Also by William Wayne Dicksion:
- Many Mansions
- Beyond the Valley of Mist
- Danny
- Legend of the Lost
- A Brief Moment in Time
- A Button in the Fabric of Time
- A Man Called Ty
- Puma Son of Mountain Lion
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Published: Dec. 25, 2010
Words: 84,938 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452418575
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Still half asleep, Michael looked up at his parents sitting on the buckboard of their covered wagon and saw an arrow penetrate his father's chest. Then he saw his mother being dragged from the wagon by two Indians. His mother fell from the wagon and disappeared from his sight and from his life forever. Now he was all alone.Tags
romance, adventure, horses, indians, western, gold mining, mexicans, st louis, santa fe, indian territory, settling the west, rio grande river, sangre de cristo mountainsAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Karsen Max
on Nov. 02, 2012 :
After reading other reviews, I had high hopes for Sagebrush but I became skeptical early on by the deus ex machina manner in which Michael survived and lived undetected until his unlikely introduction to the Indian tribe. It lost me completely when he apparently became fluent in their language within a matter of days and used the phrase "Thank you for sharing that information". It had the sappy, syrupy overtones of a Disney Indian portrayal.
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Review by:
ACWinOH
on Aug. 14, 2012 :
This is an amazing story. Lots of interesting narrative and Austenish dialog. I'd like to find this in print to add to my Desert Island library! Reading the sequel right now.
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Review by:
Pat Ritter
on May 03, 2012 :
Sagebrush is a magnificent story, in so much, after I downloaded it onto my kindle reader and started to read it, I couldn't put it down.
Waking up at three o'clock in the morning wanting to know what happened next is a novel I love to read and enjoy.
Thank you Bill for writing a wonderful story.
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Review by:
Gail M Baugniet
on Aug. 04, 2011 :
Sagebrush and its sequel, PUMA Son of Mountain Lion, are set in the 1800s, when America's western frontier was still home to the buffalo and wolf. These are stories of treacherous times that required both muscle and cunning intellect for man to survive.
In Sagebrush, a boy is forced to hide in the wilderness after his parents are killed during an unprovoked Indian attack. Michael quickly teaches himself the skills necessary for him to remain alive, always with the goal of fulfilling a pledge made by his father.
Detailed passages are realistically written with in-depth knowledge of the untamed era, its terrain, and the trials of a boy who would earn his manhood through strength of character. The sequel advances the story to the next generation with the same intriguing historical background.
Skillfully woven into the stories are the psychology and natural instincts that helped unite members of two differing nations, a lesson that could well serve current governments.
I purchased both books in the printed format (before I owned an e-reader.)These books deserve 5-star ratings for the personal historical content imparted by the author.
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Review by:
oldcar
on April 25, 2011 :
A fast moving, thoroughly enjoyable read. Great book.
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Review by:
Gene Parola
on Feb. 08, 2011 :
I read all of Bill Dicksion's books when they were in print and discovered a marvelous story teller. It was interesting that when I met him I realized that I had heard that soft Oklahoma color in his printed words.
Bill, captures the American Southwest so well because he grew up there and looked carefully around at that world. And he recaptures it with both objectivity and nostalgia that has a real ring of truth to it.
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