Tail Feather: Adventures of a Mohawk Paddler on the River-That-Flows-Two-Ways

Tail Feather the first book in The River Quintet series, is the story of a young Mohawk who leaves his village in the Adirondack Mountains and paddles down what we now know as the Hudson River to the Island of Manhattan.

We learn it is the year 1613 when the canoes in his trading mission come upon the Dutch ship of Adriaen Block in the Tappan Zee. Woven into the narrative are Iroquois traditions regarding storytelling, farming and hunting, interactions with the natural world, and long‐distance trading with other tribes. What Tail Feather learns along this journey is more than new places and new people; he learns to rely on himself and to become more confident in his decisions.

As Tail Feather journeys down the length of the river, the narrative includes colorful descriptions of the geographic features that are still recognizable today. Part II of the book is a reference section, NOTES ABOUT THE STORY, which offers a wealth of pertinent to the people, places, historical events, wildlife, and cultures described in the novel.

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Tail Feather: Adventures of a Mohawk Paddler on the River-That-Flows-Two-Ways

Tail Feather the first book in The River Quintet series, is the story of a young Mohawk who leaves his village in the Adirondack Mountains and paddles down what we now know as the Hudson River to the Island of Manhattan.

We learn it is the year 1613 when the canoes in his trading mission come upon the Dutch ship of Adriaen Block in the Tappan Zee. Woven into the narrative are Iroquois traditions regarding storytelling, farming and hunting, interactions with the natural world, and long‐distance trading with other tribes. What Tail Feather learns along this journey is more than new places and new people; he learns to rely on himself and to become more confident in his decisions.

As Tail Feather journeys down the length of the river, the narrative includes colorful descriptions of the geographic features that are still recognizable today. Part II of the book is a reference section, NOTES ABOUT THE STORY, which offers a wealth of pertinent to the people, places, historical events, wildlife, and cultures described in the novel.

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Tail Feather: Adventures of a Mohawk Paddler on the River-That-Flows-Two-Ways

Tail Feather: Adventures of a Mohawk Paddler on the River-That-Flows-Two-Ways

by Ray E. Phillips
Tail Feather: Adventures of a Mohawk Paddler on the River-That-Flows-Two-Ways

Tail Feather: Adventures of a Mohawk Paddler on the River-That-Flows-Two-Ways

by Ray E. Phillips

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Tail Feather the first book in The River Quintet series, is the story of a young Mohawk who leaves his village in the Adirondack Mountains and paddles down what we now know as the Hudson River to the Island of Manhattan.

We learn it is the year 1613 when the canoes in his trading mission come upon the Dutch ship of Adriaen Block in the Tappan Zee. Woven into the narrative are Iroquois traditions regarding storytelling, farming and hunting, interactions with the natural world, and long‐distance trading with other tribes. What Tail Feather learns along this journey is more than new places and new people; he learns to rely on himself and to become more confident in his decisions.

As Tail Feather journeys down the length of the river, the narrative includes colorful descriptions of the geographic features that are still recognizable today. Part II of the book is a reference section, NOTES ABOUT THE STORY, which offers a wealth of pertinent to the people, places, historical events, wildlife, and cultures described in the novel.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798989906215
Publisher: Quill Publications
Publication date: 04/20/2024
Series: The River Quintet: Young Lives in a Changing World , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 396
File size: 1 MB
Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Preface

Special Thanks

The Hudson River (map)

PART I  The Story of Tail Feather

A Message of Giving Thanks (by Kenneth Little Hawk)

Chapter 1 Man-Like-Deer

Site: Tahawus, near Mount Marcy

The Adirondack, New York

Chapter 2 The Dream

Chapter 3 The Feather

Chapter 4 The Beaver

Site: Henderson Lake

Chapter 5 Stones-That-Spark

Site: Feldspar Brook

Chapter 6 The Cloud-Splitter

Site: Mount Marcy and Lake Tear-Of-The-Clouds

Chapter 7 The Festival

Chapter 8 The Loon

Chapter 9 Outward Bound

Site: Lake Sanford to Newcomb

Chapter 10 White Water

Site: Hudson River Gorge

Chapter 11 Beauty and Danger

Site: Blue Ledges, Minerva

Chapter 12 The Fire Dance

Site: Rockwell Falls, Lake Luzerne-Hadley

Chapter 13 The Bear

Site: Palmer Falls, Village of Corinth

Chapter 14 The Sky Flower

Site: Cohoes Falls (Great Cataract of the Mohawk River)

Chapter 15 The River-That-Flows -Two-Ways

Site: Castle Island (Albany)

Chapter 16 The Marsh

Site: Roundout Creek, Kingston

Chapter 17 Little Brother of War

Site: Fishkill

Chapter 18 The Squall

Site: Hudson Highlands

Chapter 19 Fish-Bigger-Than-Man

Site: Popolopen Creek (Mount Tor - Bear Mountain)

Chapter 20 The Snow Goose

Site: The Tappan Zee

Chapter 21 Rocks-Like-Trees

Site: The Palisades

Chapter 22 The Healers

Site: The Indian Caves of Inwood (upper Manhattan Island)

Chapter 23 The Owl

Site: Wall Street (lower Manhattan Island)

Chapter 24 Horizons

Sites: New York Harbor, The Narrows, Coney Island, the East River,

the Harlem River, and Spuyten Duyvil

Chapter 25 Homeward Bound

Prayer to the Great Spirit

PART II Notes About the Story

List of Notes

Notes

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