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I was unsure about this book about Sarah Agnes Prine. It started out well her family resettling to Texas they meet 2 other families and travel together then her brother Clover dies from a snake bite, then they are attacked by Indians, her dad is shot some of the others in the Wagon train are killed and they have to cut off her brother Ernest leg so he will not die, then Sarah and some other girls are attacked by outlaws and Sarah has to kill the outlaws, then the Indians steal all their horses
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Oct 17, 2008
Amber
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I was initially drawn to this book by the catchy, grammatically incorrect title and the historical setting.
These Is My Words is the story of the tumultuous life of Sarah Prine during the late 1900s. What's not to like? child death, murder, rape, and inter-ethnic violence -all in the first couple of chapters!
Sarah and her crew travel West and with family, faith, and the help of friends they try their best to make a home on the wild frontier. In between the taming of the West, Sarah is romanced b ...more
These Is My Words is the story of the tumultuous life of Sarah Prine during the late 1900s. What's not to like? child death, murder, rape, and inter-ethnic violence -all in the first couple of chapters!
Sarah and her crew travel West and with family, faith, and the help of friends they try their best to make a home on the wild frontier. In between the taming of the West, Sarah is romanced b ...more
My book club read this book this year. I was one of the few that didn't like it. I screwy taste in books I guess.
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Jan 15, 2009
Sherilyn
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it was amazing
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This book caught my attention in the first few pages. It is set in the late 1800's in the Arizona territories and brings to live much of the hard ship the early settlers faces. It was well written and made me appreciate all the sacrifices that the eary settlers had to go through. At times I laughed while reading and the there were times tears were shed.
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I loved this book. It was sad, but I loved the characters and their strength.
woohoo a book set in Arizona
Dec 23, 2011
Kristina
marked it as to-read
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Jan 17, 2013
Magpie67
marked it as to-read
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