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The Red Heart - Hardcover

Thom, James Alexander

 
9780345390042: The Red Heart
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0345390040 ISBN 13: 9780345390042
Verlag: Ballantine Books, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Abducted during the Revolutionary War by the Lenape, five-year-old Frances Slocum is transformed into Maconakwa, the Little Bear Woman of the Miami Indians, and grows up among her adoptive tribe, in a historical novel based on the real-life experiences of Frances Slocum.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

James Alexander Thom lives in the Indiana hill country near Bloomington with his wife, Dark Rain of the Shawnee Nation, United Remnant Band. He has been a U.S. Marine, a newspaper and magazine editor, and a member of the faculty at the Indiana University Journalism School. Thom is the author of Follow the River, Long Knife, From Sea to Shining Sea, Panther in the Sky, for which he won the prestigious Western Writers of America Spur award for best historical novel, and The Children of First Man.

Aus dem Klappentext

beloved, bestselling book, Follow the River, James Alexander Thom wrote the captivating story of a woman kidnapped by the Shawnee who struggled to return to her family. Now, in The Red Heart, Thom once again brings to vivid life the true story of a woman and her captivity with the Lenape Indians. <br><br>The Slocums of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, are the best of the white settlers, peace-loving Quakers who are unique for their time in believing that the Indians hold the Light of God inside. It is from this peaceful world that Frances is abducted. <br><br>Soon she is immersed in the sacred work and beliefs of her adoptive mother and of all the women of these Eastern tribes. It is the women's responsibility to teach the children and speak in Council, to plant and harvest life-giving crops, to heal the sick and midwife new lives, to celebrate with the men in the yearly Thanksgiving ceremonies with dancing and drums. Frances becomes Maconakwa, the Little Bear Woman of the Miami Indians, and a

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Verlag
Ballantine Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0345390040
ISBN 13 
9780345390042
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
454
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