Children of the Sky - Couverture souple

Chamberlain, Von Del

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0692053077 ISBN 13 : 9780692053072

Editeur : Children of the Sky, 2018

Synopsis

Children of the Sky is a fictional story based on what is known to have governed the lives of the ancient Skidi Band of Pawnee Indians. Their traditions, emerging from remote times, were nurtured and maintained, yet ever evolved due to circumstances and natural phenomena. The story spans the life of a religious leader from birth (1602) through violent death (1680). Born during the night of a dramatic meteor blizzard, the man who became known by his people as Flying Stars, along with other leaders, guides the Skidi people through droughts, conflicts with others as well as strife from within and awareness of ever growing pressures from white invaders onto the American landscape. This is a story of exploration and discovery through learning from others, believing that “everything is connected” and increasing knowledge by “looking closely at everything”. It is, as well, the story of the land itself, stretching from the magnificent Plains to the eastern front of the towering Rocky Mountains, where the Skidi continually gained a greater understanding of themselves amid physical realities of seasons, landscapes, weather, water, rocks, and plants. Living along rambling rivers and sparkling streams flowing through grasslands dancing to rhythms of singing winds adorned here and there with forested prairie lands, hunting herds of bellowing buffalo and other game, finding tasty wild fruits, berries, and roots, while planting and harvesting crops of corn, beans, and squash, these people carefully watched the Sun, Moon, planets and stars. The continual astronomical displays, simple and complex, observable upon the great vault of heaven above, were interpreted by intelligent minds of people surrounded by the exquisite beauty of Mother Earth watched over by the grandeur of star-studded Father Sky. Children of the Sky uniquely exemplifies the age-old struggle of people everywhere to survive, discover and pass on knowledge. That theme is enhanced in Von Del Chamberlain’s story with descriptions of law, social order, religion, and dramatic ceremonial traditions. The importance of unity within families and cultures grows as the story unfolds to the concluding hope for eventual unification throughout the region and ultimately beyond. Thus, we discover that principles so highly valued in America today resided here long before the arrival of European stock.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Von Del Chamberlain has focused his career on interpretation and education about what we can observe in a country dark starlit sky. Using resources and technologies found in museums and planetariums he has directed the production and presentation of both simple and elaborate planetarium shows with titles such as Once Upon a Starry Night, Islands in the Sky, Footprints on the Moon, Stardust, Star Pioneers, Galaxies and Journey Through the Universe. His work has carried him from the Robert T. Longway Planetarium in Flint, Michigan, to the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, then the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and on to the Hansen Planetarium in Salt Lake City. He has instructed courses for the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Utah and Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University). Mr. Chamberlain has engaged audiences under starry skies in natural settings ranging from National Parks, ships cruising open seas, float trips on various rivers including through the Grand Canyon, and around campfires in sundry places including his own backyard. His writings range from numerous published science and education papers, several books, and many newspaper articles. His best-known book, titled When Stars Came Down to Earth: Cosmology of the Skidi Pawnee Indians of North America, is the foundation for this novel. Having explored a bit of Mother Earth, now living where he was born in the red rock community of Kanab, Utah, Von Del said of himself, “the better he knows the cosmos, the more he loves the Earth.”

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Children of the Sky
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0692053077
• ISBN 13: 9780692053072
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 658
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