Yellow Bird's Song

by Heather Miller

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Pub Date 19 Mar 2024 | Archive Date 1 Mar 2024

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Historical Fiction | Multicultural Interest

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Description

In 1849, mercurial Rollin Ridge leaves his family behind to avoid hanging after avenging his father and grandfather's assassinations. After his crime, Rollin runs west with his brothers to mine California gold, packing sin and grief in his saddlebags.

Through letters home, he finds his justice only after unearthing how the father's sins have followed the son. Within the frame, from 1827-1835, Rollin's parents, Cherokee John Ridge, and his white wife, Sarah, uncover illicit slave running, horse theft, and whiskey dealings across Cherokee territory.

To end these inhumane crimes and fight Cherokee removal with President Andrew Jackson, John runs for Principal Chief, opposing the incumbent, Chief John Ross.

John and Sarah must decide: fight discrimination and land greed, defy Georgia's violent pressures and remain on his people's ancestral land, or sign a treaty and uproot their family and a nation.

In 1849, mercurial Rollin Ridge leaves his family behind to avoid hanging after avenging his father and grandfather's assassinations. After his crime, Rollin runs west with his brothers to mine...

Advance Praise

""Yellow Bird's Song is an expertly crafted tale that incorporates the rich history of the Ridge family of North Georgia and blends it with prose that gives such a captivating story of family, honor, heritage, tradition, love, and loss. Not only is the American West painted in a light that is both familiar and unique, but the characters met along the way give important insight as to the state of the country at this point in time. The setting is lush, giving the backdrop needed to really connect with the sacrifice made by Yellow Bird in leaving all he knows for a better life for him and his loved ones. It's a feat of historical fiction, from the first page to the last."" - Norma Gambini"