Cover of St. Agnes' stand

Book 1994

St. Agnes' stand

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Publisher
Thorndike Press
Language
English
Published
1994
  • Fiction
  • Apache Indians
  • Orphans
  • Nuns
  • Catholics
  • Fiction, westerns
  • Fiction, historical, general
  • New mexico, fiction

A magnificent debut novel of survival on the Western frontier by a talented new author. Running from a posse and a murder charge, Nat Swanson stumbles across a stranded group of three nuns and seven orphans who have been attacked by Apache. Though he's no hero, Nat agrees to help them out of the desert.