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Scalped While Paralyzed: Most Famous Ghost Story in Texas History
Scalped by Comanches while temporarily paralyzed—Josiah Wilbarger was fully conscious but felt nothing as the warrior ran the knife around the top of his head. When the Comanche yanked his hair free, Wilbarger heard a sound like distant thunder and everything went black.
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Snag Your Chance at a Typewriter-Style Keyboard
Win a FREE Qwerkywriter keyboard! Feel like a writer in 1920s Paris with this typewriter-style keyboard. At $399-value, this is the coolest, classiest keyboard on the market. Subscribe to Max McNabb’s newsletter for your chance to WIN! Max McNabb is the editor of TexasHillCountry.com and author of Far Blue Mountains, a historical novel about the last free Apaches and their 1926 kidnapping of a rancher’s son. An injured Apache girl adopted by a powerful rancher, the rancher’s son kidnapped in revenge by the last free Apaches. 1st Prize: Qwerkywriter Keyboard. The 1st prize winner will receive a free Qwerkywriter typewriter-style keyboard valued at $399. 2nd Prize: East Press Collector’s Edition of Moby Dick. The 2nd prize winner…
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New Book Reveals True Story of the Last Free Apaches and 1926 Kidnapping of a Rancher’s Son
Max McNabb, editor of TexasHillCountry.com, is releasing a trilogy of historical novels inspired by shocking true events. Discover the untold history of the last free Apaches, who lived hidden in the Sierra Madre well into the 1930s!
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Far Blue Mountains
Introducing the Beloved Captive Trilogy. Changeling destiny—an injured Apache girl adopted by a powerful rancher, the rancher’s son kidnapped in revenge by the last free Apaches. Inspired by historical events that took place in the 1920s Sierra Madre, the Beloved Captive trilogy is a gothic western series like no other. In 1926, when rancher Jubal McKenna discovers an injured Apache girl and welcomes her into his family, he sets in motion an irrevocable exchange of destiny. The girl is a member of the last unsurrendered Apaches. They live in freedom well into the 20th century, hidden in the wild mountains of Mexico, where they keep the old ways. An eye…
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Scalped While Paralyzed: Most Famous Ghost Story in Texas History
