Ride the Wind
| Author | ~Lucia St. Clair Robson~ |
|---|---|
| Language | ~English~ |
| Genre | ~historical novel, western novel~ |
| Publisher | ~Ballantine Books~ |
Publication date | ~12 November 1985 (Trade paperback was released in 1982)~ |
| Publication place | ~United States~ |
| Media type | |
| Pages | ~608 pages (~paperback~ edition)~ |
| ISBN | ~ISBN ~0345325222~ (~paperback~ edition)~ Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Ride the Wind (1982) by Lucia St. Clair Robson is the story of Cynthia Ann Parker's life after she was captured during the Comanche raid on her family's fort. In 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia was kidnapped by Comanche Indians. This is the story of how she grew up with them, mastered their ways, married one of their leaders, and became, in every way, a Comanche woman. Her son Quanah Parker was one of the last Comanche leaders. It is also the story of a proud and innocent people whose lives pulsed with the very heartbeat of the land. It is the story of a way of life that is gone forever.
Ride the Wind earned The Western Writers' Golden Spur Award for best historical western in 1982. It also made the NY Times and Washington Post best seller lists that year. In its 24th printing, it is still popular today. Ride the Wind has earned more than 90 5-star reviews on Amazon!
Ride the Wind was voted one of 100 Western Classics for the century by; 100 Years of Western Classics as selected by American Western Magazine's readers in 2000 100 Western Classics
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For book club discussion points, background information, and an excerpt please see the author's website: Ride the Wind
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