No Pretty Picture

Maud Hawk Wright and Villa's Raid on Columbus, A Novel Based on Historical Facts

Biography & Memoir, Historical, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book No Pretty Picture by Michael Archie Hays, Sunstone Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Michael Archie Hays ISBN: 9781611394634
Publisher: Sunstone Press Publication: August 20, 2016
Imprint: Sunstone Press Language: English
Author: Michael Archie Hays
ISBN: 9781611394634
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Publication: August 20, 2016
Imprint: Sunstone Press
Language: English

A testament to strength and determination, Maud Hawk Wright recounts the true story of a young American woman who is kidnapped from her ranch in Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution by Villista raiders. The raiders force her and her husband off their land, leaving their infant child with a hired hand, and shortly afterward, murdering her husband. Bereft and grieving, Maud is taken to Pancho Villa’s encampment in the mountains, peopled by hundreds of revolutionaries, preparing for action. To her surprise, Maud is chosen to ride with Villa and four hundred of his soldiers to the north. Enduring a brutal nine-day trek through the mountains of northern Mexico with Villa and his small army, Maud witnesses the violent mania of Villa and his officers and learns the stories of people who follow him. During the ride, Maud learns that she will become a participant in Villa’s grandiose plan to invade the United States. Before dawn of the ninth day of Maud’s captivity, she finds herself riding as a member of Villa’s army as it crosses the border to attack a small border town, Columbus, New Mexico. What happens is surprising. Includes Readers Guide.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A testament to strength and determination, Maud Hawk Wright recounts the true story of a young American woman who is kidnapped from her ranch in Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution by Villista raiders. The raiders force her and her husband off their land, leaving their infant child with a hired hand, and shortly afterward, murdering her husband. Bereft and grieving, Maud is taken to Pancho Villa’s encampment in the mountains, peopled by hundreds of revolutionaries, preparing for action. To her surprise, Maud is chosen to ride with Villa and four hundred of his soldiers to the north. Enduring a brutal nine-day trek through the mountains of northern Mexico with Villa and his small army, Maud witnesses the violent mania of Villa and his officers and learns the stories of people who follow him. During the ride, Maud learns that she will become a participant in Villa’s grandiose plan to invade the United States. Before dawn of the ninth day of Maud’s captivity, she finds herself riding as a member of Villa’s army as it crosses the border to attack a small border town, Columbus, New Mexico. What happens is surprising. Includes Readers Guide.

More books from Sunstone Press

Cover of the book Beyond His Mercy by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book The Truchas Light by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book Buck's Country by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book And They Called It Horizon by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book Tuck and Nip by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book Marmalade by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book The Galisteo Escarpment by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book Half-Past Winter by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book Zuni Stew by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book The Brujo's Way by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book Half the House by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book The Turned Field by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book Dog Shelter Blues by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book Sleeping With Gypsies by Michael Archie Hays
Cover of the book Memoirs, Episodes in New Mexico History, 1892-1969 by Michael Archie Hays
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy