{"product_id":"the-lost-band-a-novel-spanish-bit","title":"The Lost Band: A Novel (Spanish Bit)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA continuation of Don Coldsmiths Spanish Bit series  The Lost Band traces the sage of the People  a fictional nation of American Plains Indians in the late eighteenth century. Annually the People celebrate the Sun Dance  and each year the Council circle leaves an empty place of honor for the Lost Band  whose members disappeared and are presumed killed in a genocidal raid in the Great Plains two hundred years earlier. This group is the Lost Band  their fate an ongoing mystery in the history of the People. In The Lost Band  Story Keeper  chief of the Forest Band  unravels the puzzle when he makes a sudden and dramatic appearance. To claim the empty place at the Council table  Story Keeper must recount the fate of the Lost Band. The story begins as White Moon and her adopted child are gradually embraced by a childless couple whose people have abducted the last of the Band. At the same time  White Moons friend Turkey Hen becomes the Second Wife of her captor. Turkey Hen enjoys her status and is willing to sacrifice her heritage for security. White Moon  however  is determined to return the Lost Band to their seat in the Council circle. She secretly struggles to keep the traditions of the Forest Band alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44963145777205,"sku":"ByrdShop_0806132264","price":91.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780806132266.jpg?v=1770407670","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-lost-band-a-novel-spanish-bit","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}