Aimard, Gustave: Stronghand. v1. 23 Feb 2014
 

Gustave Aimard (13 September 1818[1] – 20 June 1883) was the author of numerous books about Latin America.

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Towards the second half of June—which the Navajo Indians call the “strawberry moon” in their harmonious language—and in the Year of Grace 1843, a horseman suddenly emerged from a thick clump of oaks, sumachs, and mahogany trees, entered the savannah at a gallop, and, instead of following the usual travellers’ track, which was distinctly traced on the edge of the sand, he began without any hesitation crossing the desert in a straight line.