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Tallgrass

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I have been fortunate enough to read all of Don Coldsmith's novels ever since I was given one of the Spanish Bit Sagas by my wife. Ever since then I have been on a mission to read his books. I was really pleased when "Tallgrass" was released. Since I live in region that the novels take place I can almost put myself into the story. The research that Dr. Coldsmith put into writing so that it would be relatively historically accurate. "Tallgrass" is an easy book to read for anyone. I strongly recommend "Tallgrass" for those looking for an bit of light history to read.

This is one of those rare books which give me considerable pleasure to put down, as in unfinished.The author has taken a history of the great plains and written short stories in a timeline with all the political correctness of modern society.You have a women becoming aware of her own sexuality in the early 1500's in a place where the daily struggles for mere survival would have to be parimount to daily life. We have our race equality issue taken place in the 1800's.At this point I put the book down.I'm not a bigot.I just didn't need these issues brought up in a book about the history of the plains.In short this is a great(yea right) work of fiction geared to a seventh grade reader. I suggest "Ride The Wind" by St Clair I believe, a much more enjoyable novel about the plains