El Reno (English Edition)

El Reno is a stirring historical saga sweeping from the Civil War, the western migration and the Great Oklahoma Run of 1889, the dawn of the new century, World War I, through the Dust Bowl and Depression. Told in flashback, El Reno follows three families through these great moments in our history. The reader will meet a wise old Cherokee and survivor of the Trail of Tears, a German cowboy who rides a bull instead of a horse and sees the West through the eyes of a mystic, three exotic visitors from the East, Indians, outlaws, beautiful women, former slaves, the Klu Klux Klan, Amelia Earhart, and many others. El Reno is laced with references to ancient and Western mythologies, and the careful reader will delight in these echoes of the universal. The final chapters tell of a strong woman’s Hero’s Journey to independence. A Reading Group Guide is included for insightful book club discussions. It’s a damn good read.