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Far Stones
A Novel
by Loren Woodson
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Jun 13 2017
| Archive Date
Jul 17 2017
Description
Eleven-year-old
African American twins Tom and Stefan are coping with frontier life in 1860s
Texas when they are suddenly separated by a Comanche Indian raid. Far Stones
tells of Tom’s harsh assimilation into Comanche life, while Stefan encounters
the brutal realities of slavery during the Civil War and confronts its legacy
afterwards. Throughout the years on their disparate paths, each brother clings
in his own way to the nascent sport of baseball, and in so doing endures to
reach adulthood in his respective American culture.
Far Stones paints a
portrait of Comanche life in a pivotal time, as the US government seeks to
force the proud nomadic people to give up their way of life and move onto a
reservation. Captured brother Tom succeeds in his new life as an Indian and is
accepted into the tribe just when the Comanche ways are fundamentally
threatened. Once a free man, Stefan searches for his brother with the help of
the Buffalo soldiers, while fearing for Tom’s life. And if Stefan finds him, will
their shared love of baseball be enough to bridge their vast cultural divide?
Eleven-year-old African American twins Tom and Stefan are coping with frontier life in 1860s Texas when they are suddenly separated by a Comanche Indian raid. Far Stones tells of Tom’s harsh...
Description
Eleven-year-old
African American twins Tom and Stefan are coping with frontier life in 1860s
Texas when they are suddenly separated by a Comanche Indian raid. Far Stones
tells of Tom’s harsh assimilation into Comanche life, while Stefan encounters
the brutal realities of slavery during the Civil War and confronts its legacy
afterwards. Throughout the years on their disparate paths, each brother clings
in his own way to the nascent sport of baseball, and in so doing endures to
reach adulthood in his respective American culture.
Far Stones paints a
portrait of Comanche life in a pivotal time, as the US government seeks to
force the proud nomadic people to give up their way of life and move onto a
reservation. Captured brother Tom succeeds in his new life as an Indian and is
accepted into the tribe just when the Comanche ways are fundamentally
threatened. Once a free man, Stefan searches for his brother with the help of
the Buffalo soldiers, while fearing for Tom’s life. And if Stefan finds him, will
their shared love of baseball be enough to bridge their vast cultural divide?
A Note From the Publisher
Loren Woodson was born in Schenectady, New York, spent his early youth in small town Connecticut and Kentucky, moving to Southern California at age fifteen where he has lived ever since. He attended Pomona College and UCLA and received his M.D. from the University of Southern California, and his PhD from the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute. He is Board Certified in Psychiatry. Baseball hooked him from when he first caught one. He lives with his artist wife near their children and grandchildren in Santa Monica, California, where he plays brass and woodwinds and coaches Little League.
Loren Woodson was born in Schenectady, New York, spent his early youth in small town Connecticut and Kentucky, moving to Southern California at age fifteen where he has lived ever since. He attended...
A Note From the Publisher
Loren Woodson was born in Schenectady, New York, spent his early youth in small town Connecticut and Kentucky, moving to Southern California at age fifteen where he has lived ever since. He attended Pomona College and UCLA and received his M.D. from the University of Southern California, and his PhD from the Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute. He is Board Certified in Psychiatry. Baseball hooked him from when he first caught one. He lives with his artist wife near their children and grandchildren in Santa Monica, California, where he plays brass and woodwinds and coaches Little League.
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781635052930 |
| PRICE |
$17.95 (USD)
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Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781635052930 |
| PRICE |
$17.95 (USD)
|
Average rating from 3 members
Featured Reviews
Martha B, Reviewer
This is a very well written and fascinating story of African American twins living in Texas in the 1860's. It explores racism, slavery and Indian abuse. The twins, Tom and Stefan, are separated during a Commanche Indian raid. Their shared love of baseball keeps them going during their separation and their hopes of being reunited. A worthy read. Thank you Net Galley for my copy. I reviewed on Goodreads.
Polly K, Reviewer
Dealing with the trauma of both the Civil War and the loss of their parents, twin brothers Tom and Stefan are separated, one into slavery, the other into the harshness of life with the Comanche. Very sensitively written and adherent to the times, these characters will stay with you long after the finish of the book.
Featured Reviews
Martha B, Reviewer
This is a very well written and fascinating story of African American twins living in Texas in the 1860's. It explores racism, slavery and Indian abuse. The twins, Tom and Stefan, are separated during a Commanche Indian raid. Their shared love of baseball keeps them going during their separation and their hopes of being reunited. A worthy read. Thank you Net Galley for my copy. I reviewed on Goodreads.
Polly K, Reviewer
Dealing with the trauma of both the Civil War and the loss of their parents, twin brothers Tom and Stefan are separated, one into slavery, the other into the harshness of life with the Comanche. Very sensitively written and adherent to the times, these characters will stay with you long after the finish of the book.
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