First North Americans
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First North Americans volume 2
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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It is a time of fire. A small band of pioneers struggle valiantly to keep their ancestors' dreams alive in an unforgiving, drought-stricken land. Driven by the promise of an awesome vision, a heroic young dreamer and a fearless woman warrior unite to lead their people to a magnificent destiny.
A towering epic filled with tragedy and triumph, courage and conflict, People of the Fire is the second compelling novel in a majestic saga of
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Pub. Date
1992.
Physical Desc
587 pages : maps ; 18 cm.
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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.
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People of the river , First North Americans volume 4
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First North Americans volume 5
Pub. Date
1993.
Physical Desc
425 pages ; cm.
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English
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First North Americans volume 6
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
608 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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English
Description
A novel on 11th Century Indians in the area of New Mexico. They were the Anasazi and the book traces their customs, politics and wars. A tale of human sacrifice and massacres, as when a chief orders the execution of a village to thwart a prophecy that a stolen child will return to conquer his people. By the authors of People of the Lightning.
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First North Americans volume 9
Language
English
Description
With this novel, the Gears take readers to the Chesapeake Bay of 600 years ago, when the unprovoked and brutal murder of a young woman on the eve of her wedding threatens to turn the entire Algonquin Nation against itself in a brutal war that could destroy them as a people. With People of the Mist, the Gears take us to the Chesapeake Bay of six hundred years ago, when the unprovoked and brutal murder of a young woman on the eve of her wedding threatens...
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First North Americans volume 10
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
416 pages : maps ; 25 cm
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English
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First North Americans volume 12
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
562 pages : genealogical table, maps ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Witnessing the extinction of numerous species in the wake of melting glaciers, Sandy Point Village chief Rain Bear grants sanctuary to an enemy tribe's escaped slave and prepares for a war that could result in the demise of his people.
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First North Americans volume 13
Language
English
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A tale inspired by the Native American builders of the famous Chimney Rock finds reluctant young Ripple dispatched by the goddess of winter on a perilous quest to destroy the hated Chacoan conquerors of the First Moon People.
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First North Americans volume 14
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
477 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Pub. Date
2009.
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English
Description
Old White, a prophet, Trader, a man with a dark past, and Two Petals, a shaman who lives her life backwards, join together in an effort to restore peace to the land by bringing about an end to the reign of Chief Flying Hawk, leader of the Sky Hand people, and his warmonger nephew Smoke Shield.
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Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
349 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
People of the Songtrail is the saga of the first European settlers to land on the shores of the New World. It is a story, like so many in America's history, of the swift and violent clash of cultures, and of extraordinary men and women on both sides who were brave enough to work for the fragile hope of peace.
On the shores of what is now northeastern Canada, a small group of intrepid settlers have landed, seeking freedom to worship and prosper far...