Bright are the Stars
Record details
- ISBN: 1590525639
-
Physical Description:
Paperback{PBK}
272 p. - Publisher: [S.l.] : Multnomah Books, 2006
Content descriptions
General Note: | Heavens Shine Above New Beginnings 1839. The North Carolina Cherokees are settling into their new home in Indian Territory and Britt Claiborne and Cherokee Rose are settling into married life. Britt, a quarter Cherokee Indian, is released from the United States army and joins the Cherokee Police Force where his position takes him into fearsome and heart-gripping dangers. They raise two children with much love and delight. They also lean on God through the trials of their day including the death of the popular Cherokee Chief Sequoyah. Follow the historical events that punctuate their lives until 1889, when President Harrison announces that whites are free to enter Indian Territory , now known by the Indians as home.Together, they overcame tragedy. At long last theyve made a home filled with love. But all that may be about to change...Cherokee Rose and Britt Claiborne know the meaning of survival. They endured the Trail of Tears, watching as friends and family fell along the way, facing down brutal opposition to their growing love. But thats all in the past. Now married, content in a home theyve built themselves, Britt and Cherokee Rose plan a future of home and family. And though Britts work as a law officer in Indian Territory takes him away from home for days at a time, Cherokee Rose tries not to worry. She knows he will always come back to her and their children. Then, the unthinkable. A group of Indians break out of jail, bent on revenge against the one who imprisoned them: Britt. Cherokee Rose prays day and night for her husbands safety as he goes after the renegades prayers that seem to go unanswered. For word comes back that theres been an ambushand Britt is missing. Presumed dead. Can Cherokee Rose find the faith to go on, to trust God with her family and future even in the face of her worst nightmare? |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | $12.99 |
Location of Other Archival Materials Note: | Inspirational. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Popular American Fiction Fiction Fiction -- Historical Historical Cherokee Indians Christian fiction Indian Territory |
Search for related items by series
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Sitka.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 0 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elkhorn Branch - Border Regional Library | F Lac-E I (Text) | 36830002773487 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |