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This is a rich, funny, fascinating, meaningful, and memorable novel from the author of that incredible masterpiece about Crazy Horse, Stone Song.\" -Rocky Mountain News\"Win Blevins-that master yarn-spinner-has done it again with The Rock Child. A wonderfully wild one which you don't want to miss.\" - Tony Hillerman \"Win Blevins displays an antic imagination, not only in mingling actual and invented characters, but in melding gritty action-adventure with metaphysical musings.\" - Dale Wasserman, author of Man of La Mancha \"Win Blevins's new book is a risqu#65533; and veritable romp through the history of the Old West! Highly enjoyable reading! -Clyde M. 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