to believe is coming. Then moons begin disappearing. Something has entered the solar system.
Joey America Adventure SERIES
Educational Children’s Books Exploring American History, STEM, and Real-World Skills.
Joey America: Celebrating 250 Years of America
Join Joey America on an unforgettable journey through 250 years of American history!
From the first successful airplane to walking on the Moon, from the mighty bald eagle to the International Space Station, discover the people, inventions, and achievements that helped shape the United States into one of the world's greatest nations.
Joey America Builds a Snow Cave
Join Joey America on an exciting Alaska adventure as he learns how to build a real snow cave!
After flying deep into the Alaskan wilderness with Mr. Pilot, Joey discovers that snow caves can provide shelter from harsh winter weather. Using simple tools, careful planning, and teamwork, he learns how to choose the right snow bank, measure the cave, create a sleeping platform, build a drainage trench, and stay warm through a cold Arctic night.
Joey America Learns to Fly a Helicopter
Join Joey America as he learns how helicopters fly! Guided by a friendly pilot, Joey climbs into a Bell 206 helicopter and discovers the gauges, cyclic, pedals, collective, and other controls that help pilots safely fly. Along the way, he learns how helicopters hover, move through the sky, and even perform emergency landings. Filled with colorful illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations, this fun educational adventure introduces young readers to the exciting world of aviation.
Joey America Visits a Pump Jack
Join Joey America on an exciting West Texas adventure! Have you ever wondered where oil comes from or how giant pump jacks work?
Fly by helicopter to a working ranch and discover how oil is brought up from deep underground. Along the way, Joey meets ranchers, explores the ranch, learns about livestock, and discovers why protecting water and wildlife is important. Filled with fun illustrations and real-world learning, Joey America Visits a Pump Jack introduces young readers to ranching, energy production, conservation, and the people who help keep America running.
Joey America Activity and Coloring Book
Join Joey America through activities and numerous coloring pages covering the first 6 Joey America books. At 72 pages, the fun won’t end for a long time.
Joey America: Wildlife Ranger
This time, Joey is heading to a Florida wildlife refuge to discover what it takes to be a wildlife ranger. From the moment he arrives, there’s something new to see, learn, and explore.
Joey takes to the sky in a Kodiak airplane for a bird’s-eye view of the refuge before heading into the field with Ms. Ranger. Along the way, he encounters some of Florida’s incredible wildlife—from alligators and manatees to dolphins, river otters, birds, and more.
Joey America: Wildlife Ranger (Spanish Edition)
¡Acompaña a Joey America en una increíble aventura en la naturaleza!
En Joey America: Guardabosques de Vida Silvestre, los jóvenes lectores acompañan a Joey y a la Sra. Ranger en un emocionante viaje por los refugios de vida silvestre de Florida. Juntos exploran humedales, conocen animales increíbles y aprenden cómo podemos ayudar a proteger el mundo natural que nos rodea.
Joey America: Trains with Recon Marines
When Joey visits Camp Pendleton, he discovers that Recon Marines are experts in teamwork, fitness, and solving difficult challenges. Guided by Gunny and his team, Joey learns how Marines prepare for demanding missions on land, in the air, and at sea. From helicopter flights and rope training to parachute jumps, scuba diving, patrols, and teamwork, Joey experiences the exciting world of Recon Marines while learning the importance of discipline, courage, and never giving up.
KEITH BARTON’S TRAVEL READS
Compelling, Fast-Paced Fiction and Thrillers Designed to be Finished in a Single Sitting.
Dark Horizon
Drone pilot and former Marine aviator Jason Crowe runs a quiet aerial mapping business along the Texas border. He left combat behind years ago, trading military missions for peaceful days in the sky. Then his drones begin capturing something they were never meant to see.
At first, the anomalies seem impossible to explain. But as Jason follows the evidence, he uncovers a sophisticated smuggling operation using autonomous cargo drones to bypass traditional border security. The deeper he digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes.
Blackwater Spear
A routine bear hunt becomes a fight for survival.
North Carolina State Trooper Cole Boone knows the blackwater swamps better than almost anyone. Alongside his loyal Plott Hounds, he enters the wilderness on a legal bear hunt, expecting another challenging day in one of America's most unforgiving landscapes.
Instead, his dogs uncover something far more dangerous than any bear—a crashed drone carrying evidence of a sophisticated illegal operation hidden deep within the swamp.
GHOST TIDE RISING
The sea keeps its secrets... until someone notices the pattern.
Months after exposing a sophisticated autonomous smuggling network along the Texas border, former Marine helicopter pilot Jason Crowe is finally getting his life back on track. His company, Horizon Mapping LLC, is growing, and the dangerous investigation that changed everything is behind him—or so he thinks. When Coast Guard officials ask Jason to review a series of unexplained communications failures in the Florida Keys, he expects a routine consultation. Instead, he discovers something no one else has seen.
The Young Coach
The Young Coach is a funny, heartfelt coming-of-age leadership story from Keith Barton’s Travel Reads™, a series of short, complete stories created for readers who want compelling fiction they can finish in a few hours.
At twenty-five, George Martin arrives at Bordelon High School in San Antonio, Texas, ready to coach football. He sought out the opportunity and believes he has something to contribute. But joining the Bordelon Raptors quickly teaches him that knowing football is only the beginning.
Ace Hunter: Run
Some hunts never end.
Deep in the Alaskan wilderness, a routine prison transfer places Gavin Booker in a cell with Gene Knutson, a quiet, disciplined inmate whose calm demeanor hides something far more disturbing. When Gene begins telling stories about his years in Alaska, Gavin can't decide whether he's listening to the confessions of a serial killer... or the fantasies of a man who has spent too many years behind bars.
DevilHog INBOUND
What if the Marines built a modern attack aircraft around one old idea: stay with the troops?
The X-138A DevilHog is a clean-sheet answer to a problem Marine aviators have understood for generations. Troops in contact don't need an aircraft that screams overhead once and disappears. They need something that can stay, watch, strike, reverse, and come back again.
Twin-boom. Twin-turboprop. Carrier-capable. Heavily armed. Built for persistence.
The Green Vette
A heartfelt story about the bond between a father and son, loss, perseverance, and accomplishment.
A father. A son. A promise that refuses to fade.
Sixteen-year-old Ethan Carter dreams of restoring a forgotten 1977 Corvette Stingray with his father. Weekend by weekend, bolt by bolt, the project becomes more than a classic car. It becomes a shared dream and a bond that neither of them believes could ever be broken. Then tragedy changes everything.
Dark Horizon: Spanish Edition
El piloto de drones y exaviador de los Marines Jason Crowe dirige un tranquilo negocio de cartografía aérea a lo largo de la frontera de Texas. Dejó atrás el combate hace años, cambiando las misiones militares por tranquilos días en el cielo. Entonces, sus drones comienzan a captar algo que nunca debieron ver.
Al principio, las anomalías parecen imposibles de explicar. Pero a medida que Jason sigue las pistas, descubre una sofisticada operación de contrabando que utiliza drones de carga autónomos para eludir la seguridad fronteriza tradicional. Cuanto más profundiza en la investigación, más peligrosa se vuelve la verdad.