{"product_id":"cherokee-america-margaret-verble-9780358116691","title":"Cherokee America","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003cem\u003eMaud's Line\u003c\/em\u003e, an epic novel that follows a web of complex family alliances and culture clashes in the Cherokee Nation during the aftermath of the Civil War, and the unforgettable woman at its center.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award (Best Western Traditional Novel)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's the early spring of 1875 in the Cherokee Nation West. A baby, a black hired hand, a bay horse, a gun, a gold stash, and a preacher have all gone missing. Cherokee America Singer, known as \"Check,\" a wealthy farmer, mother of five boys, and soon-to-be widow, is not amused. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this epic of the American frontier, several plots intertwine around the heroic and resolute Check: her son is caught in a compromising position that results in murder; a neighbor disappears; another man is killed. The tension mounts and the violence escalates as Check's mixed race family, friends, and neighbors come together to protect their community--and painfully expel one of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eCherokee America\u003c\/em\u003e vividly, and often with humor, explores the bonds--of blood and place, of buried histories and half-told tales, of past grief and present injury--that connect a colorful, eclectic cast of characters, anchored by the clever, determined, and unforgettable Check.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Verble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0358116694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780358116691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Margaret Verble","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049141924095,"sku":"9780358116691","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d135afd3-dab2-44ea-b728-ab95a99636ba.jpg?v=1684999874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cherokee-america-margaret-verble-9780358116691","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}