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This Book Is A Masterpiece
I was twelve when I first picked up Ride the Wind and read it in two days. The story of Naduah fascinated me and I could not put it down. When I finally finished the last page, I cried. The story is so touching and I felt as though I were Naduah. It showed both the struggles of the Indians and the whites. I think this book made me really understand the relationship the Comanches and Texans had. I know more than I could ever have hoped to learn about this Indian culture by reading Robson's book. Ride the Wind was the first real love story I ever read and I will always hold it as an example to any book I ever read. I have read this book countless times, going back again and again to my favorite parts. I would like to thank the author; who I have wanted to contact for a long time; for writing a wonderful work of historical fiction. And, as it might be obvious to some, my screen name is named after a character in the book.

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Interested in Native American history?
Then I suggest you pick this book right away and start reading ~~ it will be one book that you will never forget. I know. I re-read it every year and have been doing so for the last 10 years. I first picked it up during a summer working in Yellowstone ~~ that was when I started becoming interested in Native American Indian History ~~ and needing something lighter and easier to read, I started with "Ride the Wind."

This is such a great beginning introduction to reading about the Comanches ~~ even though the book is a novel ~~ it is based on what few known historical facts on Cynthia Parker and the man who she calls husband ~~ Wanderer, one of the last great Comanche chiefs. Robson writes with passion the story of a white girl kidnapped by the Indians in her youth ~~ and how she transformed her ways to those of the tribe. It is a heart-warming story, one that will haunt you for the rest of your life. It also shows a softer side to the Indians that you normally won't see ~~ they're not the savages as people make them to be. I'm not saying that they're not fierce warriors ~~ they are and do practice warfare with a savergy that is different from what historians call "civilised society." But Robson shows the fierce loyalty the Comanche have for their tribe and one another ~~ and their way of life.

Pick this book up. I guarantee that you won't walk away from it without being haunted by the stories that Cynthia and her friends share with you. It is an eye-opener into the way of life then. And it is a heart-breaking story as well. Try it and see. I don't think you'll regret it.

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One of my faves since 1984!!!
I first came across this book when a friend in high school handed it to me. She had gotten it from the school library, it was ragged, tattered and faded. Nonetheless, she was very adamant and so I read it and was hooked. I have been looking for this book since I first read it in 84. Excellent; action; romance; and sympathy all mixed in one. The story was very compelling and moving...something that I have not experienced with any other book that I have ever read. What is more provoking is that most of the book is true, but it gives you a different outlook than the history books...Cynthia's outlook on things and her perspective. Very moving and this book is a must have.
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