Creek Mary's Blood

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Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453274279

<DIV><B>The <I>New York Times</I>&ndash;bestselling saga of Creek Indian Mary Musgrove and her descendants, whose lives parallel the American story through two centuries.</B><BR /> &#160;</DIV><DIV>In <I>Creek Mary&rsquo;s Blood</I>, Dee Brown fictionalizes the astonishing true story of Mary Musgrove&mdash;born in 1700 to a Creek tribal chief&mdash;and five generations of her family. By tracing her struggles with colonists in Georgia, and then the lives of her two sons (one born to a white trader and the other to a Cherokee warrior), Brown&rsquo;s novel creates a gripping panorama of the American Indian experience in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. His narrative spans colonial rebellion, the Trail of Tears, and the Civil War&mdash;in which Mary&rsquo;s descendants fought on both sides of the conflict.<BR /><BR /> Rich with historical detail and human drama, this is a novel filled with &ldquo;dark, inexorable energy&rdquo; by the #1 <I>New York Times</I>&ndash;bestselling author of <I>Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee</I>.<BR /> &#160;</DIV><DIV><I>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author&rsquo;s personal collection.</I></DIV>