“Cherokee Talisman brings to life characters from our
history and through a flare for fiction and historical research, Harding tells
their story. Cherokees that might be painted by racist misconceptions as blood
thirsty savages are humanized by Harding, making them heroes of a very real
time. History is written by the victorious, but when almost forgotten
historical characters are brought to life they are preserved for the ages, and in
this preservation David-Michael Harding has succeeded.” - Cherokee Nation
Principal Chief Bill John Baker
They were blood-thirsty savages – superstitious, dirty
animals.
They were thieves and killers who burned houses to the ground
and kidnapped women and children.
They were protectors of a Nation – guerrilla fighters serving
their country.
They were husbands and fathers who built homes in lush valleys
for their families.
They were – the same men.
In 1775 perspective came with the color of your skin.
An orphan boy, Totsuhwa, is taken
under the wing of legendary Cherokee war chief Tsi’yugunsini, the Dragon. But
even under a dragon’s wing isn’t safe when a covetous nation forms around them.
Amid the battles, Totsuhwa fights the reoccurring pain of loss
until he meets Galegi, who becomes his wife. Trying to raise their son in a
peace the new world won’t allow, they teach him the strictest Cherokee
traditions while white assimilation, encroachment, and treachery grows. General
Andrew Jackson wages war against tribes across the southeast and the toll is
high. With his people gradually losing everything, Totsuhwa must find a way to
save his family — and the Cherokee Nation — before all is lost.
Cherokee Talisman recreates the
neglected history that existed when one nation was born and another almost
died.
David-Michael Harding is a life-long writer whose last novel, How
Angels Die, received critical acclaim.
A former semi-professional football player, his writing is hard hitting
and passionate. He holds a master’s
degree in education and is an adjunct professor of writing. His respect and
admiration of Native American culture inspired this novel. Most of
his days are spent writing from the cockpit of his sailboat, Pegasus, somewhere off the Nature Coast
of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.
Contact:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Michael-Harding/e/B006OAAIZ2/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
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