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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a brilliant work of historical fiction,
By A Customer
This review is from: Calling Crow Nation (Paperback)
In sixteenth century Terra Florida, there exists a balance of power
between two rival tribes, the Timucua and the Coosa. However, with the
incursion of the Europeans, an arms race has ensued. The Timucua led by
Mantua obtain the help of a Spanish slaver, Avila, who provides them with
shooting sticks in exchange for slaves. Mantua has even sold his own
people into bondage for the weapons provided by Avila.
...... Calling Crow, a Coosa leader, has to make a decision that could
change the way his people live. He realizes that his people's weapons,
bows and arrows, are primitive to what Mantua and his band use. The
Spanish rivals and hated enemies in the Southeast are the English, represented by the Newman family and their crew. The English meet Calling Crow and offer
to help his tribe in the upcoming battle with Mantua and Avila. Calling
Crow has an extremely difficult decision to make. If Calling Crow accepts the
English offer, is he replacing one serpent with another? If he rejects
the offer, has he doomed his people to death and slavery when they
struggle to survive the onslaught?
...... CALLING CROW NATION is an action-packed historical fiction that
brings the native and European cultures in picturesque color. Calling
Crow is one of the great characters ever to grace a historical novel
and the secondary characters add plenty of realism. This tale should be recognized as one of the most exciting novels of the year. This reviewer plans to read the two previous books (CALLING CROW and FLIGHT OF THE CROW) in
this brilliant trilogy.
.......Harriet Klausner
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I could have kept reading,
By Charlotte Watkins (DALTON, OH, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calling Crow Nation (Book Three of the Southeast Series) (Kindle Edition)
Last of a trilogy, Calling Crow Nation continues the story of Calling Crow. Calling Crow leads his people and his family in a constant struggle against the Spanish and other tribes who assist to destroy their peaceful existance.
It is another saga, I would encourage to author to continue. I would enjoy reading about the generations that followed this powerful man. |
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Calling Crow Nation by Paul Clayton (Paperback - December 1, 1999)
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