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Author
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Following the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson sends Meriweather Lewis and William Clark to explore the newly acquired territory. To survive, the two captains need an extraordinary hunter who will be able to provide the expedition with fresh game, and a sign-talker to communicate with the native tribes. They choose George Drouillard." -- back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
1994.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 42
Language
English
Description
In the 12th Century, a Welsh prince and his band of men sail to America where they intermarry with Indian women to form a colony. The novel chronicles the colony's rise and fall, including the fate of its descendants, an Indian tribe near the Ohio River whose members have flaxen hair and grey-blue eyes. A story based on a Welsh legend.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1985.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Author's note: "Like my character, Scotty Montgomery, I grew up in the idyllic prewar Midwest, was a Marine, and later a journalist appalled by the apparent cheapness of life and the world's casual disregard for human suffering. Like my protagonist, I am unable to reconcile my country's two roles: the citadel of humane idealism, and the leading world merchant of death-dealing weapons. I hope by this novel to awaken our benumbed souls to the awful...
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