Download or read book Mountain Windsong written by Robert J. Conley and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the tragic events of the Cherokees' removal from their traditional lands in North Carolina to Indian Territory between 1835-1838, Mountain Windsong is a love story that brings to life the suffering and endurance of the Cherokee people. It is the moving tale of Waguli (Whippoorwill") and Oconeechee, a young Cherokee man and woman separated by the Trail of Tears. Just as they are about to be married, Waguli is captured be federal soldiers and, along with thousands of other Cherokees, taken west, on foot and then by steamboat, to what is now eastern Oklahoma. Though many die along the way, Waguli survives, drowning his shame and sorrow in alcohol. Oconeechee, among the few Cherokees who remain behind, hidden in the mountains, embarks on a courageous search for Waguli. Robert J. Conley makes use of song, legend, and historical documents to weave the rich texture of the story, which is told through several, sometimes contradictory, voices. The traditional narrative of the Trail of Tears is told to a young contemporary Cherokee boy by his grandfather, presented in bits and pieces as they go about their everyday chores in rural North Carolina. The telling is neiter bitter nor hostile; it is sympathetic by unsentimental. An ironic third point of view, detached and often adversarial, is provided by the historical documents interspersed through the novel, from the text of the removal treaty to Ralph Waldo Emerson's letter to the president of the United States in protest of the removal. In this layering of contradictory elements, Conley implies questions about the relationships between history and legend, storytelling and myth-making. Inspired by the lyrics of Don Grooms's song "Whippoorwill," which open many chapters in the text, Conley has written a novel both meticulously accurate and deeply moving.
Download or read book The Four Winds ChapBook 2 written by Melanie Marie Shifflett Ridner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-02-03 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Four Winds ChapBook is a Poetry book of my love for my people,Shawneee,Cherokee.It is poetry and words from my soul being Indian and proud to be family with my tribe.A book for all ages to enjoy with more in the Series to follow soon.
Download or read book The Four Winds written by Melanie Marie Shifflett Ridner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Revised Twist on a Native American Author who captures all her Indian Heritage in this two hundred and eighteen page book. Once again Melanie Shifflett Ridner Warner brings her Native American Book of her Indian Heritage back to the Public once more cutting out the middle people and her now her own Publisher of her works which makes this more cost available for all.A book of such Love for her American Heritage which all will enjoy.
Download or read book Out of the Whispering Winds written by Marge Tindal and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the Whispering Winds is a collection of Native American Indian heritage poetry written from the heart of one who has Cherokee blood flowing through her veins. The poems are filled with the history of the Cherokee, their trials on The Trail of Tears, told with love and warmth from the voices of the Ancient Spirits. You will feel the true history come to life as the poetic tales unfold before you. You will find yourself crying the tears that were shed when these magnificent people walked this land in abundant numbers, driven from their joy to the deep chasms of near annihilation. The author speaks through voices that come to her from a Spirit known as SkyeLara.
Download or read book A Wise Choice of Winds written by Hazel J. Barton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over fifty years, Hazel Barton has written articles and essays that deal with everything from aging, to animals, to famous places, to living in Texas and Nebraska, to her own reflections on life. These were most recently published in the San Marcos Record in San Marcos, Texas. Her articles became so popular that people waited anxiously for her next editorial for it always dealt with the human spirit in a way that was clearly unique. A favorite was her series with "Spook," her cat, always on hand to help her clarify her philosophy. Hazel's life has almost spanned the century, and her wisdom is precious, indeed. You will want to linger on every entry.
Download or read book Thirteen Moons written by Charles Frazier and published by Random House. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent novel by one of America’s finest writers is the epic of one man’s remarkable journey, set in nineteenth-century America against the background of a vanishing people and a rich way of life. At the age of twelve, under the Wind moon, Will is given a horse, a key, and a map, and sent alone into the Indian Nation to run a trading post as a bound boy. It is during this time that he grows into a man, learning, as he does, of the raw power it takes to create a life, to find a home. In a card game with a white Indian named Featherstone, Will wins—for a brief moment—a mysterious girl named Claire, and his passion and desire for her spans this novel. As Will’s destiny intertwines with the fate of the Cherokee Indians—including a Cherokee Chief named Bear—he learns how to fight and survive in the face of both nature and men, and eventually, under the Corn Tassel Moon, Will begins the fight against Washington City to preserve the Cherokee’s homeland and culture. And he will come to know the truth behind his belief that “only desire trumps time.” Brilliantly imagined, written with great power and beauty by a master of American fiction, Thirteen Moons is a stunning novel about a man’s passion for a woman, and how loss, longing and love can shape a man’s destiny over the many moons of a life.
Download or read book Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles St Louis written by Steve Henry and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mention St. Louis, and most people think of the famous arch. Residents and knowledgeable visitors appreciate the many outdoor recreational opportunities the Gateway to the West has to offer. With new hikes and updated text and maps, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: St. Louis points hikers to the best outdoor trails and rambles within easy reach of the city. Whether walking in the footsteps of Louis and Clark, exploring amazing rock formation in the Pickle Springs Natural Area, or trekking along a portion of the longest rails-to-trails paths in the United States, hikers are sure to be amazed at the diversity of outdoor experiences awaiting them.
Download or read book Winds of Change written by Billi Jean and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM POPULAR ROMANCE AUTHOR BILLI JEAN Book fourteen in the Sisterhood of Jade series Jacob had never been a man who sought trouble. Jacob lost the will to care when he lost the one thing that ever mattered to him—his beloved Gwen. When he's thrown back into his childhood home and discovers that Gwen lives again, he's more than willing to take on the Black Queen to win a chance at a lifetime with his beloved. Greer is a cursed warrior, called back from the darkness of death to serve in the battle between good and evil. Only once did she live as a woman free of their control. And, as a result, an entire kingdom fell. Now, called back to face the three witches who cursed her to never-ending reincarnation, she must also face the only man who ever held her heart and chance losing him when he learns she is not the princess he once knew. In Jacob's opinion, waking up to face a mage more ancient than his legend is bad. Waking up and facing a woman who looks like the one he'd given his heart to, yet who claims she isn't that woman, is even worse. When the mage and the warrior-girl decide he should be the next king of the Vampires, he knows he should head back to his adopted realm. The only thing stopping him is the need for revenge—and a woman who might not be a princess but the one who owns his heart, nevertheless.
Download or read book White Whole written by Surazeus Astarius and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""White Whole"" presents 1,136 lyrics, pastorals, satires, elegies, and narrative poems written in 2018 by Surazeus that explore the evolution of the universe since the First Flash from the White Whole.
Download or read book The Overland Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women of the Four Winds written by Elizabeth Fagg Olds and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1999 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annie Smith Peck attempted seven times to climb Peru's highest mountain; Delia Akeley hunted big game in Africa; Marguerite Harrison spied in Russia for America; Louise Arner Boyd led expeditions to perilous East Greenland. Precursors of the modern Jane Goodalls and Sally Rides, these women represent a fascinating but forgotten era in the literature of exploration.
Download or read book The Winds of Wharhalen written by Tom Nelson and published by Multi-Media Publications Inc.. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Locke Thomason leaves his homeland in the mountains after a series of personal tragedies and travels south into Killarassee. He meets a pretty young peasant girl who is in the service of a cruel nobleman and seeks to buy her freedom. The treacherous noble takes Locke's gold and has him sold into slavery. Fueled by anger and sustained by his hatred of this man, Locke survives a virtual death sentence in the stone quarries. He then begins an odyssey that will take him through two campaigns with the Queen's army, and sees him rise through the ranks to become a knight. Against a backdrop of medieval warfare, The Winds of Wharhalen is a tale of adventure, romance, treachery, and revenge.
Download or read book The Winds of Autumn written by Susan Rounds and published by Swancourt Press. This book was released on 2022-12-21 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating love story transcending the American West, where secrets hide unknown consequences and true love fights for a second chance. At the end of the War of the Rebellion, Mariah Renwick is still haunted by the memory of her late sister as she tries to piece together the remnants of an innocent time lost. All she wants is to bring happiness home again. Then dashing Lieutenant Nathan Lawton rushes into her life and becomes her new husband. But Nathan’s dark and tormented past hides revenge and betrayal as he stakes his claim to the Renwick fortune and his future out West. Railroad magnate, Julian Marquette, has just returned to St. Louis to secure another bank loan from Mariah’s father. A brilliant mastermind, Julian orchestrates the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, not for the sake of his own vanity but for the people of America. He’s a man borne of conviction for what he believes in, a passionate man who’s secretly been in love with Mariah since he first saw her two years ago. But now it’s too late . . . until an intimate moment together takes them by storm. “It was there again, in that infinitesimal space between them, the subtle tremor of attraction, at once forbidden but about to collide.” Torn between desire and duty, Mariah is caught in a crossfire as she faces unimaginable struggles on an epic westward journey that shows no mercy. Can Julian fight against impossible odds for the woman he loves, or is all hope lost? Sweeping landscapes. Passionate characters. The consummate gentleman is back. Buy your copy now.
Download or read book American Indian Places written by Frances H. Kennedy and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to 366 places that are significant to American Indians and open to the public. Organized geographically, the guide includes location information, maps, and suggestions for further reading about the sites.
Download or read book The Valley of the Winds written by David Chaltas and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-12-07 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Valley of the Winds is a compelling story of misunderstanding, suspicion and mistrust, with the final outcome being that of tolerance and mutual respect for the diversity of cultures. The setting is in the rural mountains of Appalachia during the turn of the 19th century. The plot revolves around a young boy’s discovery of a fascinating people who dwell in a hidden valley only accessible by a cave. The Valley of the Winds sees two cultures collide and the outcome teeters back and forth, as you wonder what will happen next. The author attempts to embrace the proud history and heritage of Native American known simply as Melungeon. The story will haunt you and offer you a sense of pride in the diversity of our culture, as it offers pride in our heritage. Come listen to the soothing sounds of the waterfall, the birds chirping, the animals calling to each other, and the winds calling with the voice of a bygone era, as you visit the Valley of the Winds.
Download or read book Winds of Change Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches Book 1 10th Anniversary Edition written by Robert Stanek and published by RP Books & Audio. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 10th anniversary edition of the #1 Bestselling series. "A breathtaking world and an excellent epic fantasy series! This wonderful adventure reminds me of a cross between J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Tad Williams, and C. S. Lewis." "Clear and simple prose. Swift, action-oriented scenes. Solidly built." --Foreword Magazine "This guarantees fans, and those fans will be ready to wield their swords against the Dark Lord in Stanek's next installment." -- VOYA, the leading magazine for YA librarians "Word of mouth turned it into a bestseller. Very satisfying." -- The Fantasy Guide Discover a magical world and be swept away in the adventure of a life time! After the Great War that divided the peoples, the five kingdoms of men plunged into a Dark Age that lasted 500 hundred years. To heal the lands and restore the light, the great kings decreed that magic and all that is magical, be it creature, man or device, shall be cleansed to dust. From their thrones, the kings watched as creatures born of magic were hunted to extinction by heroes chosen to honor their clans in the blood games. The cleansing raged for so long that no human could recall a time without it and it is in this time that the Dark Lord Sathar returned from the dark beyond. The one hope of the peoples of Ruin Mist was Queen Mother, the elf queen of old. She saw a way out of everlasting darkness, a path that required the union of the divided peoples. Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches #1, 2, 3, 4: Winds of Change Seeds of Dissent Pawn of Dragons Tower of Destiny In the Service of Dragons #1, 2, 3, 4: A Clash of Heroes A Dance of Swords A Storm of Shields A Reign of Dragons Guardians of the Dragon Realms #1, 2: The Dragon, the Wizard & the Great Door A Legacy of Dragons Dragons of the Hundred Worlds #1,2: Breath of Fire Living Fire A Daughter of Kings #1, 2, 3, 4: Betrayal Deliverance Rebirth Discord
