Stone Bear
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ISBN:
0-7414-1991-2
©2004
Price:
$15.95
Book Size:
5.5'' x 8.5''
, 259 pages
Category/Subject:
FICTION / Historical
Adventures of an American Indian who must deal with race issues.
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Abstract:
Adventures of an American Indian who must deal with race issues. His life as a boy in WWII and how his life is much like that of his Irish great-great grandfather. A poacher who lives as a squaw man with the Cherokees.
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Customer Reviews
 
How wonderful is the pen of this aspiring author!
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05/03/2004
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Reviewer:
Peter Hoetjes
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How wonderful is the pen of this aspiring author. It is brimming with swash-buckling adventure and well-told yarns. It is the perfect antidote to the unctuous nonsense plopped onto current bookshelves. A perfect gift for an intelligent youngster, and a delight for adults.
An absolutely delectable concatenation ensconced between Alex Haley’s Roots and Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer and infinitely more adventuresome and electrifying than Cold Mountain. Bertram’s Stone Bear emphasizes the importance of heritage, of knowing that our descendants are still alive in spirit, and that they have left a legacy for us to fulfill.
Bertram brings to life, in fascinating mind-numbing detail, the life of an eighteenth century dirt-poor Irish poacher and his heart-wrenching revolt against English tyranny and his bold and breathtaking escape to a new life in the rugged and dangerous frontier mountains of North Carolina. He embarks on his newfound life of freedom with the Cherokee and his young Indian squaw. The natives soon affectionately call him White Cherokee.
He and his half-breed family fight against race domination, from the white man’s demand for land and gold to many eons later when his great-great-grandson, Stone Bear, valiantly fights the sadistic Japanese during World War II executing age-old Indian warrior tactics.
This is truly an unforgettable novel that illuminates the cruel injustices of bigotry and racism. Throughout, you are drawn to the authenticity of its place and characters and it isn’t until you put the book down that you realize this starkly beautiful story was pure fiction.
Stone Bear brings to life the heartbreak of families being separated and taken advantage of which causes the reader to take another look at their culture and family. It compels all who read it to appreciate what they have.
I would definitely recommend it to those who enjoy thought-provoking literature, interspersed with lessons of hope, faith in loved ones, and joy in family, and to those who desire to learn more about the arduous life of an early immigrant and our Native Americans.
Bertram keeps readers on the edge of their seats or makes them sit-up in bed. I give this poignant uplifting novel “5-Stars” for literary merit. It surely belongs on Oprah’s Book Club.
Peter Hoetjes
Professional Business Writer
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