Pechewa: An American Odyssey

By Tess Kincaid

Pechewa Bright, named for a prominent Miami Indian chief, is one of six Indiana brothers, all Union soldiers in the American Civil War, who survives the terrors of battle, and the atrocities of Andersonville prison camp, only to find himself aboard the doomed steamship Sultana , which mysteriously exploded and sank on the Mississippi River on April 27, 1865. Approximately 1,900 died, even more than were lost in the sinking of Titanic . No one was held accountable, in part because the event was overshadowed by the end of the Civil War, and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It remains the worst maritime disaster in American history. This book introduces a fascinating theory of who might have been responsible for the tragedy. Pechewa: An American Odyssey is a dual timeline novel, interweaving the physical and spiritual journeys of two protagonists, Pechewa "Peachy" Bright and an unnamed present-day woman referred to only to only as "she", who is a descendant of his family. The parallel narratives are anchored by a shared rural Northern Indiana location, and their personal connections to Native Americans. Several letters between Peachy and his wife Ellie, which are in the present-day woman's possession, are included in the narrative, further connecting the past with the present.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CZLVLQHW
• ISBN13: 9798321408643
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 219 Pages
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.6" x 5.1"