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Thirteen-year-old Kati is sent to her godparent's house for the
summer, while her parents decide if their marriage is worth saving.
Unhappy over the prospect of being the child of a broken home, Kati
is at first a reluctant guest of Alfred and Rachel Bean, deep in
the Alabama countryside on the shores of Cove Lake. As Kati
struggles for happiness and self-acceptance, she finds mystery,
drama, and adventure - even a little romance. Her adventures begin
the day she arrives, when she helps Alfred, a veterinarian, with a
canine Caesarian section. She befriends Alex Parker, deaf from a
skiing accident, whose mother, Cynthia, is overprotective as well
as lonely. Her summer gets more complicated when she meets a
half-Comanche agriculture pilot, 'Mad Jack, ' who enlists her help
in renovating a World War II-era Stearman bi-plane. Then she finds
herself falling for who she thinks is 'the perfect guy, ' the
charming Skip Emmett. Kati takes on the role of mediator with
Cynthia and Alex, and discovers she can make a difference somewhere
in the world. Ultimately, she comes to terms with herself, her
parents, her new and often confusing feelings for the opposite sex,
and her newfound love of flying - in what is suddenly a too-brief
summer.
Formally known as the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Blackfeet are
comprised of three tribes that lived in what is now central
Montana, western Saskatchewan, and southern Alberta. In their first
contact with Europeans, the Blackfeet resisted trade with French
and British trappers. They became known for their fierce bravery in
conflicts with other native tribes and with whites. Their only
contact with the Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery ended
disastrously with the deaths of some innocent Blackfeet boys. In
response, Blackfeet people closed their lands to all whites, a
futile effort. The Blackfeet people as a whole suffered through
betrayals at the hands of both Canadian and U.S. governments, which
demanded treaties without honoring them, inflicted starvation
winters, and spread diseases to which the Blackfeet people were not
immune. Still the Blackfeet survived, proving that they are as
brave as they are resilient, and most now live on a reservation
that straddles the U.S.-Canadian border. In The Blackfeet, learn
how these people are a vibrant part of the present-day world and
stand as a symbol of courage, endurance, and strength.
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The Comanche (Hardcover)
T. Jensen Lacey; Series edited by Paul C. Rosier
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R1,065
Discovery Miles 10 650
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The Comanche are a fascinating people with an intriguing history.
Settling on the South Plains of the United States on what would
become known as the Comancheria, the Comanche trace their tribal
origins to a Bering Strait migration and a union with the Shoshone.
Earning a reputation as the fiercest of fighters, the greatest of
horse riders, and the "Lords of the Plains," these people ruled the
Comancheria for a 150-year period, striking fear into white
settlers, U.S. soldiers, and other Native Americans alike. Before
turning themselves in to the reservation, their lives were nomadic
and free, moving with the great buffalo herds. The Comanche brings
readers a wealth of history, tradition, and myths of these vibrant
people and culminates with information about the Comanche people in
present-day society.
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