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Name: Tallgrass
Author: Don Coldsmith

Don Coldsmith’s Tallgrass charts nearly three centuries of prairie history through seven loosely connected stories. Beginning with the peaceful 1541 encounter between Spanish explorers and the Pani tribe, the novel follows the evolving relationships between Native Americans and European settlers. Each tale spans key moments: a French ambassador’s 1724 visit, the legacies of Lewis, Clark, and Daniel Boone, and the commerce that blossomed along the Santa Fe Trail in the 1820s. The narrative concludes in 1835 with a Princeton dropout’s brief return to civilization after living among a Native community. Coldsmith offers a vivid illustration of how people of different cultures discover, trust, and adapt to one another during times of change.

First publish date: 1997

Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: Don Coldsmith

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