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statements were sent to me by general readers. Some are firsthand, and
some were passed along. |
| The Odyssey of Mary B |
...finished The Odyssey of Mary B at 1 this
morning...couldn't wait to get to the end, and then was sad because it
was finished!! What a great read...great author...can't imagine the
amount of research that must have gone into writing it. MB |
| The Taos Massacres |
This is a stupendous book. From the first to last page I
was transported into the company of its memorable characters and lived
this compelling but obscure chapter of the American frontier right
alongside them. As a historian, I particularly appreciate Durand's
non-judgmental and even-handed descriptions of the conflicts between the
Native Americans, the Spanish, the Mexicans, and the advancing U.S. Army
and traders. His full-bodied characters tell the story beautifully.
There is not historical distortion in The Taos Massacres; it is an
authentic telling of history at its very best...a great
work. JB |
| Behind Enemy Lines |
I must tell you how very much your "Behind Enemy
Lines" meant to me! It conjured up all sorts of memories for me and
reminded me of what the Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle
wrote..."What an enormous magnifier is tradition. How a thing grows
in the human memory and in the human imagination, when love, worship,
and all that lies in the human heart is there to encourage
it."...It cost you so much in memory to write it and I commend your
courage in being so forthright and not fearing to delve into the
past... MS |
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