| Pushing the Bear: After the Trail of Tears Contributor(s): Glancy, Diane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806140690 ISBN-13: 9780806140698 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 Annotation: How a defeated, impoverished, and traumatized people began to rebuild in a new territory |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009000127 |
| Series: American Indian Literature & Critical Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 197 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pushing the Bear: After the Trail of Tears tells the story of the Cherokees' resettlement in the hard years following Removal, a story never before explored in fiction. In this sequel to her popular 1996 novel Pushing the Bear: A Novel of the Trail of Tears, author Diane Glancy continues the tale of Cherokee brothers O-ga-na-ya and Knobowtee and their families, as well the Reverend Jesse Bushyhead, a Cherokee Christian minister. The book follows their travails in Indian Territory as they attempt to build cabins, raise crops, and adjust to new realities. |
Contributor Bio(s): Glancy, Diane: - Diane Glancy is Professor of English at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. She has received the Cherokee Medal of Honor from the Cherokee Honor Society. She is also an award-winning author of poetry, short stories, and plays. Her works include War Cries, a collection of plays, and Firesticks and The Voice That Was in Travel, both short story collections published by the University of Oklahoma Press. Her collection of essays, Claiming Breath, won the North American Indian Prose Award and an American Book Award. |
