To Tame A Texan

by Georgina Gentry

  Adams, Andy. The Log of a Cowboy. Bison Books, 1964

  Dobie, J. Frank. The Longhorns. U. of Texas Press, 1985

  Flexner, Eleanor. Century of Struggle. Belknap Press of Harvard U. Press, 1959

  Gard, Wayne. The Chisholm Trail. U. of Okla. Press, 1954

  Gattey, Charles Neilson. The Bloomer Girls. Coward-McCann, Inc., 1967

  Vestal, Stanley. Queen of Cowtowns Dodge City. U. of Neb. Press, 1972.

  Some of you may recognize some of the characters in this story from earlier books. To Tame a Texan is a sequel to both Comanche Cowboy and Cheyenne Princess. For those of you who have written and asked: all my Zebra books connect in some manner, as I am writing a long, long continuing saga that covers about fifty years of the history of the Old West.

  So what story will I tell next? The Civil War hit the Indian Territory hard, pitting friend against friend and brother against brother as the “Five Civilized Tribes” chose up sides. Many of the braves who became soldiers were members of the Lighthorse, the groups that provided law and order in the Indian Territory.

  Now, I’m going to tell you two Civil War stories in one book—one about the Creeks, fighting on the side of the Union, and one about the famed Cherokee Mounted Rifles, fighting for the Confederates. Two of the Lighthorse, one from each side and once good friends, will meet each other on the field of battle. These two are both friends of Talako, the Choctaw lighthorseman from my earlier book, Warrior’s Honor. The Creek loves a white nurse; the Cherokee loves a mixed-blood girl who just might be a spy; all are caught up in the bloodshed and turmoil of the Civil War. This new story will be published by Zebra in March 2004.

  For those who would like an autographed bookmark explaining how all my Zebra books fit together in this continuing saga, please send a #10 self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Georgina Gentry, P.O. Box 162, Edmond, OK 73083-0162, or check out my Web site at: www.nettrends.com/georginagentry.

  ’Long As I Got a Biscuit . . . ,

  Georgina Gentry

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  ISBN: 978-0-8217-7402-1