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2) Carlota
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Series
Pub. Date
1980, c1977
Description
A young girl relates her feelings and experiences as a participant in the battle of San Pasqual during the last days of the war between the Californians and Americans.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1991
Description
A tale of the West for the Christian market, this latest book in the Saga of the Sierra series is the story of a young trader named Will Reed, whose explorations bring him into California in the days following Mexico's newly won independence from Spain. He finds himself caught in the middle of a war of cultures, compounded by conflicting loyalties and loves.
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Series
Saga of the Sierras volume 2
Pub. Date
c1990
Description
A tragic accident sends Joshua Roberts west to find peace. But in a lawless mining town, peace is hard to find. Burned nearly to death under the desert sun, he is brought back to life by the hands of a stranger. The powerful blacksmith now faces challenges he never dreamed of and responsibilities he never wanted. Hired to work at the Silver Rim Mine, Roberts is unaware that the mine's future is threatened by the designs of greedy and unscrupulous...
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Series
Rendezvous novels volume 6
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Eighteen years have passed since Sam Morgan came West from Pennsylvania and learned the perilous business of trapping in the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains. Now, in 1840, he seems to face a bleak future. The fur trade has played out and he must find other means of making a living. Sam decides to return to California with his daughter Esperanza and start a new life.
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Pub. Date
c1996
Description
The proud Californios, descendents of the Spanish Dons, were volatile - quick to love and just as quick to hate. They saw their way of life was in jeopardy and knew the futility of resistance. Amoung them was an American - a Yanqui - whose shared their perils and loved their life. It was he who had to face three of the hardest decisions any man can face - the least of which was whether he should fight for his own people or against them.