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Bezig met laden... The Old American: A Novel (Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England)door Ernest Hebert
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Unique persona of native narrator makes this a mind-expanding story. ( ) This is a fictionalize version of a real-life adventure of Nathan Blake, a settler in colonial America in 1786. He was captured by an Iroquois war party and kept as a prisoner. Ten years later, he was ransomed by his wife. Not much else is known of his captivity except that Nathan said his ten years with the Indians were the happiest period of his life. Intrigued with this true story, Ernest Hebert, a professor at Dartmouth, well versed in early American history, wrote a historical novel in which he described, from an expert's point of view, the Indians and the pioneers. Hebert describes how the Indians lived, what they were like, and shows their truly human side. He fictionalized the Iroquois captor, whom Hebert names "Caucus-Meteor," a son of King Philip (a real historical figure) and portrayed Caucus-Meteor as "king of the remnants of King Philip's tribe." In those days, the Indians, rather than the pioneers, were called Americans. Hebert refers to Caucus-Meteor as "The Old American." The novel is more about Caucus-Meteor than about Nathan Blake. Caucus-Meteor is the main character. This fascinating novel ends with a description of a stone that marks where Nathan was captured. The stone's caption reads: “Site of first log house built by Nathan Blake 1736. He was captured by the Indians and taken to Canada in 1746. Ransomed by his wife Elizabeth Graves in 1749. Six generations of the Blake family lived on this spot.” geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML: A long-awaited new novel set in the period of the French and Indian Wars brings a new dimension to the region's history. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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