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Author
Series
Contact the battle for America volume 1
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Traces the first contact between Native Americans and Europeans in 1539 as viewed by Chickasaw trader Black Shell, who witnesses the brutal progress of Hernando de Soto's military.
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
300 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born in a time of violent upheaval, young Odion and his little sister, Tutelo, live in fear that one day Yellowtail Village will be attacked. When that day comes, and Odion and Tutelo are marched away as slaves, Odion's only hope is that his parents are coming to rescue them. They are. But War Chief Koracoo and Deputy Gonda think they are tracking an ordinary war party herding captive women and children to an enemy village. Instead, they are following...
4) Fire the sky
Author
Series
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Gallery Books hardcover ed.
Language
English
Description
Black Shell and Pearl Hand's continuing pursuit of Hernando de Soto's invading Spanish army is shaped by their assistance in an Apache guerilla war, a desperate race to warn the high rulers, and the vain ambition of a young princess.
Author
Series
The first North Americans volume 18
Publisher
Tor, Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
349 p.
Language
English
Description
"On the shores of the sparsely populated American wilderness, a small group of intrepid settlers have landed, seeking freedom to worship and prosper far from the religious strife and political upheaval that plague a war-ridden Europe... 500 years before Columbus set sail. While it has long been known that Viking ships explored the American coast, recent archaeological evidence suggests a far more vast and permanent settlement. It is from this evidence...
Author
Series
Contact the battle for America volume 3
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Gallery Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
483 p.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
1992
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 30
Physical Desc
587 p. : maps ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Third in the saga of the first North Americans. In this sweeping epic of the dawn of agriculture, a courageous young woman is torn between ways of life, men to love, and driven above all to pursue her special dream. "A smooth blend of superb archaeology and wonderful story".--Andrew M. Greeley. The Gears have over 30 years' combined experience in archaeology.