| Apache Sunrise: Memories from San Carlos Contributor(s): David, Sonja White (Author), Nilsson, Joel (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1626198616 ISBN-13: 9781626198616 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - History | Native American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014955128 |
| Series: American Heritage |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In July of 1970, a red Volkswagen bus pulled into the dirt parking lot of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' offices on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona. It was 113 degrees as Sonja and Richard David, with their three children, stepped into a new world. On a job reassignment, the family left the turbulence of Chicago for a new start on the expansive high desert where the Apache leader Geronimo fought for his freedom against the United States Cavalry a century earlier. Over five years, the family immersed themselves in the community and formed deep bonds, some of which remain strong. In this poignant collection of true stories, author and activist Sonja White David vividly describes those years at San Carlos with delicacy and respect for the local Apaches. |
Contributor Bio(s): David, Sonja White: - Sonja White David is the author of Lady Law, The Story of Arizona Supreme Court Justice Lorna Lockwood. Apache Sunrise, Memories of San Carlos is her second book. She has written book reviews for The Denver Post and feature articles for Denver Magazine and Bloomsbury Review.Married to Richard for fifty-four years, Sonja has four children, six grandchildren, and a calico cat named Princess Grace. Her work in progress, Pilgrim Heart, is a memoir of pilgrimages made to usual and unusual sites.Nilsson, Joel: - Joel Nilsson is an award-winning former political reporter and editorial writer for the Arizona Republic. He received a master's of science in journalism from Northwestern University. His writing has appeared in Time and he is the author of The San Carlos Story/San Carlos Update, a 1974 pamphlet compiled of articles Nilsson wrote while living on the reservation to document the socioeconomic and political problems faced by the tribe. Joel lives in Phoenix with his wife and three sons. |