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The blazing hills

by Sibyl Hancock (1975)

About this book

Relates the events of the 1846 Easter eve when the white settlers of Fredericksburg, Texas, made a treaty, still commemorated annually, with the neighboring Apache and Comanche tribes.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe blazing hills Lead Character

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