Salt : : a Story of Friendship in a Time of war
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Twelve-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812.
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Midwestern History in Verse submitted by sdunav on June 16, 2014, 8:40pm Amazing historical fiction for kids - free verse, set in northern Indiana around 1812. Perfect for boys, multicultural studies, and history lessons.
friendship in crisis submitted by camelsamba on June 24, 2014, 7:45pm This book tells the tale of two boys, one Native American, one the son of the white owner of a trading post at a fort. Their friendship is tested as the War of 1812 heightens tensions between the white settlers and the native peoples. It is told as poems with alternating points of view - wonderful and lyrical.
PUBLISHED
New York : Frances Foster Books, 2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: xiv, 138 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780374363871
0374363870
SUBJECTS
Novels in verse.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Miami Nation of Indians -- Fiction.
Native Americans -- Indiana -- Fiction.
Trading posts -- Fiction.
Fort Wayne (Ind.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Fiction.