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Spanish bit saga volume 2
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English
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In the recent past, the People lived in fear, constantly pursued by their ancient enemies, the Head Splitters. But, through the help of Spaniard Juan Garcia, the People defeated the Head Splitters and entered a time of peace and prosperity. But not all are satisfied with peace. Eager to prove their manhood, the youths of the tribe long for the days of war. Against the direct orders of their elders, the young bloods seek out the Head Splitters and...
2) South wind
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Great Plains saga volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Description
In the 1800s Kansas struggled to unite in a bid for statehood, while the nation was torn apart by a civil war. This story of hope, hatred, and hardship brings to life the farmers and soldiers, the outlaws and opportunists, the immigrants and orphans who came from all corners to call Kansas home.
Author
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Great Plains saga volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Description
Three centuries of white-Indian relations in America are described in seven stories. They begin with the arrival of the Spanish and the initial peaceful cooperation, trace relations with the French, deal with the outbreak of hostilities and the American invasion of the West, and end in the early 1800s with the tale of a white youth living among the Indians.
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Spanish bit saga volume 24
Language
English
Description
A youth in a tribe of Plains Indians gives up a girlfriend to serve as a holy man's pipe bearer, first step in becoming a holy man himself. The novel follows his training in communicating with spirits and in preserving tribal legends and culture. By the author of Child of the Dead.
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Spanish bit saga volume 17
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English
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When the buffalo fail to return to the plains, the People, who depend on the vast herd for their survival, send a young medicine man, Red Horse, on a quest in search of the skin of a white buffalo, a sacred symbol of good fortune.
18) Moon of Thunder
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Series
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English
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Rabbit sets off on his vision quest with the Spanish Bit, the revered "elk-dog medicine" of his 16th century Plains Indian tribe, entrusted to him by his grandfather, the great chief Heads Off, but he is ambushed and the Spanish Bit is stolen, so in addition to his personal quest, he must recover his People's special medicine.
