Brief description:
Evocative in its depiction of Native American culture, attuned to the rhythms of rural life, rich in period detail, Son of the Silvery Waters captures the excitement and rapid change of life in Antebellum America. This historical novel about a Cayuga Indian growing up along the shores of Lake Ontario unfolds against and expansive tapestry as Soso and his friends are draw into the War of 1812, the world of Hudson River steamships and canal building projects, and the Underground Railroad.
Professor Elizabeth Samet, USMA
This charming novel begins as a late eighteen century Iroquois coming of age tale. It evolves into a magnificent epic which puts the reader into a 19th century depiction of the wildly beautiful Iroquois territory. Soso is an engaging hero, a Cayuga Indian whose early memories are of a time when the silvery waters belonged to his people. He is a boy who must become a man by straddling conflicting cultures in the wild frontier of upstate New York. As he ages, he must face the increasing complexities of a new country with its expanding population and settlement. war with the British and the insidious racism and prejudice. The author tells his story with excellent research combine with his own experience growing up on the shores of Lake Ontario and living a military life at West Point. His saga of New York, southern Canada and its profound impact on the political and social history of our continent should be read by young adults and anyone with an interest in earlier frontier history.
Amanda Parsons, anthropologist with National Geographic
Professor Elizabeth Samet, USMA
This charming novel begins as a late eighteen century Iroquois coming of age tale. It evolves into a magnificent epic which puts the reader into a 19th century depiction of the wildly beautiful Iroquois territory. Soso is an engaging hero, a Cayuga Indian whose early memories are of a time when the silvery waters belonged to his people. He is a boy who must become a man by straddling conflicting cultures in the wild frontier of upstate New York. As he ages, he must face the increasing complexities of a new country with its expanding population and settlement. war with the British and the insidious racism and prejudice. The author tells his story with excellent research combine with his own experience growing up on the shores of Lake Ontario and living a military life at West Point. His saga of New York, southern Canada and its profound impact on the political and social history of our continent should be read by young adults and anyone with an interest in earlier frontier history.
Amanda Parsons, anthropologist with National Geographic
Publication
Netsource Dist Services (2000), 508 pages
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Physical description
508 p.; 8.75 inches