Walker Sally M.
Walker Sally M. - Deadly Aim The Civil War Story Of Michigan's Anishinaabe Sharpshooters - Paperback
Walker Sally M. - Deadly Aim The Civil War Story Of Michigan's Anishinaabe Sharpshooters - Paperback
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Description: " Hits the mark." Kirkus An engaging middle - grade nonfiction narrative of the American Indian soldiers who bravely fought in the Civil War from Sibert Award - winning author Sally M. Walker. More than 20,000 American Indians served in the Civil War yet their stories have often been left out of the history books. In Deadly Aim Sally M. Walker explores the extraordinary lives of Michigan's Anishinaabe sharpshooters. These brave soldiers served with honor and heroism in the line of duty despite enduring broken treaties loss of tribal lands and racism. Filled with fascinating archival photographs maps and diagrams this book offers gripping firsthand accounts from the frontlines. You ll learn about Company K the elite band of sharpshooters and Daniel Mwakewenah the chief who killed more than 32 rebels in a single battle despite being gravely wounded. Walker celebrates the lives of the soldiers whose stories have been left in the margins of history for too long with extensive research and consultation with the Repatriation Department for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians the Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center and the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinaabe Culture and Lifeways.
Title: Deadly Aim The Civil War Story Of Michigan's Anishinaabe Sharpshooters
Author(s): Walker Sally M.
Publisher: Square Fish
Barcode: 9781250833228
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 7/26/2022
Category: People & Places (Children's / Teenage)
Description: " Hits the mark." Kirkus An engaging middle - grade nonfiction narrative of the American Indian soldiers who bravely fought in the Civil War from Sibert Award - winning author Sally M. Walker. More than 20,000 American Indians served in the Civil War yet their stories have often been left out of the history books. In Deadly Aim Sally M. Walker explores the extraordinary lives of Michigan's Anishinaabe sharpshooters. These brave soldiers served with honor and heroism in the line of duty despite enduring broken treaties loss of tribal lands and racism. Filled with fascinating archival photographs maps and diagrams this book offers gripping firsthand accounts from the frontlines. You ll learn about Company K the elite band of sharpshooters and Daniel Mwakewenah the chief who killed more than 32 rebels in a single battle despite being gravely wounded. Walker celebrates the lives of the soldiers whose stories have been left in the margins of history for too long with extensive research and consultation with the Repatriation Department for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians the Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center and the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinaabe Culture and Lifeways.
Title: Deadly Aim The Civil War Story Of Michigan's Anishinaabe Sharpshooters
Author(s): Walker Sally M.
Publisher: Square Fish
Barcode: 9781250833228
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 7/26/2022
Category: People & Places (Children's / Teenage)
