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Voices in the Drum
Narratives from the Native American Past
Both entertaining and insightful, the stories in this volume traverse a range of time periods, events, themes, and genres. As such, they reverberate like voices in the drum, inviting readers of all backgrounds to engage anew with the rich history and cultures of indigenous peoples.
Coloratura
Told with swashbuckling brio and painstaking historical detail, Coloratura is both an illuminating journey through twentieth-century Chinese history and a profound exploration of the elusive nature of truth.
The Book of Archives and Other Stories from the Mora Valley, New Mexico
Drawing on New Mexican storytelling tradition, Meléndez weaves a colorful dual-language representation of a place whose irresistible characters and unforgettable events, and the inescapable truths they embody, still resonate today.
Frank on the Prairie
Frank on the Prairie was only one of a handful of books to which Russell added illustrations during his career. It is one of even fewer to contain watercolors. Showcasing Russell’s artistry and his perspective on the American West, the volume is, in Minckler’s words, “one of Russell’s most personalized works of art.”
Wil Usdi
Thoughts from the Asylum, a Cherokee Novella
Adopted into the Cherokee tribe as a teenager, William Holland Thomas (1805–93), known to the Cherokees as Wil Usdi (Little Will), went on to have a distinguished career as lawyer, politician, and soldier. He spent the last decades of his life in a mental hospital, where the pioneering ethnographer James Mooney interviewed him extensively about Cherokee lifeways. The true story of Wil Usdi’s life forms the basis for this historical novella, the final published work of fiction by the late award-winning Cherokee author Robert J. Conley.
Randy Lopez Goes Home
A Novel
When he was a young man, Randy Lopez left his village in northern New Mexico to seek his fortune. Since then, he has learned some of the secrets of success in the Anglo world—and even written a book called Life Among the Gringos. But something has been missing. Now he returns to Agua Bendita to reconnect with his past and to find the wisdom the Anglo world has not provided. In this allegorical account of Randy's final journey, master storyteller Rudolfo Anaya tackles life's big questions with a light touch.
Josanie's War
A Chiricahua Apache Novel
This is the story of the last great Apache was as told through the character of Josanie, Chihuahua’s older brother and the established war captain of his Chokonen band. Clashing with much larger American and Mexican forces, Josanie’s warriors terrorized parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, and Sonora.
The Dig
In Search of Coronado's Treasure
Sheldon Russell ratchets the tension and mystery in both narratives as Jim and Coronado close in on—or are eluded by—what they seek. Coronado’s carefully rendered, formal speech contrasts with the casual dialogue authentic to the plains today. A historical fiction thrill ride that builds to an Indiana Jones–style standoff, The Dig forces its characters—and readers—to grapple with an age-old proverb: all that glitters is not gold.
Sandalwood Death
A Novel
Sandalwood Death is set during the Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901)—an anti-imperialist struggle waged by North China’s farmers and craftsmen in opposition to Western influence. Against a broad historical canvas, the novel centers on the interplay between its female protagonist, Sun Meiniang, and the three paternal figures in her life. One of these men is her biological father, Sun Bing, an opera virtuoso and a leader of the Boxer Rebellion.
Happy Hunting Grounds
Few people comprehend the supernatural beauty and harsh reality that mingled to form the essence of Plains Indian life, and fewer still possess the firsthand knowledge and literary skill to portray it accurately. Stanley Vestal did, and never better than in this book.
Voices in the Drum
Narratives from the Native American Past
Coloratura
The Book of Archives and Other Stories from the Mora Valley, New Mexico
Frank on the Prairie
Wil Usdi
Thoughts from the Asylum, a Cherokee Novella
Randy Lopez Goes Home
A Novel
Josanie's War
A Chiricahua Apache Novel
The Dig
In Search of Coronado's Treasure
Sandalwood Death
A Novel
Sandalwood Death is set during the Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901)—an anti-imperialist struggle waged by North China’s farmers and craftsmen in opposition to Western influence. Against a broad historical canvas, the novel centers on the interplay between its female protagonist, Sun Meiniang, and the three paternal figures in her life. One of these men is her biological father, Sun Bing, an opera virtuoso and a leader of the Boxer Rebellion.