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But his wife has other ideas. She wants Lena to pursue her skills with horses, her spirit path. This is a novel of family dynamics and community prejudices set against the larger backdrop of the taming of the West. Based on real characters and the mysteries connected with historic events, author David Jessup has woven the mesmerizing tale of a group of people at odds with each other as they struggle to find their places in a rapidly changing landscape. Mariano's Crossing is a beautiful, exciting, wonderful novel.I couldn't put it down.It does what good historical fiction should do-places me in what John Gardner calls the 'vivid and continuous dream. -Laura Pritchett, recipient of the PEN USA Award and the Milkweed National Fiction Prize What a vivid piece of writing  The craftsmanship is most impressive. And the multiplicity of perspectives makes the truth tantalizingly elusive. Great stuff -Louis Bayard, NY Times bestselling author of Mt. 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Fifteen years later, as a grown man training horses along the Oregon Trail, he has a chance to redeem himself if he can overcome his cowardly urge to flee. His choice will lead Medina back to the land of his childhood, where he must confront his darkest fears and uncover the hidden source of his panic in the ghostly stare that haunts his dreams.\u003cbr\u003e This is the story of a man's quest for courage, respect and love in an unforgiving land. Based on real characters who lived on the frontier during the lead up to America's 1846 war with Mexico, David M. Jessup has woven a spellbinding prequel to his award-winning first novel, MARIANO'S CROSSING.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise For MARIANO'S CHOICE: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMARIANO'S CHOICE is one of those rare, wonderful books that sticks in the mind and heart long after you've read the last page. Masterfully paced...it offers an intriguing snapshot of the West through the eyes of characters largely ignored by mainstream fiction. --Anne Hillerman, New York Times best-selling author of Spider Woman's Daughter and Rock With Wings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJessup adds flesh and blood to the bones of one of the West's legendary mountain men in this tightly wound novel of the Old West.--Sandra Dallas, New York Times best-selling author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJessup is a master historian and writer. In vivid and gorgeous prose, we encounter the world of the late 1800s and the men and women who literally shaped the West. 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