Don Coldsmith (1926–2009)

Author of Trail of the Spanish Bit

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About the Author

Don Coldsmith is an award-winning author of twenty-nine books in the Spanish Bit Series, including "Medicine Hat" & "The Lost Band: A Novel", also published by the University of Oklahoma Press. 050 Don Coldsmith was an American author of Western fiction. He wrote a series entitled the Spanish Bit show more Saga wherein he told stories from the Native Indian's point of view. Coldsmith also wrote hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. Born on February 28, 1926, he was also a medical doctor and a cattle rancher in Kansas. He was a past president of Western Writers of America. In fact, after attending one of these conferences, he suffered a stroke on June 20, 2009 and died on the 25th at The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Don Coldsmith

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Trail of the Spanish Bit (1980) 108 copies

The Elk-Dog Heritage (1982) 90 copies

Follow the Wind (Spanish Bit Saga Book, No 3) (1983) 79 copies

Runestone (1995) 74 copies

Man Of The Shadows (1983) 61 copies

Buffalo Medicine (1981) 61 copies

Daughter of the Eagle (The Spanish Bit Saga Book 6) (1656) 60 copies

Walks in the Sun (1992) 52 copies

Return To The River (1987) 49 copies

Fort De Chastaigne (1990) 47 copies

The Sacred Hills (1985) 46 copies

The Flower In The Mountains (1988) 45 copies

River Of Swans (1986) 45 copies

The Traveler (1991) 44 copies

The Changing Wind (1990) 43 copies

Moon of Thunder (The Spanish Bit Saga #7) (1985) 43 copies

Quest For The White Bull (1990) 42 copies

Tallgrass (1997) 42 copies

Song of the Rock (1989) 42 copies

Trail From Taos (1989) 42 copies

Child of the Dead (1995) 42 copies

The Medicine Knife (1988) 41 copies

Pale Star (1985) 40 copies

Return Of The Spanish (1991) 40 copies

Bride Of The Morning Star (1991) 39 copies

The Lost Band (2000) 38 copies

World Of Silence (1992) 38 copies

The Smoky Hill (1989) 36 copies

Medicine Hat (1997) 36 copies

South Wind (1998) 35 copies

Track of the Bear (1994) 34 copies

Bearer of the Pipe (1995) 33 copies

Thunderstick (1993) 32 copies

Raven Mocker (2001) 21 copies

The Long Journey Home (2001) 16 copies

The Pipestone Quest (2004) 13 copies

Don Coldsmith: Three Complete Novels: The Changing Wind/The Traveler/World of Silence (1995) 13 copies

Spanish Bit Saga, Volume Five: A Classic Western Series 5 copies

Spanish Bit Saga, Volume Two: A Classic Western Series 3 copies

Spanish Bit Saga, Volume Four: A Classic Western Series 2 copies

Spanish Bit Saga, Volume One: A Classic Historical Western Series 2 copies

Die Rückkehr des Grossen Mondes. Das Land der Indianer. (1995) 2 copies

Rune Stone 1 copy

Don Coldsmith Omnibus (Spanish Bit Saga) (1997) 1 copy

Horsin' Around Again (1981) 1 copy

Spanish Bit Super Edition Trilogy:The Changing Wind(1990);The Traveler(1991);& World of Silence(1992). 1 copy

Still Horsin' Around (2002) 1 copy

Spanish Bit Saga, Volume Three: A Classic Western Series 1 copy

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Associated Works

Law of the Gun (Pinnacle Westerns) (2010) — Contributor — 23 copies

Lost Trails (2007) — Contributor — 22 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Coldsmith, Don
Birthdate: 1926-02-28
Date of death: 2009-06-25
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Iola, Kansas, USA
Place of death: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Places of residence: Emporia, Kansas, USA
Baldwin City, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Kansas, USA
Education: Baker University
University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas
Occupations: physician
cattle rancher
combat medic
youth director
historian
professor
Organizations: Western Writers of America
YMCA
Emporia State University
Awards and honors: Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award
Distinguished Kansasn
Owen Wister Award (2003)
Edgar Wolfe Award (lifetime contributions, 1995)

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Reviews

Walks in the Sun by Don Coldsmith

Good historical novel of a plains tribe that wanders down to Central America in the 1700s or so?

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kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |

Trail of the Spanish Bit: Spanish Bit Saga, Number… by Don Coldsmith

Not bad story.

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kslade | 1 other review | Nov 29, 2022 |

The Traveler: A Classic Western Novel by Don Coldsmith

Very good account of how Indian tribes lived and respected each member of the family and depended on the buffalo for life.

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Goldminer | Nov 18, 2022 |

Quest for the white bull by Don Coldsmith

A fantasy for those who like to pretend they understand Native Americans. A lot of formulaic dialog & descriptions. If you like the books of Auel & the Gears you'll probably like this.
Two very young men are 'powerful' holy men in their separate tribes, following their different visions to discover why the buffalo have not come on their annual migration to feed the people.
Heard as audiobook.

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juniperSun | Jul 13, 2021 |

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