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Sitting Bull, chief of the Sioux

1973
A brief biography of the Sioux Indian who defeated Custer at Big Horn and who led his people to Canada in search of safety and food.

A forest of kings

the untold story of the ancient Maya
1992
A history of the New World as it existed before the European invasion, based on the interpretation of Maya hieroglyphs.

Stone song

a novel of the life of Crazy Horse
1996
A fictional account of the life of the Oglala Indian Chief Crazy Horse from birth to his victory over the whites at Little Big Horn to his violent death.

The once and future king

1996
The fantasy epic of King Arthur and Camelot, telling the story of how Wart, the adopted son of Sir Ector, becomes the King of England when he is sent in search of a sword by his brother Kay, and is forced to pull one out of an anvil in the churchyard.

The last Comanche chief

the life and times of Quanah Parker
1995
Biography of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, born in 1850, who led his warriors in battle against the encroaching white settlers and hunters until there was no longer any hope of winning, and then turned his attention to the bargaining table where he continued to fight on behalf of his people.

Crazy Horse

Sioux warrior
1994
A biography of the Sioux warrior who led his warriors against Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

The life and times of Genghis Khan

2006
Presents a short biography of thirteenth-century Mongolian leader Genghis Khan, and describes the legends and stories about his empire which engulfed that of Alexander the Great.

The Mighty chieftains

1993
Discusses the chieftains of various Indian tribes.

Empire of the summer moon

Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history
2010
Describes the actions of both whites and Comanches during a 40-year war over territory, in a story that begins with the kidnapping of a white girl, who grew up to marry a Comanche chief and have a son, Quanah, who became a great warrior.

In winter's shadow

1982
Sequel to: Hawk of May and Kingdom of summer. Chronicles the downfall of Arthur's empire, brought about in part by Arthur's bastard son and the Queen's love affair with Arthur's close friend.

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