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Description edit
"Thom shows how, in honest, capable hands, fictionalized biography can add verisimilitude to the life and times of this extraordinary America....The dialogue has the ring of reality about it....Thom is able to get into the thoughts and emotions of his characters...." DEE BROWN LOS ANGELES... read more
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Characters/People edit
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- William Henry Harrison
- Chiksika
- Procter
- Clark
- Boone
- Brock
- Weshemoneto
- Star Watcher
- Wayne
- Barron
- Shawnees
- Captain Byrd
- Cornstalk
- Elliott
- Delawares
- Tenskwatawa
- Miamis
- James Galloway
- Kenton
- Meigs
- Turtle Mother
- Warburton
- Stephen Ruddell
- Chilcsika
- Billy Caldwell
- Hull
- Jefferson
- Rebekah
- Wyandot
- Myers
- Pushmataha
- Mingo
- Kokomthena
- Hard Striker
- Mckee
- Wells
- Seekabo
- Dubois
- Johnson
- Lake Erie
- Gibson
- Matchemoneto
- Owen
- Shane
- Black Hoof
Setting & Locations edit
- Long Knives
- Chillicothe
- Vincennes
- Great Good Spirit
- Canada
- Beautiful River
- Detroit
- Piqua Town
- Tippecanoe
- Wabash
- Long Knife
- Washington
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- United States
- Greenville
- Kispoko Town
- Indiana Territory
- Ohio
- Fort Miami
- Fort Malden
- England
- Potawatomi
- Sioux
- Chiksilca
- Ottawa
- Great Spirit
- Great River
- Choctaw
- Chalagawtha
- Chatham
- St. Clair
- Tuckabatchee
- Amherstburg
- White Loon
- Wapakoneta
- Wapatomica
- Thick Water
- Mad River
- Loud Noise
- White River
- Stands Firm
First Sentence edit
TURTLE MOTHER SQUATTED, NAKED AND SWEATY, IN THE center of the birth hut.
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Alexander Thom (Author)
Awards edit
- Spur Award (1989: Novel of the West, #1)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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