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Halt the Carriage is a book of compelling stories ranging across a broad literary spectrum, with themes touching on friendship, sacrifice, childbirth, betrayal, and death set on seven different stages, spanning from the year 1900 to the mid-1980s. Sharing common themes of compassion and fortitude under fire, set in bygone days when empathy was real, and when an act of courage wasn’t something that one boasted about, but rather, it was simply what one did with quiet dignity because it was the right thing to do.

Mark Redfield performs an eclectic mix of story excerpts, poems, and favorite readings of some of his favorite British and American storytellers.

A captivating journey into the primitive life of a lower Columbia River Basin tribe, set eight thousand years before Europeans arrived in North America. This work of fiction beautifully weaves together themes of family, leadership, and survival, offering readers a vivid portrayal of the challenges and triumphs faced by early Americans. With rich descriptions of the natural world and the intricate dynamics of tribal life, this novel is a must read for anyone fascinated by the dawn of humanity on the North American continent.