{"product_id":"panther-in-the-sky-a-novel-based-on-the-life-of-tecumseh-9780345366382","title":"Panther in the Sky: A Novel Based on the Life of Tecumseh","description":"\u003cb\u003eRich, colorful and bursting with excitement, this remarkable story turns James Alexander Thom's power and passion for American history to the epic story of Tecumseh's life and give us a heart-thumping novel of one man's magnificent destiny--to unite his people in the struggle to save their land and their way of life from the relentless press of the white settlers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Oh, what a man this will be, with such a sign as that \"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1768, when Turtle Mother gave birth to a strong baby boy in the heart of the Shawnee nation, a green-yellow shooting star streaked across the heavens. Hard Striker saw the \u003ci\u003eunsoma\u003c\/i\u003e, the birth sign, and named his son Tecumseh, meaning Panther in the Sky . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePanther in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" James Alexander] Thom shows how, in honest, capable hands, fictionalized biography can add verisimilitude to the life and times of this extraordinary America. . . . The dialogue has the ring of reality about it. . . . Thom is able to get into the thoughts and emotions of his characters.\"\u003cb\u003e--Dee Brown, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The story of a bruised and threatened culture . . . Thom's rendering of the Shawnee world is authoritative. Tecumseh is a wonderful character. . . . \u003ci\u003ePanther in the Sky \u003c\/i\u003eis bloody, brave and honorable.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Through Thom's masterful storytelling and his passion for Shawnee lore, customs and especially mysticism, you continually have the feeling that maybe, these simple, proud individuals can win back their land and have life go on as 'Our Grandmother, ' that great spiritual force, intended.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A work of such sweep and compassion that it blurs the demarcation between novel and history . . . Totally admirable.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cincinnati Enquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brillinant job . . . meticulously researched . . . It is a detailed story of the almost mythical life of  Tecumseh] and that of the Shawnee of his time.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A spellbinding novel about the life of Tecumseh . . . The book is almost epic in its scope. . . . Thom has carefully researched his facts. He has the care of a historian to go with the skills of the seasoned novelist.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Indianapolis Star\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting . . . Historical fiction at its finest.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345366382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/02\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e20129 \/ Panther in the Sky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James Alexander Thom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049415409845,"sku":"9780345366382","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_47ae71e2-de92-4a48-beb0-1f7cca36f35a.jpg?v=1689689369","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/panther-in-the-sky-a-novel-based-on-the-life-of-tecumseh-9780345366382","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}