Hunters of the Plains Contributor(s): Mayhar, Ardath (Author) |
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ISBN: 1434401987 ISBN-13: 9781434401984 Publisher: Borgo Press OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: The Badger Clan and the Terrapin Clan have peacefully co-existed on the eastern plains for generations, living in harmony with nature and the spirits who guide them. When a herd of mammoths stampede, crushing the clans' dwellings, Don-a-ti and his wife, E-lo-ni, embark on a sacred hunt to keep the beasts from striking again. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.64 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains |
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Publisher Description: At a time when volcanoes were being born in what is now New Mexico, clans of hunter-gatherers were already living in the Great Plains. Primordial beasts roamed the land: creatures like the giant sloth, the flat-faced bear, the woolly mammoth, and the dire wolf hunted there, often coming into conflict with their two-legged prey. When Do-na-ti reaches adulthood, he slays the badger for his ceremonial cloak. By wedding E-lo-ni, he unites their clans. Together they must face battle with dire wolves, a stampede of mammoths that destroys their lodge, and the birth of a new volcano, fulfilling an old woman's prophecy and Do-na-ti's conviction that his son must become brother to the mountain. "Mayhar has a way of drawing the reader seamlessly into her historical narratives. You can smell the breath of the dire wolf as it closes in for the kill " -- Robert Reginald |