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This compelling, centuries spanning novel brilliantly interweaves the lives of two women, a writer working in the heart of modern academia and a daring young Sioux Indian on an incredible journey in the eighteenth century. The result is an unforgettable story of courage in the face of the unknown.
Brigitte Nicholson becomes hooked after she discovers a mystery in their family's past: how did a Dakota Sioux princess end up buried in Brittany as a...
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Song of Acadia volume 1
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English
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A Chance Encounter Forever Changed Their Lives--and Destinies. Crafted by two masters of inspirational fiction--Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn--and combining the engaging historical settings, rich characterization, and heartwarming messages quintessential to both authors, The Meeting Place is another timeless story for you to cherish. Set along the rugged coastline of 18th century Canada in what was then called Acadia (now Nova Scotia and New Brunswick),...
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It was no work for a woman. That's what they told Mary Breydon when she came to manage a rundown stagecoach station on the Cherokee Trail. But Mary had no choice. Her fine Virginia home burned to ashes in the Civil War and her husband was brutally shot down on the way to Colorado. She needed to make a new beginning for herself and her young daughter on the raw frontier. Isolated in an untamed land, their life at the station was achingly hard and they...
8) The Ojibwe
Author
Publisher
Rourke Publications
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, traditional lifestyle, and current situation of the Ojibwe, also known as the Chippewa.
9) The Seminole
Author
Publisher
Rourke Publications
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, traditional lifestyle, and current situation of the Seminole Indians.
13) Indians
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Publisher
Rourke Publications
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Traces the battles waged by various North American Indian tribes and leaders to defend their land and way of life from encroaching white settlers, soldiers, and hunters.
14) Winter camp
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Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Toughboy and his younger sister must survive the harsh Alaskan winter at a friend's winter trapping camp. Sequel to "Toughboy and Sister."
15) Dream wolf
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Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
Rev. ed. of: The friendly wolf. When two Plains Indian children becomeolost, they are cared for and guided safely home by a friendly wolf.
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Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Iktomi, the Plains Indian trickster, interrupts a powwow of the Mouse People and gets his head stuck in a buffalo skull. Asides and questions printed in italics may be addressed by the storyteller to listeners, encouraging them to make their own remarks about the action.