Windigo Moon: A Novel of Native America (The Native American Saga)

Downes, Robert

ISBN 10: 1943075360 / ISBN 13: 9781943075362

Edité par Blank Slate Press, 2017

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Synopsis :

Set more than four hundred years ago among the Ojibwe Indians of the Upper Great Lakes, WINDIGO MOON centers on a blood feud between two rival warriors over the love of Ashagi, a strong-willed woman of great beauty and greater determination. As the story opens, Ashagi (Blue Heron) is abducted in a raid conducted by the Sioux, the ancestral enemies of her clan, and made a concubine of a fat, slovenly chief who already has two wives. When she is rescued by Misko (Red Bear), an Ojibwe youth, the two fall in love and a lifelong bond is formed. However, a rival, Nika, demands that Misko surrender Ashagi to replace his brother who was killed during a raid involving the young warriors two clans. As Nika s pride and obsession with Ashagi eats away at his sanity, greater danger for the whole Ojibwe way of life creeps ever closer. Warfare, vengeance, supernatural monsters, and strange spirits all claw at the edges of this love triangle, but the power of the clan and the love of family and tradition helps sustain a culture on the verge of harrowing times. Beginning in 1588 and spanning twenty-five years, WINDIGO MOON encompasses warring tribes, the onset of the Little Ice Age of the 1600s, the diseases introduced by foreign explorers, and, always and forever, the great love of Blue Heron and Red Bear. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, WINDIGO MOON will appeal to fans of Kathleen O Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear, Jean Auel, Alexander Thom, Anna Lee Waldo, and other top authors of historical fiction.

À propos de l'auteur:

Robert Downes has been a respected journalist and historian for over 30 years. In 1991 he co-founded the Northern Express Weekly in Traverse City, Michigan, which grew into the region's largest weekly newspaper. He sold his stake in the company in 2013. He is the author of three books on biking and travel, and frequently appears in the media to speak on travel and history.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Windigo Moon: A Novel of Native America (The...
Éditeur : Blank Slate Press
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Very Good