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The Indian Lover: A Novel , Murphy, Garth ,
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- 9781416577836
- Book Title
- Indian Lover : a Novel
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Native American & Aboriginal, General, Westerns, Historical
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 19 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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With a sweeping sense of history and landscape that contributed to making Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove a classic, and the precise sense of character and passion that made Cold Mountain so successful, Garth Murphy has written a brilliant saga about California in its last days as part of Mexico, and about the lives of those caught up in this moment of historical high drama. Peopled with a sumptuous cast of characters, both real and fictional -- Indians fighting for their survival against the Mexicans and the coming Americans; Hispanics desperate to hold on to the vast tracts of land they have usurped from the missionaries and the Indians; vibrant women determined to assert themselves in a man's world; adventurers, soldiers, scoundrels and heroes -- The Indian Lover tells a major story in the history of our nation, a clash of three cultures that has never been fully explored in fiction, and does it with drama, dazzling storytelling, and a scrupulous sense of reality. The Indian Lover opens in 1844 with the arrival of William Marshall, a penniless young American seaman, sailing down the coast of California aboard the whaler Hopewell. Enchanted by all he sees, Bill jumps ship in San Diego and falls in love with the mayor's elegant daughter, Lugarda. Thwarted in his bid to marry Lugarda and rejected by the Mexicans, Bill and his cultured Indian companion, Pablo, journey north to seek shelter in the crumbling grandeur of Mission San Luis Rey, Pablo's childhood home. But there is no going back, for either of them, and Pablo leads Bill farther and farther into the wilderness, to the native town of Cupa, where they take up life with the local tribe. Pablo and Bill settle into Indian society: Pablo dancing with the warriors, plotting against the wrongs done to him and his people by the Mexicans; Bill, innocent and naive, pining for Lugarda, learning the native ways, helping them to cope with the arriving Americans, and sliding into love with Falling Star, the beautiful daughter of the chief. Their love blooms, and Bill becomes dangerously involved in his adopted tribe's struggles, never imagining the eventual cost of his stubborn but divided loyalties and of the enemies he is making. Garth Murphy has crafted a novel of immense breadth, at once a great love story and an extraordinary unsung chapter of American history. The Indian Lover shouts out with truth: the growl of a grizzly, the sing of an arrow, the lover's cry, the toll of a mission bell, the crack of the lash on bent back, the rattlesnake's rattle, the sizzle of white-hot steel on living flesh, the roar of the mob, the silent struggle, the splash of falling tears on bare breast. Overflowing with affection, delight, wit, and insight, The Indian Lover captures the heart and imagination with timeless prose and holds them captive to the thrilling end.
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Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1416577831
ISBN-13
9781416577836
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Book Title
Indian Lover : a Novel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Native American & Aboriginal, General, Westerns, Historical
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
448 Pages
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Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
19 Oz
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Mike DoyleAuthor ofMorning GlassIf only history had been this memorable in school, I would have made straight As.The Indian Lovershould be required reading., Nat YoungAuthor ofThe History of SurfingandNat's Nat and That's ThatThis is history fulfilled in fiction, realized in flesh and blood and emotion, with an abiding affection for all the mess that makes us men. A lovely book., Mike Doyle Author of Morning Glass If only history had been this memorable in school, I would have made straight As. The Indian Lover should be required reading., Gerry Lopez Surfing journalist, Surfer's JournaI In this rich story of the wrenching birth of San Diego County, the Yankee hero learns firsthand that the ghost/soul of California is Native American, and always will be, no matter how deeply they may be buried by successive waves of flag-carrying immigrants. Native soul, not conquest, links far-flung Hawaii to California. A common native soul fuels our stormy love affair with Mexico and bonds us to all of the Americas. With a rap on the funny bone and a gut punch, Garth Murphy reminds us that we are all subject to the indelible spirit of the People whose land we call our own., Gerry LopezSurfing journalist,Surfer's JournaIIn this rich story of the wrenching birth of San Diego County, the Yankee hero learns firsthand that the ghost/soul of California is Native American, and always will be, no matter how deeply they may be buried by successive waves of flag-carrying immigrants. Native soul, not conquest, links far-flung Hawaii to California. A common native soul fuels our stormy love affair with Mexico and bonds us to all of the Americas. With a rap on the funny bone and a gut punch, Garth Murphy reminds us that we are all subject to the indelible spirit of the People whose land we call our own., Nat Young Author of The History of Surfing and Nat's Nat and That's That This is history fulfilled in fiction, realized in flesh and blood and emotion, with an abiding affection for all the mess that makes us men. A lovely book., Julia ChaplinContributing writer,The New York TimesAn action-packed time machine with age-proof universals...sex, lies, and hot springs. It made my flight from L.A. to New York seem like five minutes., Julia Chaplin Contributing writer, The New York Times An action-packed time machine with age-proof universals...sex, lies, and hot springs. It made my flight from L.A. to New York seem like five minutes.
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