{"product_id":"cherokee-america-isbn-9781328494221","title":"Cherokee America","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize finalist Margaret Verble, a multilayered, wholly original epic of the American frontier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A baby, a black hired hand, a bay horse, a gun, and a neighbor have all gone missing in the same corner of the Cherokee Nation West. Cherokee America Singer, known as Check, is none too pleased with these developments. As a wealthy farmer, the mother of five boys, and the matriarch of her family, she’s accustomed to wielding authority. And she’s determined to find out what’s going on.\u003cbr\u003e             In the aftermath of the Civil War, complex alliances and simmering race and culture clashes unite and divide the people living on Cherokee lands. Tensions mount and violence escalates, and the long arm of white law encroaches further into Indian Territory. Determined to survive and thrive on their own terms after decades of betrayal and hardship, Check’s family, friends, and neighbors must come together to avenge a crime, outwit federal authorities, and protect their sovereignty.\u003cbr\u003e             Inspired by Margaret Verble’s family history and written with dry humor and a lot of heart, \u003cem\u003eCherokee America\u003c\/em\u003e is a different kind of Western, one told from a Native American point of view and with a mixed-race woman at its center. Check—member of a distinguished Cherokee family, daughter of a famous soldier and a slaveholder, wife of an abolitionist—is a necessary, revelatory addition to the literature of the American frontier.\u003cbr\u003e   | \u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eNotable Book of 2019   ?\"Verble has given historical fiction lovers a real gift: 'Cherokee America' is an excellent illustration of how diverse books enrich literature, and the minds of those who read them.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e   “\u003cem\u003eCherokee America\u003c\/em\u003e does what all the best historical fiction does—it vividly captures its particular time and place, yet simultaneously offers valuable insights about our own era. Margaret Verble is an exceptional storyteller, and this novel will enhance her already considerable literary reputation.”—\u003cstrong\u003eRon Rash\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eSerena\u003c\/em\u003e   \"Highly recommended for readers of literary historical fiction in the vein of Lalita Tademy's \u003cem\u003eCitizen's Creek \u003c\/em\u003eand Paulette Jiles's \u003cem\u003eNews of the World\u003c\/em\u003e.\"--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED review   \"In Verble’s hands, this tale of a mother’s love and her gritty resolve in a shameful era of false promises and broken treaties makes for a rich, propulsive novel.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly   \"\u003c\/em\u003eAn impressive, historical saga of Native American life in the mid-19th century.\"--\u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890248347877,"sku":"NP9781328494221","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781328494221.jpg?v=1730232861","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/cherokee-america-isbn-9781328494221","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}