| Raven's Cry Contributor(s): Harris, Christie (Author), Reid, Bill (Illustrator), Davidson, Robert (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0295972211 ISBN-13: 9780295972213 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92023934 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.05" W x 8.52" (0.72 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 47879 Reading Level: 6.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Raven's Cry is a Northwest Coast classic -- a moving and powerful work that is a fictionalized retelling of the near destruction of the Haida nation. The Haida are a proud and cultured people, whose home is Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands) off the coast of northern British Columbia. Until the first Europeans arrived in 1775, the Haida were the lords of the coast. The meeting of cultures was a fateful one: the Europeans had the advantages of firearms and immunity to their own deadly diseases. In just 150 years, the Haida and their culture were pushed to the edge of extinction. Christie Harris recreates this tale of tragedy and the ultimate survival of native spirit with dignity, beauty and ethnographic accuracy. |