In 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanche Indians. This is the story of how she grew up with them, mastered their ways, married one of their leaders, and became, in every way, a Comanche woman. It is also 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....

WESTERN FICTIONEERS- the only professional writers' organization devoted exclusively to traditional western fiction -was founded in 2010 by Robert J. Randisi, James Reasoner, Frank Roderus, Bill Crider, Larry Sweazy, and many other western authors. WF established an award for excellence in the genre, The Peacemaker Award, that has quickly gained prestige in the western publishing field. This volume includes works by everyone who has been nominated for the Best Short Story Peacemaker Award in the first three years of its existence, including the winners. You will be hard pressed to find such a collection of new classics in one book. These stories represent the finest in Old West fiction being written today.

When Andrew Jackson declared war on the Seminole, he never envisioned battling a people who would become symbols of courage, loyalty and patriotism. Inspired by Chief Osceola, they and their Black allies fought an unjust war of greed and aggression. In the vast, alligator-infested swamps of the Everglades they confounded the U.S. Army. Unable to win militarily, the Seminole were captured under flags of truce and transported to Oklahoma Territory. They are the only tribe never to surrender or sign a peace treaty.

Sarah Bowman considered the army her home and its soldiers her family. While battle raged around her, Sarah became a familiar figure, riding through the haze of exploding gun powder to help the wounded. "(Bowman) strides into life from history's dusty pages. Robson has written a vibrant work that gives us back some forgotten history." Rocky Mountain News

Threatened with forced removal from their Florida homeland, the Seminole and Miccosukee Indians took up arms. Using alligator-infested swamps to their advantage, they fought the U.S. Army to a standstill.

Unable to win militarily, General Thomas Jesup captured his enemies under flags of truce. With most of their people transported west, fewer than a hundred remained hidden in the heart of the Everglades, members of the only tribe never to surrender.

" . powerfully recreates the mid-19th century Seminole Indian Wars and the life of Osceola, who courageously led his people against unjust U.S. government policies."-"Publishers Weekly"

"POWERFUL AND INSPIRING . . . [A] SUPERB NOVEL . . . The historical detail . . . is outstanding."
--Rendezvous
As the ship Charity sails from England across the Atlantic, two vastly different yet equally courageous women make the perilous journey. Strong-willed, upper class Margaret Brent has invested in Lord Baltimore's Maryland plantation because the new colony is her single chance for a home of her own. Anicah is a teenage guttersnipe who lives by her wits and quick tongue. Kidnapped off the streets of Bristol, she is transported to the New World as an indentured servant. But for both women, the future will bring love and rewards they never imagined. . . .
A truly American novel of passion, dreams, and courage, MARYS LAND tells the story of two women who build a new life in a verdant country that is strange and threatening, yet gloriously sweet with promise.
"Meticulously researched . . . [Robson] has an eye for the details of everyday life and an ear for the rich and earthy language of the period.--Library Journal
An Alternate Selection of the Literary Guild(c)
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