Synopses & Reviews
Acclaimed novelist Robert J. Conley once again mines the history of his people, the Cherokee. In a fascinating and compelling novel, he explores the life of Dragging Canoe, the last great war chief of the united Cherokee tribe.
In the late eighteenth century, as the English settlers begin steadily encroaching upon the Cherokee lands, the Nation-split up amongst several towns and many chiefs-unties in a series of battles under the war chief Dragging Canoe. But the united front is not one that lasts: Dragging Canoe's belief that they must fight the settlers to preserve their lands and their culture is far from universal. As strife wracks the Cherokee nation and the settlers begin to rebel against the English government, Dragging Canoe's fight-and the fight of his followers-becomes the last armed struggle of the Real People against the government of the (then new) United States, a final, united struggle against the tide of history.
Review
"Robert J. Conley is in the ranks of N.Scott Momaday, Louise Erdrich, James Welch, and W.P. Kinsellas as an interpreter of many facets of the Native American experience." --Joseph C. Porter,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram"Evocative...fascinating history and an involving tale." --Booklist on The Peace Chief
"A gripping, convincingly imagined historical...War Woman's life is told with page-turning verve, as Conley uses his extensive historical knowledge of Cherokee life and culture to spin a lively, informed piece of speculative history." --Publishers Weekly on War Woman
Synopsis
In the late 18th century, Dragging Canoe has emerged as one of the most influential men in the Cherokee Nation, one who leads his people in a series of battles against the English colonists as an attempt to preserve their land and culture. A powerful novel of the last great war chief of the Cherokee and their final, united struggle against the tide of history.
About the Author
Robert J. Conley is the author of more than thirty novels, including the ten novels that make up his acclaimed Real People saga, and he is the winner of three Spur Awards for his work. He is a Cherokee and lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.