Alibris: Mixed descent

AUDIOBOOKS | NEW BOOKS OF NOTE | BARGAIN BOOKS

» advanced search

browse BOOKS

Page 1 of 3

sort by

1	The Road Home more books like this by Jim Harrison This is the story of Jim Harrison's captivating heroine, Dalva, and her peculiar and remarkable family. It encompasses the voices of Dalva's grandfather, John Northridge, the austere half-Sioux patriarch; Naomi, the widow of his favourite son and namesake; Paul, the first Northridge son, who lived in the shadow of his brother; and Nelse, the son ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Returning to Earth more books like this by Jim Harrison Hailed by "The New York Times Book Review" as "a master ... who makes the ordinary extraordinary, the unnamable unforgettable," beloved author Jim Harrison returns with a masterpiece--a tender, profound, and magnificent novel about life, death, and finding redemption in unlikely places. Slowly dying of Lou Gehrig's Disease, Donald, a middle-aged ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage more books like this by William Loren Katz "The role of black Indians, largely omitted from or distorted in conventional history books, is traced by Katz with careful and committed research. . . . he integrates their general history with brief individual biographies, including leaders, army scouts and soldiers, frontiersmen and explorers, (and) dangerous outlaws".--Booklist. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Savage Dance more books like this by Cassie Edwards Half-Indian and half-white, Kiriki, adopted by a Pawnee chief as a child, is on the verge of womanhood. She longs to spend her life as Sun Eagle's woman. He, in turn, aches to claim her. But when Kiriki is chosen as the sacrifice in a Pawnee ritual and kidnapped, Sun Eagle's ardor turns to rage. And as he seeks to free her and make her his wife, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	By the Light of My Father's Smile more books like this by Alice Walker A book about a violent father and his two daughters, and the reconciliations they achieve after years of misunderstanding and pain. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Bowman's Store: A Journey to Myself more books like this by Joseph Bruchac The autobiography of the author best known for his retellings of Native American folklore. This story concentrates on Bruchac's childhood and his confusion about his family life. Bruchac didn't know why he lived with his grandparents instead of his parents, who lived just up the road, nor could he understand why his grandfather was so sensitive ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Heart of the Country more books like this by Greg Matthews A masterful and triumphant epic saga, here is an unforgettable odyssey across the harsh and unforgiving land of the Great Plains, and a uniquely compelling view of its mythic heroes--the cowboys and buffalo hunters, ladies and prostitutes, schemers and adventurers, settlers and Indians. A classic human saga, richly rewarding and always dramatic, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| first editions
8	Angel Rogue more books like this by Mary Jo Putney Master spy Lord Robert Andreville appoints himself guardian to runaway Maxima Collins, a half Mohawk American girl who needs to find out the truth about her father's death. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89!
9	Once a Renegade more books like this by Peter Brandvold Having killed a man--whether in retaliation for a dead mule or having had enough of the white man's hatred--Metis Indian Shambeau is on the run. Sheriff Ben Stillman has a murder case on his hands and must hunt down the outlaw. But nobody knows the land better than Shambeau. He could be anywhere--but no one can track a bloodthirsty killer like ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $81.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Métis, Canada's forgotten people more books like this by D. Bruce Sealey, Antoine S. Lussier see all copies from $12.95! new only from $129.00! \| first editions
11	Bluefeather Fellini more books like this by Max Evans "Those of you who treasure writing of the genuine West, as opposed to the myth, need no introduction to Max Evans, whose novels include The Rounders and other such classics". -- Tony Hillerman, Life "Spiked with wicked metaphors and salty humor, Evans's entertaining allegory of good, evil, and human choice captures the tang and yawp of the genuine ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	To Tame a Savage more books like this by Georgina Gentry Knowing that Cavalry Captain Austin Shaw's proper Boston family will never accept her or their unborn child, Sioux beauty Wilwila flees. Years later, at Little Big Horn, an injured brave named Colt, wearing a Shaw family ring, is captured. Shipped to Boston, Colt comes under the tutelage of Samantha MacGregor. Convinced her prim exterior hides a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| SVS
13 view cover	Termination's Legacy: The Discarded Indians of Utah more books like this by R Warren Metcalf This is the story of how the Federal policy of Termination irrevocably affected the lives of a group of mixed-blood Ute Indians who made their home on the Uintah-Ouray Reservation in Utah. Following World War II many Native American communities were strongly encouraged to terminate their status as wards of the Federal government and develop ... see all copies from $9.24! new only from $9.44! \| SVS
14 view cover	Sapogonia more books like this by Ana Castillo The adventures of Maximo Madrigal after he leaves Sapogonia--the mythical homeland for all people of mixed race. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	As We Are Now: Mixblood Essays on Race and Identity more books like this by William S Penn (Editor), Diane Dubose Brunner, Erika Aigner-Alvarez The thirteen contributors to "As We Are Now" invite readers to explore with them the untamed territory of race and mixblood identity in North America. A "mixblood," according to editor W.S. Penn, recognizes that his or her identity comes not from distinct and separable strains of ancestry but from the sum of the tension and interplay of all his or ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.35! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Broken in Two more books like this by Laura Baker Black Mountain, Arizona. Mysterious, hauntingly beautiful, a land pulsating with ancient magic and the enduring strength of a proud Native American people. A place where sun-baked mesas and majestic canyons possess secrets that foretell destiny... Burdened by an uncompromising belief of right and wrong born of tragedy, FBI agent Frank Reardon is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Bluefeather Fellini in the Sacred Realm more books like this by Max Evans Continuing the trail of adventures of Bluefeather Fellini, this new novel powerfully illustrates award-winning writer Max Evans's first-hand knowledge of all the cultures living in the Southwest and the mystical deserts and mountains that shape the region's character. The book also reveals Evans's piercing insight into the creatures, domestic and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Sweetbitter more books like this by Reginald Gibbons Reuben Sweetbitter is half white, half Choctaw, and in turn-of-the-century Texas his mixed heritage leaves him adrift in a society that sees every-thing in black and white. He has spent his life searching for a place in a world that makes little room for him and his kind. Martha Clarke is the headstrong daughter of a prominent lawyer in the Three ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Killing Time with Strangers more books like this by W S Penn A boy named Palimony Blue Larue finds the love of his life with the help of the "weyekin," a spirit conjured up by his mother as an escape from a husband she has lost respect for. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20	Star Warrior: The Story of Swiftdeer more books like this by Bill Wahlberg, Francis Huxley (Introduction by) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Firesticks: A Collection of Stories more books like this by Diane Glancy In this, the fifth volume in the American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series, Glancy winds a novella through a collection of short prose pieces to arrrive at a hodgepodge of characters with mixed identities. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	When Nickels Were Indians: An Urban, Mixed-Blood Story more books like this by Patricia Penn Hilden Patricia Penn Hilden is part white, part Nez Perce. She writes a memoir about growing up blue-eyed and pale-skinned, but feeling more of an identification with her Indian heritage. Accepted neither by whites nor Native Americans, Hilden writes of her outrage with the media, anthropologists, and those who believe they can identify with Native ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
23 view cover	Somebody Always Singing You more books like this by Kaylynn Twotrees As the child of African American and Native American parents, Kaylynn TwoTrees grew up hearing herself called "half breed" and "mixed blood", terms which now, after many transforming experiences, have positive and powerful meanings for her. This book spanning the first fifty years of her life is the account of her extraordinary journey into an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.59! \| first editions
24	Red Blizzard more books like this by Clay Fisher see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Interior Landscapes: Autobiographical Myths and Metaphors more books like this by Gerald Robert Vizenor see all copies from $2.41! new only from $94.81! \| signed copies \| first editions

Page 1 of 3: 1 2 3 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.