Wallis, Velma:Bird Girl & the Man Who Followed the Sun: An Athabaskan Indian Legend from Alaska
- Erstausgabe 2003, ISBN: 9780945397342
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London: Picador, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2003 First Edition, First Impression With Number Line. Size Octavo, 26… Mehr…
London: Picador, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2003 First Edition, First Impression With Number Line. Size Octavo, 262 Pages. Blue Hard Cover With Bronze Gilt Titles To The Spine, Black End-Papers. With Dust Jacket. Book Condition Fine, A Very Clean Copy. Dust Jacket Condition Near Fine, Slight Crease To Edge, Else Fine, Not Price Clipped. 'At Last, From The Crest Of A Little Cliff, We Gazed With Emotion On The Rushing Waters Of The Great River. How Touching It Was To See Again Our Childhood Friend, And To Think That The Very Waters We Now Gaze Upon Will, After Who Knows How Many Weeks, And After How Many Strange Sights And Unknown Scenes, Pass Our Childhood Homes.' Sid Smith's Second Novel Is Set In The Early 1900'S, In A Place As Inaccessible, Mysterious And Beguiling As The Setting Of Something Like A House. In A House By The River, Two Western Missionaries Visit A Lonely Community By The River. 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Um livro empolgante, sobre o qual paira a sombra poética de Emily Dickinson e a atmosfera transfigurada dos romances das irmãs Brontë. 5.4"x8.6", 199 páginas (pages), Satisfação garantida (satisfaction guaranteed).. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Editora Rocco Ltda., 1994, 3, Kelsey Publishing (Utah), 1991. 2nd ed. Trade paperback. Very Good. A hiking guide to the Paria River drainage of southern Utah and Arizona. The upper part of the system begins near Bryce Canyon National Park, and flows south to the Colorado River and Lee's Ferry. Lee's Ferry is not far below the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. This 3rd Edition includes for the first time Coyote Buttes and its best know part, The Wave, an international destination for photographers. For this edition, 16 pages and several new hiking areas have been added. Includes the history of early-day ranchers and cattlemen, the history of gold miners at Lee's Ferry and around the old ghost town of Pariah, and the story of John D. Lee, and his involvement in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. It was John D. Lee who was sent by the Mormon Church to the lower end of the Paria River to hide out and build & operate a ferry across the Colorado River., Kelsey Publishing (Utah), 1991, 3, Writers Club Press, 2002. Trade paperback. Very Good. The battle between good and evil began long ago. Before the birth of humanity, God and Satan fought for the domination of heaven. And, as everyone knows, God was triumphant over Satans evil. The tale has been told for thousands of years. But its all a lie. A manuscript has been discovered, written over a century ago by a priest who was visited by the Devil himself. A priest who left the church to seek out Three Mad Prophets and learn the truth. The Devil's Apocrypha is a tale that begins in another universe, before creation, and ends with a chilling prophesy. Here is the truth about the origin of God, his journey to our universe, and the battle for heaven. Discover why God manipulated the flesh of our race, the reason for his commandments and why one being dared to try and stop him. This is the true story of Satan and God and its unlike anything you've been told. A terrifying blend of science, religion and philosophy!, Writers Club Press, 2002, 3, Epicenter Press, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good . 5x1x7. With the publication of "Two Old Women, "Velma Wallis firmly established herself as one of the most important voices in Native American writing. "Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun" follows in this bestselling tradition. Rooted in the ancient legends of Alaska's Athabaskan Indians, it tells the stories of two adventurers who decide to leave the safety of their respective tribes. Bird Girl is a headstrong young woman who learned early on the skills of a hunter. When told that she must end her forays and take up the traditional role of wife and mother, she defies her family's expectations and confidently takes off to brave life on her own. Daagoo is a dreamer, curious about the world beyond. Longing to know what happens to the sun in winter, he sets out on a quest to find the legendary "Land of the Sun." Their stories interweave and intersect as they each face the many dangers and challenges of life alone in the wilderness. In the end, both learn that the search for individualism often comes at a high price, but that it is a price well worth paying, for through this quest comes the beginning of true wisdom. "A wonderful read. Wallis's writing is simple yet rich...The story delivers a message of overcoming hardship, of being true to yourself even when it is the most difficult thing to do., Epicenter Press, 1996, 3<
