Dr. Coldsmith produced the first ten novels in the Spanish Bit Saga in a five-year period; he writes and revises the stories first in his head, then in longhand. From this manuscript the final version is skillfully created by his longtime assistant, Ann Bowman.
Of his decision to create, or re-create, the world of the Plains Indian in the early centuries of European contact, the author says: “There has been very little written about this time period. I wanted also to portray these people as human beings, men and women, rather than as stereotyped ‘Indians.’ As I have researched the time and place, the indigenous cultures, it’s been a truly inspiring experience for me. I am not attempting to tell anyone else’s story. My only goal is to tell a story and tell it fairly.”
All of the characters in this book are fictitious,
and any resemblance to actual persons, living
or dead, is purely coincidental.
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Copyright © 1995 by Don Coldsmith.
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