{"product_id":"cherokee-america-paperback-1","title":"Cherokee America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Verble\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003cem\u003eMaud's Line\u003c\/em\u003e, an epic novel that follows a web of complex family alliances and culture clashes in the Cherokee Nation during the aftermath of the Civil War, and the unforgettable woman at its center.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award (Best Western Traditional Novel)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's the early spring of 1875 in the Cherokee Nation West. A baby, a black hired hand, a bay horse, a gun, a gold stash, and a preacher have all gone missing. Cherokee America Singer, known as \"Check,\" a wealthy farmer, mother of five boys, and soon-to-be widow, is not amused. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this epic of the American frontier, several plots intertwine around the heroic and resolute Check: her son is caught in a compromising position that results in murder; a neighbor disappears; another man is killed. The tension mounts and the violence escalates as Check's mixed race family, friends, and neighbors come together to protect their community--and painfully expel one of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eCherokee America\u003c\/em\u003e vividly, and often with humor, explores the bonds--of blood and place, of buried histories and half-told tales, of past grief and present injury--that connect a colorful, eclectic cast of characters, anchored by the clever, determined, and unforgettable Check.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARGARET VERBLE is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eMaud's Line, \u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227680555257,"sku":"9780358116691","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/czlHZ3l5cXM1MDNDdmtYcDZYSGt1Zz09_ca3a094c-4a73-4de9-8adc-a23fac63a14c.webp?v=1768285287","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/cherokee-america-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}