House of Purple Cedar

by Tim Tingle

Book Overview

A Choctaw tale of tragedy, good and evil, revenge and ultimately forgiveness, laced with healing Choctaw humor and a little magical realism thrown in.

"The hour has come to speak of troubled times. It is time we spoke of Skullyville."

Thus begins Rose Goode's story of growing up in Indian Territory in pre-statehood Oklahoma. Skullyville, a once-thriving Choctaw community, was destroyed by land-grabbers, culminating in the arson...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935955241
• ISBN13: 9781935955245
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher