Laughing Whitefish [Audio Cassette]

Robert Traver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1982

Willy Poe is a newcomer to Michigan's Upper Peninsula -- a shy, lonely young lawyer yearning to meet the girl who will call him William. On a lovely day in July in 1873, he meets her. Her name is Laughing Whitefish.

She presents him with as exciting, challenging and hopeless a case as ever set a precedent. At issue is an elemental question of raw justice: Can Laughing Whitefish, a Chippewa Indian, collect a debt owed her father? She has unimpeachable proof -- a tattered document giving Marji a share in the fabulous Jackson iron ore mine. And no one denies the validity or authenticity of the document...but an Indian?

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About the Author

Robert Traver (John D. Voelker), a best-selling novelist and the District Attorney of Marquette County, Michigan, was appointed to the Supreme Court of  Michigan in 1957. His novel Anatomy of a Murder was adapted into a motion picture that recieved seven Academy Award nominations, including best picture

Matthew L.M. Fletcher is an Associate Professor in Michigan State University’s College of Law, Director of the Indigenous Law and Policy Center, and an appellate justice for several Michigan tribal courts. In 2010 Professor Fletcher was elected to the American Law Institute.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc. (April 1, 1982)
• ISBN-10: 0736603867
• ISBN-13: 978-0736603867
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,257,557 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unexpected joy, June 1, 2006

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Robert Travers is best known for "Anatomy of a Murder" which was made into a movie, and truth be told, I thought that was the only book he'd written. I was pleased to find out that I was wrong when I stumbled across "Laughing Whitefish". Having lived in the Upper Peninsula for some time, I was taken back to those days through the writing of Travers. He never fails to create an image in your mind with his words. Additionally, the mystery and courtroom drama of this book would be a delight for anyone - even if they hadn't visited the particular locations. Travers is a joy to read, and I was happy to have found this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Traver's second best novel, December 29, 2008

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D. E. Shelton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laughing Whitefish (Hardcover)

Robert Traver is the pen name of John Voelker, who was actually a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. While Anatomy of a Murder is his best known book (and the greatest American trial movie ever), Laughing Whitefish is just as intriguing and amusing, and an inspiring legal drama as well. This story of the quest of a native American to reclaim valuable mineral rights in the upper penninsula of Michigan is filled with uinforgettable characters.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Laughing Whitefish: a brief review, September 22, 2009

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Wolf Lahti (Allen, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Laughing Whitefish (Hardcover)

The story is nothing that will put you on the edge of your seat, but the characters are well-drawn enough to be engaging and make you care about the outcome. Sense of place is well established, in typical Traver style, and his fans will not be disappointed.