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St. Agnes' StandThomas Eidson

St. Agnes' Stand

1994204 pages
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July 1858: Nat Swanson, a bullet in his leg and bone-weary, flees across the New Mexico desert from a vengeful posse. Back in west Texas, he killed a man over a woman whose name he never knew, and now he's on the run to California, his only hope for a new life the ranch deed in his pocket. In a dry riverbed, Nat spots two overturned wagons surrounded by Apaches. The only sign of a survivor is his quick glimpse of an old woman's face-a face that forces a stark decision. Nat can ride on and save himself, or stay and try to save the stranded and doomed party. Sister St. Agnes, huddled between…

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Editions

7 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    Random House Trade Paperbacks · 224 pages · 9780812972467
  • Paperback · English · 2006
    HarperCollins Publishers Ltd · 400 pages · 9780007181773
  • Other · English · 2004
    HarperCollins Publishers Ltd · 192 pages · 9780007181766
  • Other · English · 1996
    F. A. Thorpe · 300 pages · 9780708935880
  • Other · English · 1995
    Penguin · 200 pages · 9780140262094
  • Other · English · 1995
    Penguin Books Ltd · 208 pages · 9780140238945
Apache IndiansFictionNunsOrphansIndians of north america, fictionNew mexico, fictionFiction, westernsNuns, fiction