Reader's Digest Condensed Books--Volume 4, 1986

John S. Zinsser Jr., Phyllis A. Whitney, James A. Michener, Elizabeth Webster

***Silversword*** by Phyllis A. Whitney As a child, Caroline Kirby was torn away from her Hawaiian home when a tragic riding accident claimed her parents' lives. Now the islands beckon her back, and she soon discovers an explosive family secret. As Caroline begins to probe, she uncovers frightening fragments from the past. Will the truth Caroline seeks place her own life in jeopardy? ***Texas*** by James A. Michener A sweeping panorama of the bold land, its proud people, and its tumultuous history. Here are the early Spanish missionaries who brought civilization to the wilderness, the heroic settlers who fought and died at the Alamo, the hard-riding Texas Rangers who kept the peace, the Indians and the border raiders, the cotton planters and the cattle barons, the oil tycoons and real estate magnates. All were indomitable men and women who came at different times from different...