Pueblo Survivors

About the Book

Danger and adventure are at the heart of Pueblo Survivors: A Family Story, which is set in the prehistoric Southwest. The fight for survival leads White Feather’s family far from their desert home. Life in the new village is rife with superstition and talk of witchcraft over the appearance of White Feather’s grandson, Mixta. The search for his father takes the young man south amid slave takers and human sacrifice to face a final challenge.

About the Author

Astrid Bender graduated with honors in 1977 in two foreign languages and anthropology from California State University, Los Angeles. After years of teaching, she became a docent at the Museum of Natural History in Los Angeles. She has traveled extensively through Pueblo country of the Southwest as well as Mexico and South America. She brings to her writing a vast knowledge of indigenous peoples, their customs and beliefs. She lives with her husband in California.