Creek Native

La política del destino manifiesto afirmaba que Estados Unidos era una nación moralmente superior que tenía derecho a construir un imperio desde la costa este hasta la costa oeste, en detrimento de los nativos americanos que se interpusiera en su camino. Este libro documentará el Sendero de las Lágrimas, sacando a la luz muchos sucesos que ocurrieron en el trasfondo y describiendo al mismo tiempo a algunos destacados jefes nativos americanos, como el jefe seminola Abiaka y el jefe cheroqui John Ross, y a algunos de los europeos estadounidenses con los que se enfrentaron.

Beginning with the invasion by Spanish Conquistadors in the sixteenth century, A Brutal Reckoning tells the story of the encroachment on Native American territory in the deep south by the US republic 150 years later, which culminated in the devastating Creek War and the rise of Andrew Jackson.

Two women, three hundred years apart, must face the devastation of all they hold dear... Suspecting her husband is having an affair, Sarah Rodrigues fights to appear unbroken while attempting to salvage her family. Though distracted by her own troubles, Sarah is summoned to an elderly friend’s deathbed for an unusual request—find a long-lost daughter and relay a centuries-old family story. Determined not to fail her friend, Sarah pieces together the story of her neighbor’s ancestor, Elizabeth Baker, a young colonist forced into an unwanted betrothal but drawn to a man forbidden by ...

Brokenhearted after losing the only woman he ever loved to another man, Reverend Joshua Holmes returns to England. Thirty years later, he is summoned to Willow Creek, Arizona. His rival has died, and his deathbed request is for Josh to marry Amanda and keep her safe from harm. But he fears she will not accept his steadfast love.

Las «Cinco Tribus Civilizadas» intentaron adaptarse al modo de vida estadounidense, mientras que otras lucharon por conservar sus tierras. ¿Cuál tuvo más éxito? Este libro intentará contar su historia, la historia de esas cinco tribus. No se remontará a un pasado lejano, y no podrá abarcar cuestiones modernas dentro de la comunidad nativa americana. Pero contará la historia de cómo un grupo de personas se enfrentó a un mundo que había cambiado repentina y drásticamente—y que seguía cambiando—y cómo se enfrentaron a estos cambios como nativos americanos.

For eccentric sheriff Ty Tazia the body found in Sinker Creek is more than a Owyhee County statistic. This one is personal . . . because the murdered man was a longtime friend, “Miner” Jack Cole. Ty Tazia’s skills and instincts will be tested to their limit. Pitted against limited resources, politicians, and government bureaucracy hindering his investigation he is forced to make the agonizing choice between justice and vengeance. Sheriff Tazia goes on the hunt for a killer whose true face will surprise him.