The Medicine Knife

Spanish Bit Saga #12

by Don Coldsmith

The Elk-Dog People have two new members, former soldiers in the French Army. Fully assimilated into the tribe, they travel to Santa Fe to help the group trade pelts. But soon trouble starts, and the new tribesmen must defend their people. HC: Doubleday.

Genres: Westerns, Historical Fiction

187 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1988

About the author

Don Coldsmith was an American author of primarily Western fiction. A past president of Western Writers of America, Coldsmith wrote more than 40 books, as well as and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His “Spanish Bit Saga,” a series of related novels, helped to re-define the Western novel by adopting the point of view of the Native Americans, rather than the European immigrants.

Reviews

[Eliel Lopez]

A quick read and look into the idea of trade back in that time period. I would have liked the story to have been more involved in that aspect.

[David Colwell]

Not much happened, and it took a long time to tell it.

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[Little Timmy]

Very good "Western" story. It's actually not like your normal American Western tale. Lots of nicely developed characters and a nice continuing storyline. Recommended