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<p>Four separate periods of history on a New Mexico ranch are chronicled as Indian, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo share the land, tied together in time and dreams of power, wealth and love.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Devil's Peak is the spiritual center of a certain section of dry, alkaline land in New Mexico. Its flat top decorated with powerful primitive drawings, the peak oversees the passage of time and the passions of man in Swisher's historical saga. Beginning with the Indians, he recounts the love story between Shining Moon and Flying Bear, as doomed as is the fate of their tribe. Next come the Spaniards, represented by Father Majico who builds a church near the ruined pueblo and dreams with equal purity of God and a young woman left in Spain. Mexicans follow, both rich and poor, their haciendas and lean-tos lost with their dreams in the clash between Indians and the U.S. Army. Finally, the land is possessed by ranchers and cowboys, passed down through generations of a family named Simpson. Frank Simpson is the last hero, mute as a child, in special concert with the land that releases its past to him in visions and, when needed, even its hidden wealth. Sometimes excessivel

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Author

Swisher Jr., Robert K.

Publisher

Santa Fe, N.M.: Sunstone Press

Published

1987

Language

EN

ISBN

9780865340954

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, History

Rating

4.5 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14