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Product Identifiers
PublisherGallery Books
ISBN-101439153884
ISBN-139781439153888
eBay Product ID (ePID)74838055
Product Key Features
Book TitleComing of the Storm : the Battle for America
Number of Pages496 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicSagas, General, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorW. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight23.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-033414
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"An irresistibly intriguing story line that brings the past vividly to life.... Nobody does Native Americana better than the Gears." --Booklist
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling novelists W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear comes a landmark new series portraying the devastating clash of cultures that followed the European invasion of early America. Dramatic, authentic, and deeply moving, this first book in the Contact series tells the story of the blood-drenched years that followed Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto's landing in "La Florida" in 1539 -- as seen entirely through the eyes of two courageous Native Americans. Black Shell, an exiled Chickasaw trader, is fascinated by the pale, bearded newcomers who call themselves "Kristianos," and not even the wise counsel of Pearl Hand, the extraordinary and beautiful woman who has consented to be his mate, can dissuade him. It will unfortunately take a first-hand lesson in the Kristianos' unfathomable brutality for Black Shell to fully comprehend the dangers that these invaders pose to his people's way of life. While his first instinct is to run away with Pearl Hand, somewhere the Kristianos cannot find them, Black Shell has been called to a greater destiny by the Spirit Being known as Horned Serpent. With Pearl Hand by his side, Black Shell must find a way to unite the disparate tribes and settlements of his native land and overcome the merciless armies of de Soto, which will stop at nothing to attain wealth and power. For years readers have urged the Gears to bring the clash of Native American and European cultures to life as only they can. Now, with Coming of the Storm, the Gears unleash their expansive breadth of knowledge and stunning writing talents to dispel the myths and falsehoods surrounding Hernando de Soto, as they paint a vivid portrait of the heroic men and women who fought a terrifying, militarily superior power for their survival -- and in so doing defined the character of a nation.
LC Classification NumberPS3557.E19C66 2010
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