Historical Novels All Items Here are all the products in this category: Child of the Sun: A Historical Novel by Frank Cheavens. Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was the first European explorer to cross the North American continent. His early 16th century wandering took him across Texas, part of New Mexico, southeastern Arizona, and down the west coast of Mexico into South America. His altruistic work and healing ministrations among the Indians of the Southwest drew to him multitudes of Indians who revered him as the Child of the Sun. 194 pgs. 5x8. Paperback. ISBN: 0-89540-161-4. $ 10.00 Eagle Across the Sun The story of American explorers and the Santa Fe Trail merchants in the nineteenth century. "Brittain's 'Eagle Across the Sun' is a fresh addition to the growing list of works on the early 19th. century Southwest. Thoughtful, balanced, and well-written, the book provides a good introduction to the American explorers and the Santa Fe Trail merchants who paved the way for U.S. expansion in this region. The author's careful narrative will appeal to general readers looking for a comprehensive treatment of this perennially fascinating chapter in our national history." - Marc Simmons, Historian. 301 Pages. 5x8. Paperback. ISBN: 0-89540-439-5. $ 25.00 The Land of Enchantment fFrom Pike's Peak to the Pacific by Lilian Whiting. With Western Stars and Sunsets, Denver the Beautiful, The Picturesque Region of Pike's Peak, Summer Wanderings in Colorado, The Colorado Pioneers, The Surprises of New Mexico, The Story of Santa Fe, Magic and Mystery of Arizona, The Petrified Forest and the Meteorite Mountain, Los Angeles, The Spell- Binder, Grand Canyon, the Carnival of the Gods. 432 pgs. 5x8. Paperback. ISBN: 0-89540-120-7. $ 15.00