Mountain Windsong: A Novel of the Trail of Tears Tapa blanda - 2019
de Robert J. Conley
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I remember the first time ever I heard the windsong in those misty hills above Big Cove.
Descripción de contraportada
Set against the tragic events of the Cherokees' removal from their traditional lands in North Carolina to Indian Territory between 1835 and 1838, Mountain Windsong is a love story that brings to life the suffering and endurance of the Cherokee people. It is the moving tale of Waguli ("Whippoorwill") and Oconeechee, a young Cherokee man and woman separated by the Trail of Tears. Just as they are about to be married, Waguli is captured by federal soldiers and, along with thousands of other Cherokees, taken west, on foot and then by steamboat, to what is now eastern Oklahoma. Though many die along the way, Waguli survives, drowning his shame and sorrow in alcohol. Oconeechee, among the few Cherokees who remain behind, hidden in the mountains, embarks on a courageous search for Waguli. Robert J. Conley makes use of song, legend, and historical documents to weave the rich texture of the story, which is told through several, sometimes contradictory, voices. The traditional narrative of the Trail of Tears is told to a young contemporary Cherokee boy by his grandfather, presented in bits and pieces as they go about their everyday chores in rural North Carolina. The telling is neither bitter nor hostile; it is sympathetic but unsentimental. An ironic third point of view, detached and often adversarial, is provided by the historical documents interspersed through the novel, from the text of the removal treaty to Ralph Waldo Emerson's letter to the president of the United States in protest of the removal. In this layering of contradictory elements, Conley implies questions about the relationships between history and legend, storytelling and myth-making. Inspired by the lyrics of Don Grooms's song,"Whippoorwill", which open many chapters in the text, Conley has written a novel both meticulously accurate and deeply moving.
Detalles
- Título Mountain Windsong: A Novel of the Trail of Tears
- Autor Robert J. Conley
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición First Edition
- Páginas 226
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK
- Fecha de publicación 2019-10-21
- ISBN 9780806127460 / 0806127465
- Peso 0.6 libras (0.27 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 pulgadas (21.08 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Geographic Orientation: North Carolina
- Geographic Orientation: Oklahoma
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 92054150
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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