Apalachee

By Joyce Rockwood Hudson

Book Overview

This powerful novel tells the story of Hinachuba Lucia, a Native American wise woman caught in the rapidly changing world of the early colonial South. With compelling drama and historical accuracy,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820321907
• ISBN13: 9780820321905
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

BE PREPARED FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

When I first started this book, I wasn't sure that I would want to continue with it. It took a while to get into some of the detail regarding Indian culture. I guess I was expecting mind candy and actually found meat and potatoes! As the previous reviewer said, this is definitely not a quick read, at least not at first, but please stick with it. It is so touching without being cheap. I feel like I got a double bonus- an detailed look into Indian life and lore plus a romantic historical story. What I think I loved the most about this is that there was no doubt at all that what you witnessed between Carlos and Lucia was true love, a love that stayed with them during the long time they were apart. Unfortunately, even though you find that love conquers all, sometimes life happens, and the results turned out to be so sad. It was also so disturbing to know that the encounters that the Indians had with the English were all too accurate. It was definitely worth taking your time and savoring this book. This was indeed a quality labor of love.

Enter the changing world of Apalachee

Apalachee is a story taking place from 1704 - 1716 in the area of Florida and the Carolinas. Lucia is an Apalachee Indian, granddaughter of Isabel, the White Sun Woman of her clan. This story is full of the rich history of a time not well known about. There is romance between Lucia and Carlos, as well as Charity and Isaac. This is a tale of two families bound together by Lucia and her struggle to survive in her world which is being forced to follow Christianity as well as her struggle to survive once she is taken as a slave and ends up in Charity's household. How will Lucia continue to serve as the White Sun Woman while living in a so called civilized world. Will Lucia find a way to return to Carlos? Isaac is green to the ways of the new world. He falls in love with Charity but it is not to be, as her father wishes to solidify the families fortune by having her marry her cousin, Henry, whom Charity fears. The richness of the story transports you to a long ago time. It was not a fast read, sometimes slow, but I found that fit the timeframe of the story. It was a good visit to a time I did not know much about.

Apalachee, an excellent example of historical fiction

Apalachee will be remembered as a riveting story of historical fiction, with a love story rivaling the talents of Lamour and a colorful description of everyday life and faith for our native people reminiscent of the Gears. The relationship between the natives, the Spanish, the English and the French brings an exciting setting to a complicated and exhillarating story. The sympathy between the natives and the Africans brings recognition to a common bond of injustice. Overall an excellent plot and character development that ensures I'll be reading Hudson again.