Creek Native

Beginning with the invasion by Spanish Conquistadors in the sixteenth century, A Brutal Reckoning tells the story of the encroachment on Native American territory in the deep south by the US republic 150 years later, which culminated in the devastating Creek War and the rise of Andrew Jackson.

Uno de los capítulos más oscuros y más crueles de la historia de los Estados Unidos ocurrió cuando el joven gobierno de la nación decidió expulsar a los pueblos nativos de sus tierras para lograr sus propios beneficios. Después de haber ayudado a los colonos durante cientos de años, cinco tribus nativas americanas encontraron cada vez más difícil relacionarse y confiar en el país que una vez había actuado como su aliado.

Two women, three hundred years apart, must face the devastation of all they hold dear... Suspecting her husband is having an affair, Sarah Rodrigues fights to appear unbroken while attempting to salvage her family. Though distracted by her own troubles, Sarah is summoned to an elderly friend’s deathbed for an unusual request—find a long-lost daughter and relay a centuries-old family story. Determined not to fail her friend, Sarah pieces together the story of her neighbor’s ancestor, Elizabeth Baker, a young colonist forced into an unwanted betrothal but drawn to a man forbidden by ...

Brokenhearted after losing the only woman he ever loved to another man, Reverend Joshua Holmes returns to England. Thirty years later, he is summoned to Willow Creek, Arizona. His rival has died, and his deathbed request is for Josh to marry Amanda and keep her safe from harm. But he fears she will not accept his steadfast love.

Las «Cinco Tribus Civilizadas» intentaron adaptarse al modo de vida estadounidense, mientras que otras lucharon por conservar sus tierras. ¿Cuál tuvo más éxito? Este libro intentará contar su historia, la historia de esas cinco tribus. No se remontará a un pasado lejano, y no podrá abarcar cuestiones modernas dentro de la comunidad nativa americana. Pero contará la historia de cómo un grupo de personas se enfrentó a un mundo que había cambiado repentina y drásticamente—y que seguía cambiando—y cómo se enfrentaron a estos cambios como nativos americanos.

For eccentric sheriff Ty Tazia the body found in Sinker Creek is more than a Owyhee County statistic. This one is personal . . . because the murdered man was a longtime friend, “Miner” Jack Cole. Ty Tazia’s skills and instincts will be tested to their limit. Pitted against limited resources, politicians, and government bureaucracy hindering his investigation he is forced to make the agonizing choice between justice and vengeance. Sheriff Tazia goes on the hunt for a killer whose true face will surprise him.