Copperstone - Loomis, Gordon B

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Résumé :
Weapons create power, and better weapons create even better power. In this sweeping story of the lives of Chief Copper Stone and his son, White Pine, the chief's discovery of copper gives his tribe superior arrows, knives, and tools. The source of his copper becomes a secret that must be defended, even against those he should be able to trust most. Others are envious of their good fortune, and crave the opportunity to seize it-and the power it commands-for themselves. After tragedy strikes, Chief Copper Stone attempts to regain peace for his tribe, but he soon discovers that peace is difficult when so many of those around him want war. The corrupting forces of revenge and hunger for power make his task doubly difficult. To what lengths will Chief Copper Stone and his family have to go to overcome the adversity that dogs their steps?

Biographie:
At six foot two, Dr. Gordon B. Loomis drew respect not because of his physical stature, but through his love of people and nature. He devoted his life to the service of others while taking refuge in nature to escape the stress of life. His religious mind found succour in the quietude of the forest. He admired those who understood all that it could teach and was interested in being taught by those who better understood the natural world around him. He believed that, in many ways, the original peoples of North America had visions superior to his own spirituality. In Chief Copper Stone, Dr. Loomis hints that we, with our European-based wisdom, can learn much from those we deem to be below us. He wanted us to understand that the culture of the first peoples is one to be held in high esteem, rather than destroyed by ignorance.