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War Party in Blue: Pawnee Scouts in the U.S. Army by Mark van de Logt.
Facts: Published by the University of Oklahoma Press : 2010.
Hardcover ISBN: 9780806141398.
368 pages
A history of the Pawnee Scouts, from their perspective Between 1864 and 1877, during the height of the Plains Indian wars, Pawnee Indian scouts rendered invaluable service to the United States Army. They led missions deep into contested territory, tracked resisting bands, spearheaded attacks against enemy camps, and on more than one occasion saved American troops from disaster on the field of battle. In War Party in Blue, Mark van de Logt tells the story of the Pawnee scouts from their perspective, detailing the battles in which they served and recounting hitherto neglected episodes.
Employing military records, archival sources, and contemporary interviews with current Pawnee tribal members—some of them descendants of the scouts—Van de Logt presents the Pawnee scouts as central players in some of the army’s most notable campaigns. He argues that military service allowed the Pawnees to fight their tribal enemies with weapons furnished by the United States as well as to resist pressures from the federal government to assimilate them into white society.
According to the author, it was the tribe’s martial traditions, deeply embedded in their culture, that made them successful and allowed them to retain these time-honored traditions. The Pawnee style of warfare, based on stealth and surprise, was so effective that the scouts’ commanding officers did little to discourage their methods. Although the scouts proudly wore the blue uniform of the U.S. Cavalry, they never ceased to be Pawnees. The Pawnee Battalion was truly a war party in blue. —Excerpted from the University of Oklahoma Press website.
Power Thoughts by Joyce Meyer. 
Facts: Pub. Date: September 2010
Publisher: FaithWords. Format: Hardcover, 272p.
- ISBN-13: 9780446580366
- ISBN: 0446580368
From Publishers’ Weekly :
Bestselling author and TV preacher Meyer takes a step beyond her bestseller Battlefield of the Mind. She offers a 12-step program to help readers conquer the negativity that naturally plagues the mind, leaving readers free to enjoy life and pursue their goals. Using themes from other books in her ample catalogue–worry, perseverance, managing emotions–Meyer breaks her suggestions into several digestible lists, backed by a “Power Pack” of Bible verses at the end of each chapter. She offers enthusiastic encouragement, but also requires action, here in the form of practice, discipline, and continual meditation on the 12 motivational thoughts. Critics of the positive thinking movement (Meyer obliquely acknowledges a debt to the pioneering Norman Vincent Peale) will continue to find downsides in this book, among them failure to sufficiently acknowledge the pain of suffering and an ignorance of intractable mental illness. Critics of Meyer will say she sounds like an infomercial (“You will see amazing results”). Yet her many fans will continue to appreciate her upbeat attitude and her ability to offer practical tips on the toughest topics. (Sept.)
The Echo of Violence by Jordan Dane.
Facts:
ISBN: 9780061474149; ISBN10: 0061474142; Publisher: Avon ;
Format: Mass Market PB; Pages: 384; $7.99
Inside the book it says the fourth in the Sweet Justice series, but I think it is the third, with the fourth one, Reckoning for the Dead not out yet.
The man she’d trust with her heart could sabotage everything…
When terrorists attack a Haitian missionary school, brutally killing their hostages and posting videos of the senseless murders online, time is running out. Sentinels’ agent Alexa Marlowe is forced into an unlikely alliance with a relentless mercenary. But he is no stranger.
Jackson Kinkaid witnessed the raid, and only he can track the killers to their mountain stronghold. Guarding a dark secret, rumored to sell his services to the highest bidder, Jackson is not the same man Alexa once knew. And although he can lead her to the terrorist leader she’s been ordered to take alive, how can she be sure he won’t sabotage her mission to save the one person who got him through the worst nightmare of his life?
—-excerpted from the Jordan Dane website.
Comment: She’s a good author to read for suspense with a romantic twist.
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Hey Kitty & Reggie–Thanks for plugging my latest release. And glad you caught my mistake about ECHO being the 3rd book in the series. Can’t believe I did that. I was writing RECKONING when I wrote the acknowledgment, I suppose. So there will be more Sweet Justice books with Avon/HarperCollins to come.
I did move down to TX, but back to my old hometown of San Antonio to be closer to my family. It’s been great to be with my sibs and parents, but I sure do miss Okieland & all my friends there.
But my Oklahoma bond continues. I sold 2 young adult books to Harlequin Teen, with the first book to come out in Apr 2011 – In The Arms of Stone Angels. That book is set in Oklahoma. And my good research buddy, Susan Johnson, from the Sapulpa Library, helped me with my research on the Native American culture for that novel. It’s a cold case mystery, so I don’t stray far from my suspense roots, but the protag is a 16 yr old girl who witnessed a murder at 14. Excerpts and more info is on my young adult website. And I’m currently writing book #2.
So things are busy here. But I sure do miss OK and think of you guys often. Take care and thanks again.
Jordan! So good to hear from you and that things are going well for you. You know, once you’ve lived in Oklahoma, we get to claim you as ours, too! 
Hey Bill–Claim me all you want. My heart is back in OK. If my folks had been more flexible and moved to OKC, I would still be there. We loved living in Edmond. Take care and I miss you guys.
Well, that’s an interesting cornucopia of books! I’ve met Jordan Dane and she’s a good person. I recently heard she moved from Oklahoma down to the Dallas area.