A Face in the Rock: The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520215672 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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LMCorp (lcorp@mailer.fsu.edu) said A fine book about a beautifual people and place.. I found this book very enjoyable reading. Being of Northern Michigan Anishnabe descent, it was a pleasure to read about the area where I grew up. This book is a genuine read about the Grand Island experience of the past. Munising, AuTrain and Grand Island are beautiful places to be and this is a must read about the history of the area, about a single life more or less, about an original people th. You can't judge a book by it's cover. A Customer I came across A Face in the Rock in a bargain bin and picked it up because 1. it was so [inexpensive] and 2. it was local history. In truth, I didn't expect much from it---the edition that I bought had a badly designed cover---and it ended up sinking down my pile of "to read" books. I finally got around to it months later on a rainy, dreary, autumn day and, lo and behold, got totally sucked into. "I thought it kept you interested throughout the whole book." according to A Customer. I thought this book was very good.I read it as a class project, and I thought it would be very very boring at first.Like oh yeah A Face In The Rock sounded really interesting to me!I think Powers of the Air was a very brave Grand Islander.He stood up for what he believed in.I thought Loren Graham wrote this book very well.I also thought it was interesting how he got his resources.Overall i think
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Shortly thereafter, the Chippewa abandoned the Island. From Publishers Weekly Eight miles long, four miles wide, Grand Island lies off the south shore of Lake Superior, near Munising, Mich. Graham concludes his story on a positive note: since the mid-1970s, the Chippewa have undergone a resurgence, and Grand Island is now part of the National Forest system. Illustrated. . Only one islander survived the battle-Little Duck, who became Powers of the Air. One of its scenic features is the Pictured Rocks, and it is the locale of Hiawatha. Grand Island was once home to a small band of peaceful Chippewa whose decline began during the 1830s when their mainland brethren goaded them to join in fighting the Sioux. Graham (The Ghost of the Executed Engineer) offers a fine piece of local history and a vivid
Graham has spent more than forty years researching and reconstructing the poignant tale of Powers of the Air and his people. A Face in the Rock is an artful melding of human history and natural history; it is a fascinating narrative of the intimate relation between place and people.Powers of the Air lived to witness the desecration of Grand Island by the fur and logging industries, the Christianization of the tribe, and the near total loss of the Chippewa language, history, and culture. Distinguished historian Loren R. The story ends with happier events of the past two decades, including the protection of Grand Island within the National Forest system, and the resurgence of Chippewa culture.. Graham charts the plight of the Chippewa as white culture steadily encroaches, forcing the native people off the island and dispersing their community on the mainland. Eight miles long and four miles wide, Grand Island lies off the south shore of Lake Superior. Their tragic demise began early in the nineteenth century when their fellow tribesmen from the mainland goaded them into waging war against rival Sioux. It was once home to a sizable community of Chippewa Indians who lived in harmony with the land and with each other. The war party was decimated; only one young br