Cherokee: Valley So Wild - Softcover

Dabney, Joseph E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 098001087X ISBN 13: 9780980010879

Publisher: Bilbo Books, 2016

Synopsis

It is the beginning of the end for the Cherokee Nation. The American victory in the Revolution and the land-hungry attitude of white settlers heralds the demise of a once-proud people. It is in this world that young Jon "Jon-Boy" Merion, the son of a missionary, finds himself. With the help of Chief Talking Rock and his new best friend, Little Fox, Jon-Boy discovers the meaning of family, community, and struggle. This dramatic and well-researched coming-of-age saga is the final book and only novel by Beard Award winning author, Joseph E. Dabney.

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Review

"Joe Dabney has always struck me as the most Southern novelist I know. His new novel 'Cherokee: Valley So Wild' is living proof of his abiding love of the mountain South, its amazing cast of characters, and its way of life that is disappearing fast. It is also the best book Joe has ever written." --Pat Conroy "I'm absolutely enchanted with this book. If I had read it at age 12, I think I would have begun my own writing career as a teenager. Joe Dabney has created a setting and a mood that bristles with good characters and sparkling adventure, and celebrates the pride and nobility of the Cherokee nation in its relationship with white settlers during that period of relative harmony prior to the Trail of Tears. Though dedicated to the young reader by virtue of its narrator, little Jon Merion. 'Cherokee: Valley So Wild' will be a pleasing experience for anyone with interest in hope for humanity." --Terry Kay, author of 'To Dance with the White Dog' and 'The Book of Marie'

Edition details

• Publisher: Bilbo Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 098001087X
• ISBN 13: 9780980010879
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300