Scarlet Plume

Scarlet Plume

"Scarlet Plume" is a novel by Frederick Manfred. The Dakota War of 1862 is shown from the point of view of a woman captured by the Souix at the beginning of the war.


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  • scarlet plume — noun Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet bracted flowers • Syn: ↑Euphorbia fulgens • Hypernyms: ↑spurge • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbia, ↑genus Euphorbia * * * noun : a Mexi …   Useful english dictionary

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  • spurge — /sperrj/, n. any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia, having a milky juice and flowers with no petals or sepals. Cf. spurge family. [1350 1400; ME < MF espurge, n. deriv. of espurgier to cleanse < L expurgare. See EX 1, PURGE] * * * One of… …   Universalium

  • Euphorbia fulgens — noun Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet bracted flowers • Syn: ↑scarlet plume • Hypernyms: ↑spurge • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbia, ↑genus Euphorbia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Frederick Manfred — Frederick Feikema Manfred (January 6, 1912 September 7, 1994) was a noted Western author.Manfred was born in Doon, Iowa. He was baptized Frederick Feikes Feikema, VII, and he used the name Feike Feikema when he published his first books.… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Euphorbia species — Euphorbia is a highly diverse plant genus, comprising some 2,160 currently accepted taxa. [http://test.tropicos.org/Name.aspx?nameid=40007100] .This is an alphabetical list of the Euphorbia species and notable intraspecific taxa.The list includes …   Wikipedia

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  • Frederick Manfred — Frederick Feikema Manfred est un auteur de western américain, né le 6 janvier 1912 à Doon (Iowa) et mort le 7 septembre 1994 à Luverne (Minnesota). Il a popularisé le terme de Siouxland, utilisé pour désigner la région environnant Sioux Falls,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Обухов, Платон Алексеевич — Платон Алексеевич Обухов Дата рождения: 1968 год(1968) Место рождения: Москва Род деятельности: прозаик Жанр: детектив Платон Алексееви …   Википедия

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