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Wallin, Luke

 
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Synopsis

It is 1835 in the stolen Creek Indian lands of the southeast. Caleb McElroy, a white man of sixteen, riding on wolf hunt in the snow, discovers Six Deer, a young Creek near death on his vision quest. Caleb rescues Six Deer, and eventually joins Pine Basket, his sister, and their family in the struggle to survive the Trail of Tears. A New York Public Library Best Book, now recommended by the United States National History Standards.Fast-moving and touching, this should appeal not just to history buffs but to anyone who enjoys a good story. School Library Journal

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Présentation de l'éditeur

It is 1835 in the stolen Creek Indian lands of the southeast. Caleb McElroy, a white man of sixteen, riding on wolf hunt in the snow, discovers Six Deer, a young Creek near death on his vision quest. Caleb rescues Six Deer, and eventually joins Pine Basket, his sister, and their family in the struggle to survive the Trail of Tears. A New York Public Library Best Book, now recommended by the United States National History Standards.Fast-moving and touching, this should appeal not just to history buffs but to anyone who enjoys a good story. School Library Journal

Biographie de l'auteur

Luke Wallin took an Iowa MFA as well as graduate degrees in Philosophy and Regional Planning. His books include the award-winning novels The Redneck Poachers Son, In the Shadow of the Wind, Ceremony of the Panther, and The Slavery Ghosts. Wallin has been a Visiting Fulbright Professor at University College Dublin. He is Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and a faculty member in the Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program at Spalding University. Visit him on the web at lukewallin.com.

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