Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

Song of the river /

Harrison, Sue.

Song of the river / - 1st ed. - New York : Avon Books, 1997. - 484 pages : 1 map ; 25 cm. - [The storyteller trilogy ; bk. 1] . - Harrison, Sue. Storyteller trilogy ; bk. 1. .

Series statement inferred from information found in book 2 of series.

Prologue -- Part one: Twenty years later/winter, 6460 BC -- Part two: Summer, 6460 BC -- Part three -- Part four: Winter, 6459 BC -- Author's notes -- Glossary of Native American words -- Pharmacognosia -- Acknowledgments.

A historical novel on the Aleut people, who inhabited prehistoric Alaska. The hero is Chakliux, a trader of hunting dogs who becomes embroiled in tribal intrigues, leading to murder and the massacre of dogs. Lots of detail on the Aleut way of life.

0380973707 9780380973705 0380726033 9780380726035

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Indians of North America--Fiction.
Prehistoric peoples--Fiction.


Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--Fiction.


Fiction.
Historical fiction.

PS3558.A67194 / S65 1997

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