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Description

Now in paperback, a stirring historical novel from the author of One Thousand White Women When Ned Giles is orphaned as a teenager, he heads West hoping to leave his troubles behind. He joins the 1932 Great Apache Expedition on their search for a young boy, the son of a wealthy Mexican... read more

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Memorable Quotes

  • “But so many of the People are exhausted now from the endless wars, the constant flight, and they surrender, finally, to the White Eyes and are taken to live on the reservations.”
    Dream of La Nina Bronca, telling the history of her people
  • “Almost three months have passed since I left Mexico and only now can I begin to try to set down the terrible events of our final days there.”
    Ned Giles
  • “"I made the same mistake I warned you about, kid. I got to thinking that my camera was a shield, that it would protect me...."”
    Big Wade

First Sentence

THE GIRL HEARD THE DOGS BARKING LONG BEFORE SHE COULD SEE them, a kind of frantic, high-pitched yipping.

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  1. Jim Fergus (Author)
 

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