Taschek, Karen. Horse of seven moons.TASCHEK, Karen. Horse of seven moons. Univ. of New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). Press. 184p. map. c2005. 0-8263-3215-3. $14.95. J Two young people, Sarah Chilton and Bindaa-dee-nin, both about 14, from cultures so alien to each other that they imagine each other only in stereotypes, come to see the same black and white pinto horse pinto horse, American light horse, characterized by large, irregular color markings—most commonly black (or dark) and white. Horses of this pattern, known regionally as "paints" [Span. as their own. The story focuses on the life of one, then the other. Both are strong personalities who often must assume adult responsibilities. In the last decade of the 19th century, ranchers moved into the area known as Apacheria, a huge, harsh expanse encompassing New Mexico, Arizona, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonoma. There is a struggle almost to the death between the last of the Apaches Apaches name given to Parisian gangsters. [Fr. Hist.: Payton, 31] See : Evil , who crave to reclaim their centuries-old life of raiding and living off the land, and the white settlers, who demand to live in peace on acreage they have mapped out as their personal property. Soldiers stationed at Fort Stanton This article is about the fort in New Mexico. For the Civil War-era fort in Washington, D.C., see Fort Stanton (Washington, D.C.). Fort Stanton (built 1855) was a U.S. military fort built in New Mexico in the United States. have rounded up as many of the Apaches as they can find and have placed them on a reservation, where idleness IDLENESS. The refusal or neglect to engage in any lawful employment, in order to gain a livelihood. 2. The vagrant act of 17 G. II. c. 5, which, with some modifications, has been adopted, in perhaps most of the states, describes idle persons to be those who, and destruction of their traditional way of life have dispirited dis·pir·it·ed adj. Affected or marked by low spirits; dejected. See Synonyms at depressed. dis·pir  it·ed·ly adv.Adj. them. Life is dangerous for all: for the ranchers, for the Apaches who return to the mountains and raid the settlers, miners, and stagecoaches, for the Apaches who live on the crime and disease-ridden reservation, and for the soldiers who are called upon to pursue the holdouts. This is an excellent, well-written novel. Taschek is well informed about the issues, the physical setting, and the lives of both the settlers and the Indians. She treats the two groups in a balanced way, helping readers see the situation through the eyes of one group, then another. Edna Boardman, Libn., Bismarck, ND J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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