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Ride the Wind
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Plot Summary of Ride the Wind
"At the age of 9 Cynthia Ann Parker was captured in an indian raid. Forced to give up everything and everyone, Cynthia comes to love the Comanches and adopts their ways.
Ride the Wind is the story of Cynthia, her son Quanah Parker and a way of life that is gone forever.
This is one of the best books I have ever read, this is a must read book for anyone who loves 19th century history."

Teresa McNamara, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Ride the Wind
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 19th century
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - American Indian - American West
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Texas
Prairie? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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