Ride the Wind
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Lucia St. Clair Robson
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The story of Cynthia Ann Parker and the last days of the ComancheIn 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanche Indians from her family's settlement. She grew up with them, mastered their ways, and married one of their leaders. Except for her brilliant blue eyes and golden mane, Cynthia Ann Parker was in every way a Comanche woman. They called her Naduah—Keeps Warm With Us. She rode a horse named Wind.This is her story, the story of a proud and innocent people whose lives pulsed with the very heartbeat of the land. It is the story of a way of life that is gone forever. It will thrill you, absorb you, touch your soul, and make you cry as you celebrate the beauty and mourn the end of the great Comanche nation.
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Author
Lucia St. Clair Robson
Pages
608
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2011-08-10
ISBN
0307801284 9780307801289
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Excellent"
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Lori Burch
"Oh yes! Even though the cover looks like a bodice buster it’s probably my favorite book. It’s well researched and considered to be an accurate portrayal of what life was like at the time. "
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Aimee W
"Full of historical detail, often not relevant to the plot, which sometimes slowed the story down. This book felt massive. Also, incredibly violent. The author did not shy away from brutal scenes, or try to “redeem” brutality.<br/><br/>Still, a fascinating history, made even more so by living in central Texas and less than a mile away from a historic marker of a family killed by a Comanche raid. It’s fascinating to think of Texas with buffalo, too.<br/><br/>I was also struck by how quickly—less than a lifetime—an entire society was destroyed."
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Bree Sarlati
"Fantastic book about a girl who gets captured by Native Americans and grows up with them."
Irene Crouse