Miss Moccasins

By Marah Ellis Ryan

Book Overview

Miss Moccasins is a novel written by Marah Ellis Ryan. The story is set in the early 1900s and follows the life of a young Native American girl named Miss Moccasins. She is raised by her grandmother in a traditional Native American community and learns the ways of her people. However, when she is sent to a boarding school for Native American children, she is forced to assimilate into white American culture. Miss Moccasins struggles to reconcile her two identities and faces discrimination and prejudice from both her Native American and white American peers. The novel explores themes of identity, culture, and the impact of colonization on indigenous communities. It is a poignant and thought-provoking story that sheds light on the struggles faced by Native Americans during a time of great change in American history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163621889
• ISBN13: 9781163621882
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"