The Clan of the Cave Bear (1900)

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The Clan of the Cave Bear is a 1980 novel and epic work of prehistoric fiction by Jean M. Auel about prehistoric times. It is the first book in the Earth's Children book series, which speculates on the possibilities of interactions between Neanderthal and modern Cro-Magnon humans.

ISBN:: 9781491517529
Length:: 497 pages

Genres: historical fiction

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