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Sayles writes superbly about the confusion of  warfare and deals equally well with the horrors of the  plantations...This is a first-rate historical novel told with wit, verve  and a subtle understanding of the mechanics of the genre.' - \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"John Sayles is a living master.\" - Jennifer Haigh, author of \u003ci\u003eFaith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Spanning 13 years, two continents, several wars, and many smoke-filled and bloody battlefields, John Sayles’s thrilling historical and cinematic epic invites comparison with Diana Gabaldon, George R. R. 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Pratt considers himself a champion of Native Americans. His  motto, “To save the man, we must kill the Indian,” is severely enforced  in both classroom and dormitory: Speak only English, forget your own  language and customs, learn to be white.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the young students  navigate surviving the school, they begin to hear rumors of a “ghost  dance” amongst the tribes of the west—a ceremonial dance aimed at  restoring the Native People to power, and running the invaders off their  land. As the hope and promise of the ghost dance sweeps across the  Great Plains, cynical newspapers seize upon the story to whip up panic  among local whites. The US government responds by deploying troops onto  lands that had been granted to the Indians. It is an act that seems  certain to end in slaughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs news of these developments  reaches Carlisle, each student, no matter what their tribe, must make a  choice: to follow the white man’s path, or be true to their own way of  life . . .","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57685958361461,"sku":"9781685892234","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":54911779963253,"sku":"9781685891411","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781685892234.jpg?v=1792599218"},{"product_id":"9781685892272","title":"Crucible","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Crucible' is a sprawling, mural-like novel that engages with the  process, the spirit and especially the conflicts of breakneck industrial  progress.. . . [with] a dynamic vision of American history.\" — Sam Sacks, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Oscar-nominated filmmaker comes a complex and sweeping historical novel about Henry Ford — the Elon Musk of his day — and his attempt to rule not only an automotive empire but the rambunctious city of Detroit. It is an epic tale ranging from the 1920s through the second World War, featuring violent labor disputes, misbegotten jungle expeditions, a tragic race riot, and the gestapo tactics of Ford’s private army . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlready the gateway for illegal Canadian liquor during Prohibition, the Motor City becomes a crucible for American class conflict during the Great Depression, with an army of laid off Ford workers drifting into the ranks of the burgeoning union movement — Henry Ford's worst nightmare.  To keep the hundreds of thousands still employed by him in thrall, the man who was formerly 'America's favorite tycoon' recruits black laborers migrating from the deep South to serve as 'strike insurance', and gives Harry Bennett, pugnacious as he is diminutive, free reign over the legion of barroom brawlers and ex-cons who make up the company’s 'Security Department'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Model T mogul has also bought a sizable chunk of Brazil's Amazonian rainforest, vowing to grow his own rubber for tires, but stubbornly refusing to include a botanist in his troop of would-be jungle tamers. As a series of biological plagues descend on the Fordlandia plantation, the racial melting pot he has created in Detroit begins to boil over, and not even the Sage of Dearborn can control the forces that have been unleashed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel's cast — Ford workers black and white and their families, young radicals, cynical newsmen, gangsters, Brazilian rubber tappers, cameos from boxer Joe Louis and muralist Diego Rivera — create the tapestry of differing points of view that John Sayles has become famous for, the events portrayed fundamental to the country we live in today.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369126113653,"sku":"9781685892272","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781685892272_ac947e34-27d6-4369-8700-11d2a399d3c6.jpg?v=1786024567"},{"product_id":"crucible","title":"Crucible","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback: from the Oscar-nominated filmmaker comes a complex and sweeping  historical novel about Henry Ford—the Elon Musk of his day—and his  attempt to rule not only an automotive empire but the rambunctious city  of Detroit. 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