Puritan Girl, Mohawk Girl: A Novel - Rilegato

Demos, John

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ISBN 10: 1419726048 ISBN 13: 9781419726040

Casa editrice: Harry N Abrams Inc, 2017

Riassunto

In this riveting historical fiction narrative, National Book Award Finalist John Demos shares the story of a young Puritan girl and her life-changing experience with the Mohawk people.

Inspired by Demos's award-winning novel The Unredeemed Captive, Puritan Girl, Mohawk Girl will captivate a young audience, providing a Native American perspective rather than the Western one typically taught in the classroom.
 
As the armed conflicts between the English colonies in North America and the French settlements raged in the 1700s, a young Puritan girl, Eunice Williams, is kidnapped by Mohawk people and taken to Canada. She is adopted into a new family, a new culture, and a new set of traditions that will define her life. As Eunice spends her days learning the Mohawk language and the roles of women and girls in the community, she gains a deeper understanding of her Mohawk family.  Although her father and brother try to persuade Eunice to return to Massachusetts, she ultimately chooses to remain with her Mohawk family and settlement.
 
Puritan Girl, Mohawk Girl offers a compelling and rich lesson that is sure to enchant young readers and those who want to deepen their understanding of Native American history.
 

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Informazioni sull?autore

John Demos is an American author and historian. Until 2008, he was the Samuel Knight Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University. Demos lives in Tyringham, Massachusetts.
 

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In this historical-fiction narrative, John Demos shares the story of Eunice Williams, a young Puritan girl whose family is kidnapped by Mohawks and taken to Canada. There, she is adopted into a new family, a new culture, and a different way of living. Instructed in the Mohawk language and customs and catechised in the Roman Catholic tradition, Eunice spends her days learning to harvest food and tan animal skins in the lush wilderness. Although her father and brother try to persuade Eunice to return to Massachusetts, she ultimately chooses to remain with her Mohawk family and settlement. Filled with danger and excitement, Puritan Girl, Indian Girl is sure to captivate young readers.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Harry N Abrams Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1419726048
• ISBN 13: 9781419726040
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 148
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile