Author Linda Simon Cummins offers an insightful, compassionate look into the daily life, conflicting cultures, and political unrest in pre-revolutionary America through the eyes of a young, adventurous girl.
It is the year 1676, and ten-year-old Katherine Elizabeth Russell lives in the Virginia Colony’s James Towne settlement. Her family, along with the other settlers, works to carve out a successful life in the often-harsh conditions against a backdrop of fear and disquiet. She learns of the horrors of the African slave trade from her friend Ebo after he escapes from his captors. And she sees her town divided as Nathaniel Bacon leads his armed rebellion against Governor William Berkeley and promotes the persecution of Indian tribes who have inhabited the land for millennia. But to Katherine, the Pamunkey people become her second family after a twist of fate makes her an adopted member of their tribe and she becomes best friends with Winganuske, the granddaughter of Queen Cockacoeske, the wise, dignified leader and protector of her people’s rights during this pivotal time.
Table des matières
Chapter 1: Stowaway
Chapter 2: Ebo
Chapter 3: Winganuske
Chapter 4: Nukpana
Chapter 5: The Mermaid
Chapter 6: ‘Tis an Ill Wind that Blows Nobody Good
Chapter 7: Plundering Time
Chapter 8: Queen Cockacoeske
A propos de l’auteur
Linda Simon Cummins was born in Marshall, Texas, in 1951. Her father was Cajun, and her mother was from an old East Texas family. Her grandmother’s great-grandfather had left Virginia and settled in Texas, where he married a Cherokee woman. Linda grew up listening to family stories of the Chisholm Trail and traveling in wagon trains. From the age of nine, she spent every winter in Virginia’s Tidewater Region and every summer back home in Texas. Her parents were history buffs, so they often traveled with Linda to historical sites in the U.S. and passed along their love of history to their daughter.Linda had an inherent talent for art and chose that as her career. However, Linda stated, ‘I have dyslexia, and as anyone with a learning disability knows, classrooms were not always a happy place. The problem was, I was having difficulties with my craft and was not happy with the quality of my work. Savannah College of Art & Design became my solution. They provided classes that addressed the very problem I was having, giving me a new prospective.’ But when a ruptured disc landed her ‘flat on her back, ‘ she started to write. Linda said, ‘Researching and writing Katherine Elizabeth Russell proved to be therapeutic. It brought me out of myself and my circumstance. The story gave me a new purpose. It was a pleasure to spend four years researching, illustrating, and writing this book.’
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