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LEADER: 02863cam a2200373 a 4500
001 2009033414
003 DLC
005 20140926081527.0
008 090817s2010 nyuab b 000 1 eng
010 $a 2009033414
020 $a9781439153888
020 $a1439153884
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn424555447
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dIG#$dBTCTA$dJST$dYDXCP$dOCP$dCDX$dTJX$dDLC
043 $an-usu--
050 00 $aPS3557.E19$bC66 2010
082 00 $a813/.54$222
100 1 $aGear, W. Michael.
245 10 $aComing of the storm /$cW. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear.
250 $a1st Gallery Books hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bGallery Books,$c2010.
300 $a484 p. :$bmap ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aContact : the battle for America ;$vbk. 1
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 0 $a"Black Shell, an exiled Chickasaw trader, is fascinated by the pale, bearded newcomers who call themselves "Kristianos," and not even the wise counsel of Pearl Hand, the extraordinary and beautiful woman who has consented to be his mate, can dissuade him. It will unfortunately take a first-hand lesson in the Kristianos' unfathomable brutality for Black Shell to fully comprehend the dangers that these invaders pose to his people's way of life. While his first instinct is to run away with Pearl Hand, somewhere the Kristianos cannot find them, Black Shell has been called to a greater destiny by the Spirit Being known as Horned Serpent. With Pearl Hand by his side, Black Shell must find a way to unite the disparate tribes and settlements of his native land and overcome the merciless armies of de Soto, which will stop at nothing to attain wealth and power. For years readers have urged the Gears to bring the clash of Native American and European cultures to life as only they can. Now, with Coming of the Storm, the Gears unleash their expansive breadth of knowledge and stunning writing talents to dispel the myths and falsehoods surrounding Hernando de Soto, as they paint a vivid portrait of the heroic men and women who fought a terrifying, militarily superior power for their survival -- and in so doing defined the character of a nation." -- from publisher's website.
651 0 $aSouthern States$xDiscovery and exploration$xSpanish$vFiction.
650 0 $aIndians of North America$vFiction.
600 10 $aSoto, Hernando de,$dapproximately 1500-1542$xRelations with Indians$vFiction.
655 7 $aHistorical fiction.$2gsafd
700 1 $aGear, Kathleen O'Neal.
800 1 $aGear, W. Michael.$tContact ;$vbk. 1.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009033414-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009033414-s.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009033414-b.html