Lands of our Ancestors - Robinson, Gary
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This historical novel for teen readers follows three generations of a California Native family as they experience brutal eras of California history: the Spanish Mission Era, the Mexican Rancho Period, the Gold Rush and the early years of statehood. In part one, readers meet Kilik and Tuhuy, Chumash cousins, as they go about their traditional Native lives and then face the dangerous challenges brought by Spanish colonialists. In part two, they grow and face more challenges as the region comes under the rule of the Mexican government. Part three takes the characters and their offspring into the…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This historical novel for teen readers follows three generations of a California Native family as they experience brutal eras of California history: the Spanish Mission Era, the Mexican Rancho Period, the Gold Rush and the early years of statehood. In part one, readers meet Kilik and Tuhuy, Chumash cousins, as they go about their traditional Native lives and then face the dangerous challenges brought by Spanish colonialists. In part two, they grow and face more challenges as the region comes under the rule of the Mexican government. Part three takes the characters and their offspring into the even more dangerous eras of the Gold Rush and early years of California statehood.
Autorenporträt
Gary Robinson is of Choctaw and Cherokee Indian descent. For over twenty-five years, he has participated in the production of more than 100 educational, informational, training and documentary television projects, primarily on Native American topics. His production company is named Tribal Eye Productions and is based in Santa Ynez, CA. Gary Robinson has written sixteen fiction and nonfiction books on Native American topics, including the eight PathFinders teen novels. Robinson's two-book series for elementary-age students, Lands of Our Ancestors, depicts California's history from a Native American perspective.