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Britt Clairborne, United Cherokee Nation Chief of Police, and his sweet wife, Cherokee Rose, face challenging times. It’s 1889, and the Cherokees are being moved onto reservations within the Oklahoma District. The remainder of the land promised to them decades ago is being opened for white settlers to homestead. Of course, the Cherokees are unhappy. Some are outraged and want to stand and fight–despite Britt’s warning that they will be punished swiftly and severely by the U.S. Army.
Before long, white settlers converge from all directions. Lee and Kathy Belden and their two children come from Texas, where they lost their farm after years of drought. Martha Ackerman, newly widowed, arrives from Kansas with her three young children and her parents. Craig Parker, fresh out of prison and cleared of a bank robbery he didn’t commit, travels with his loyal wife, Gloria, from Missouri. And so many others. They all come for land and a new beginning, yet face so much that is unexpected: fraudulent sooners, funnel clouds, rattlesnakes, even oil. And of course, unexpected kindness and God’s provision.
Will the Cherokees and the settlers all find a home in the land of promise? And perhaps a spiritual home as well?
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- ISBN: 9780307562036
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- ISBN: 9780307562036
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February 1, 2007
In Book 3 of their "A Place To Call Home" series (after "Cherokee Rose" and "Bright Are the Stars"), the Lacys detail the accounts of three settler familiesthe Parkers, the Ackermans, and the Beldensand the unspeakable torments endured by American Indians forced to give up their land to live on reservations in the late 1800s. Well-researched details and engaging characters make this a moving historical novel. The series will please fans of fast-paced, absorbing tales of the American West and may have crossover appeal for those who enjoy Larry McMurtry's works. Recommended for public library collections. The Lacys live in Colorado.Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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