Trail of the Spanish Bit [Mass Market Paperback]

Don Coldsmith (Author)

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• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam Books (1995)
• ASIN: B001AARWEQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a masterpiece!, February 26, 2001

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Robert F Fester - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trail of the Spanish Bit: Spanish Bit Saga, Number 1 (The Spanish Bit Saga) (Mass Market Paperback)

In "Trail of the Spanish Bit," physician Don Coldsmith brings to life an interesting and varied cast of characters as they very well might have been at the time of early European contact with North America's native peoples.

Coldsmith's "Elk Dog People" are a prairie native nation that is a composite of a number of horse culture tribes. However, when they first encounter "Heads Off," the marooned Conquistador, the People are part of a pedestrian, stone age culture. For better or worse, this first Euro contact changes the People and their way of life forever.

Coldsmith is an excellent story-teller. His characters are well-developed and not the cardboard stereotypes usually associated with the genre. Dr. Coldsmith is a literary talent with a great imagination.

If you have any interest whatever in Native Americans or western history, buy this book!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant !, November 26, 1999

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This review is from: Trail of the Spanish Bit: Spanish Bit Saga, Number 1 (The Spanish Bit Saga) (Mass Market Paperback)

I had ordered this book at random, looking for a good story about native Americans. I received it early in the morning and started reading it right away... I didn't stop until it was finished. What a great novel! After finishing it, I went straight on-line and ordered all other Coldsmith novels that were available. I'm a Coldsmith convert!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HIstorical Fiction at its Best, August 5, 2001

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Linda Born (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Trail of the Spanish Bit: Spanish Bit Saga, Number 1 (The Spanish Bit Saga) (Mass Market Paperback)

Anyone who has held an antique in hand and felt the magnetic pull of the history of the object will enjoy this book. I had not previously been a student of Native American history or a fan of the western book genre, but Coldsmith succeeds in creating characters to whom I could relate as fellow human beings. The device of linking past to present through the spanish bit is ingenious.