After much coaxing from her children, in February 1966, Jennie wrote this story. She was 80 years old at the time.

The late 1890s was a turbulent time in Indian Territory - especially for star-crossed lovers Osi, a full-blooded Chickasaw, and Koi, a beautiful young maiden of mixed-blood. When Neville Cooper, a white attorney from Chicago, came to town, their romance was put to the test. His arrival was like a stone dropped into the quiet waters of Pennington Creek, rippling outward to change the course of history for the entire village. During this time, many unsavory characters came to the Territory to scheme and steal Indian lands, and Cooper was one of the worst. Contracted by the federal government to assign the Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes a roll number, he also illegally assigned many unqualified recipients role numbers for his own personal gain. His nefarious actions affected everyone in ways none could have anticipated. The joys and hardships endured by the Chickasaws come through this Native American story loud and clear in a story of love, heartache, separation, promises, family obligations and cultural identity.

Thirty North American Indian tribes are represented in this compilation of unusual native recipes. Traditional, as well as, modern versions are preserved in this cookbook.

Ghost Dancin' Zydeco is the second book in the "Halloween Haunt" series of children's books. These stories are light-hearted whimsical tales of Halloween characters. Music CD's can be purchased separately at www.WillowVistaBooks.com. Samples of CD's can be heard at the same website.

Monster Ball is number five in the "Halloween Haunt" series by Mary Ruth Hughes and illustrated by DiAne Gillespie. These children's books portray whimsical Halloween characters and are geared for young children. They are not scary. Music CD's for each book in this series can be sampled and purchased at www.WillowVistaBooks.com website.

Fourth book in the "Halloween Haunts" series of children's books. These books are whimsical tales of Halloween. Each book has a music CD which is ordered separately through www.WillowVistaBooks.com

Creatures is number 6 in the "Halloween Haunts" series of children's books. These books are whimsical tales of Halloween. Music CD's are available for each book. They can be ordered through www.WillowVistaBooks.com.

Junk Food Mummy is the second book in the "Halloween Haunt" series. These children's books portray whimsical Halloween characters and are geared for young children. They are not scary. Each book in the "Halloween Haunt" series has a music CD that can be purchased separately through www.WillowVistaBooks.com . Music samples can be heard on www.WillowVistaBooks.com website.

This is a story of how an old woman's unselfish gift preserved her tribe's unique beading method.

The OLD TOAD is the first book in a series of children's picture books called "Halloween Haunts" by Mary Ruth Hughes and illustrated by DiAne H. Gillespie. Music CD for this book can be sampled at www.WillowVistaBooks.com and can be purchased separately at this website.