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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS For their help in reading and preparing parts of the manuscript , the author thanks Bob Benson, Stan Lindberg, Maura Mandyck, Karen Perry, and especially SusanAiken. Some of these essays first appeared in the following publications : "Indian Givers" and "A Gift from the Bear" in Gettysburg Review, "Mountain Spirits" in SewaneeReview, "Coming off the Back of Brasstown Bald" in Oxford American, "Open House" in New EnglandReview/Breadloaf Quarterly, "Taken by Storm" in Boats: An Anthology. This page intentionally left blank [3.137.187.233] Project MUSE (2024-04-25 03:18 GMT) INHERITANCE OF HORSES This page intentionally left blank ...

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