"ALL THESE STORIES MAY NOT AGREE TOGETHER... YET IN EVERY ONE OF THEM LAY HID SOMETHINK OF THE TRUTH, A GRAIN OF GOLD IN THE ORE OF FABLE THAT MIGHT BE FOUND BY HIM WHO HAD THE SKILL AND STRENGHT TO LOOK."

-- Ayesha, from H. Rider Haggard's WISDOMS DAUGHTER.

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I dedicate this book to Lady Shasta - "The Jewel of Siskiyou County"