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Próxima á las costas de California se encuentra una escarpada roca conocida con el nombre de La isla de San Nicolás ... Cuenta la historia que, en esta isla y a comienzos del pasado siglo, una muchacha india pasó dieciocho largos años viviendo en completa soledad. Esta novela es el relato de su hazaña. Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast.

"Inspired by true events, this gorgeous, haunting novel intertwines the lives of two Black female artists more than a century apart, both outsiders in Italy. It was the middle of the nineteenth century when Lafanu Brown audaciously decided to become an artist. In the wake of the American Civil War, life was especially tough for Black women, but she didn't let that stop her. The daughter of a Chippewa woman and an African-Haitian man, Lafanu had the...

Examines the history and culture of Native Americans.

Two men on a buffalo hunt begin to feud after one of them kills a group of Native Americans, accusing them of stealing his horses, and then begins to mistreat the survivors.

"Set in 1763, a Virginia militia officer helps an English woman sentenced to servitude in the colonies and prevents a war between the colonists and Native Americans."--

Relives the grand hopes, dreams, loves, and adventures of generations of residents in Centennial, Colorado-- from their risky attempts to establish a settlement in 1795 through the politics and power plays of the 20th century. Begins with French and Scottish trappers interacting with Native Americans and follows the increasing conflicts as more permanent settlers arrive. Shows how the town of Centennial is founded by the young Mennonite Levi Zendt...