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Sand in a whirlwind

by Egan, Ferol
Additional authors: Foreword -- Guthrie, A. B. Jr.
Published by : Doubleday & Company, Inc. (Garden City, NY) Physical details: 316 p ISBN:0385018142. ISSN:978038501 Year: 1972
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Part I: A Season of Discontent 1859-60 --
1. An Occurrence at Black Rock Canyon --
2. A Desert Mystery --
3. The Victims of Justice --
4. Storms of Sorrow --
Part II: The Gathering Fury 1860 --
5. Rewards of Intolerance --
6. Too Many Hurts for Too Many Years --
7. The Deadly Spring --
Part III: The Cost of Violence 1860 --
8. An Indian for Breakfast --
9. The Big Bend of the Carson River --
10. Death on the Truckee --
11. The Taste of Fear --
Part IV: Sagebrush Soldiers 1860 --
12. California to the Rescue --
13. The Washoe Regiment --
14. Skirmish at Big Meadows --
15. The Battle of Pinnacle Mount --
Part V: An End to Glory 1860 --
16. When the Sun Was Low --
Epilogue: The Return of Seasons.

Sand in a Whirlwind is a dramatic account of the events surrounding hostilities between settlers and Indians in the spring of 1860.

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