Trail Of Broken Wings was a real good read!
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Trail Of Broken Wings was a real good read!!! It gave you a glimpse into another culture very unlike ours!! It made me realize how very lucky I am to be a women raised in this country.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this latest book by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer.  This takes place a couple generations after the Trail of Tears.  Matthew and his sister, Ruth, own a newspaper.  They are Choctaw,  but want to report the news in an unbiased format.  Prejudice and traditions run deep, however, placing them, their family and their livelihood in danger.  They are forced to make difficult decisions, and put their lives at risk to stay faithful to the truth. The story draws you in and keeps your attention throughout.  I highly recommend this book.

I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review which I have given.
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Loved the history of the Oklahoma Indian Territory in this book, since I am from Oklahoma.  You get caught up in the story very quickly and you join Sarah in her struggles in the western territory, of taking care of her children, planting the crops for their food, all while living in an earthen dugout home.  Sarah Cannon is a strong, courageous and faithful woman who continues to push through so many challenges that it makes you want to know this woman on a personal level. I read the book in one day, not wanting to put it down.  You want to see what is going to happen next to a woman left alone in the Indian Territory while her husband was away.  Great story and a great read!
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Crossing the Horizon by Laurie Notaro was fabulous! It's about three amazing brave women from the early days of flying. Back in the day when Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, it became the thing to attempt more Atlantic crossings. Elsie MacKay, a wealthy British woman, became enamored with flying and planned to fly it east to west, against the wishes of her family. Mabel Boll, a wealthy widow, was determined to be known as the first female passenger and she didn't care what direction, how much it cost, what danger there was. She just wanted to be first. And then there's the story of Ruth Elder, a beauty queen who used her winnings to help pay for flying lessons and is presented with an offer to attempt a west-east crossing with her flying instructor.

These are real women who really did what Notaro tells about in this historical novel of their flying careers. Fascinating! A trio of strong determined women! (Elsie was my fav, but the others didn't disappoint!)
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I truly enjoyed the book Flight of the Crow written by Catherine Boyd.  I started to read it and It was so compelling I could not put it down until I finished it.  The life on the ranch in Montana as written by Catherine Boyd really taught me a lot.  I felt I was there. I loved it!
excellent job in
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This book encompasses a wonderful combination of Western Adventure, history, humanity with it's good and bad side, and the moral dilemmas that we all face.  The author mixes all of these ingredients into a fine, entertaining saga that had me spending more time into the night than I should have because I could not put it down!  I was continually putting myself in the book and trying to figure out what I would do in their situations, from love interests to addressing some life threatening situations.  I enjoyed it and highly recommend it to those who like a good story and want to read some history and moral perspective.
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Wilted Dandelions was a great read!  I enjoyed the way the author developed the characters a long the trail.  Rachael and Jonathan married so they could be missionaries in the west.  It was a marriage of convenience.  I liked how the author brought twists and turns along the way.  I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to reading other books by Catherine Brakefield.
I was given this book in exchange for my honest review.
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This was a "book club" book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It taught us about PTSD and was very sympathetic to all of the characters,
Her husband, her daughters, and her friend who did not come home and her
family.  It was a hard book to put down - I wanted to find out what happened
to everyone.
We had a good discussion at our book club!
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I thoroughly enjoyed both the story and the history in this historical novel.  I d recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good plot line and learning a little about WWll.  Good read!
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This is the third book I've read by this author.  The first called "North Spirit" and was a non-fiction account of her experiences with the Creed Ojibway Indians in the 1970s.  I loved that book.  The second was "Enemy Woman" which took place during the Civil War.  This was a novel written in 2002 and although I loved the period details, it seemed a little bit too much like a romance novel for my taste.  I looked forward to this latest work of hers because I wanted to see how she has matured as a writer.  I was not disappointed.  This is a good book.

"The Color of Lightning" is the result of her research about the Texas frontier in the aftermath of the Civil War.  It is based on a real character, a freed black man and his family and his experience with the Indians during that period of time.  She really set the scene and I immediately found myself caught up in the story and a world that included the conflicts and heartbreak of competing cultures for the land.  I winced in horror at the stories of the Indian raids and the experiences of their captives, understanding why the children captured and raised by the Indians didn't want to return to their original homes.  I felt real emotion for the death and destruction that was everywhere.  And the land and geography were so well described that I felt I was right there.

Yes.  I liked the characters.  They were all well drawn and sympathetic.  But they never came alive to me as real people. Instead, I saw them all as symbols to tell the story of the West as it existed during those turbulent years.

I do applaud the book and feel enriched for having read it.  I thank the author for providing this a snapshot of an frontier that doesn't exist anymore.
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Enjoyed reading this book very much! It was such an exciting journey! Thank you for not killing too many people off :)
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Though the author creates many fine characters realistic to the old west, I especially loved Darla because of her caring nature. Still, her guilt almost ruined everything. There were quite a few twists and turns, and I certainly liked the ending.
Please give it a read if you like adventurous, uplifting stories. I thought the balance between Darla's journey and growth and her romance with Ethan was perfect. Great job, Ms. Castillo!
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Don Ross has done an outstanding job of bringing Civil War times to life. The characters he created and historic storyline are realistic and vivid. TRAILS illustrates just how tenuous life was in those days; loved ones of all ages met with tragic deaths all the time, but the people were resilient and endured. I liked that the women were depicted as strong and independent. The ending had me at the edge of my seat. Brilliantly, the author ended the book with several main characters embarking on new venturesit begs for a sequel!
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This book was a fitting sequel to "The Woods Edge". Loved it from the first page to the last.  Having lived in New York and grown up in the areas so well depicted by Lori Benton was especially meaningful as she skillfully takes us back to that difficult period in history. We learned of their challenges, felt their emotions as cultural and spiritual issues played out in the lives of these unique people. I would encourage readers to enjoy "A Flight of Arrows"  it is a wonderful read.
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This book captured my attention from beginning to end. My husband's second great grandmother was a passenger on the Amazon ship Charles Dickens wrote about in his article "The Uncommercial Traveler," referred to in this story. She sailed to America with two of her girlfriends, so I felt like I was reading her story! The organization, compassion, adventure and real human emotion of these sisters in the gospel drew me in. I am looking forward to reading their continuing adventures in "Seven Sisters, Overland Trek."
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's well written, beautifully describes the trail experience, and has a happy ending. Well worth reading.
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Juliet Waldron has long been one of my favorite authors, and I think Angel's Flight is the best book of hers I have read. Detailing the turbulence, dangers and suffering experienced by the folk during the War of Independence brought me to tears. I knew little of these times and the lives of the Dutch settlers, being a non-American. I measure an author's success by the range of emotions experienced as I share in the journey of the participants. I certainly went through the gamut with this book. Could Jack, Angel's handsome rescuer be trusted, was he a spy or a soldier, or simply a good liar?  And through it all there was Angelica's quilt with her bluebird theme sharing all the turmoil and unrest with her, and giving her hope that all would turn out well in the end.