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This book was inspired by some of the author's family memoirs and features Sarah Prine, a woman who lived in the Arizona Territory in the late 1800's. Sarah begins recording her life from the time she was a young girl in 1881 until about 1901. She and her family are heading west from Texas when tragedy strikes. There is death, Indian attacks, and Sarah is forced to save some young girls from rape. She is also shown respect as a warrior when a young Indian pays tribute to her in a way that is mos
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What an absolutely amazing piece of historical fiction based on some actual real people. Told in diary form, the author weaves a story about her great grandmother, Sarah Agnes Prine, based on her life in the Arizona Territories in the late 1800's.
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Jun 26, 2009
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A saga of the Arizona territory, told by Sarah Plines Reed Elliot, covering 1881-1901. It's written as a journal/diary, and Turner has a gift for the language of the times, painting vivid pictures of the hard life the pioneers endured.
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Good story. Absolutely awful audio. This is a narrator for me to avoid in the future.
Jan 01, 2013
Elle
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