Return of the Bones
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (880 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1475187424 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 246 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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In Return of the Bones, author Belinda Vasquez Garcia weaves a mystical story. - Colorado Magazine coloradomagazineonline/Southwest/Pecos_Pueblo/Pecos_Pueblom The information archaeologists, anthropologists & cultural historians collect in their work collects dust in library basements of universities and emerges in reports in academic prose as dry as the dust on the file folder. Belinda Vasquez Garcia takes scientific facts that lie dormant in these files and gives us a fascinating, very readable real account of the
While driving a ratty old pickup-camper, the cantankerous Grandfather and stubborn Hollow-Woman bicker from New Mexico to the Peabody Museum. She works at an Indian casino while Grandfather is a shaman and values tradition. RETURN OF THE BONES has won 2013 BEST HISTORICAL FICTION for the 2013 NEW MEXICO / ARIZONA BOOK AWARDS, and three 2014 International Latino Book Awards for BEST HISTORICAL FICTION, BEST EBOOK, and BEST AUDIO BOOK!From the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author, Belinda Vasquez Garcia, comes A VERY SPECIAL BOOK -- In 1915, 2,067 skeletons were stolen from the ghost pueblo of Pecos and transported to Harvard University for medical researchIn present day and across the miles, the wind carries their cries to Grandfather who hears the bones longing for home. But worlds collide when his modern granddaughter agrees to drive him across the country to bring home the bones of their Native American ancestors. Visit magicprose if you wish to preview the videos and images.. He fashions a magical dream catcher
Five Stars Happy Very interesting history with some fiction added in.. Alethea Williams said The Survivor. This was an emotionally difficult book to read -- a harsh if fictionalized indictment of the Spanish who treated the Pueblo peoples so abominably, and then the American scientists who saw their holy bones as treasure to be dug up and stored in museum basements in their dusty thousands. But the characters of Hollow Woman and her grandfather make the book sparkle, even through long discourses on the history of the Pecos. This is ultimately a story of love and devotion. Amazon Customer said Started slow but keep reading!. At first I didn't know what to make of this book. The beginning started slow but I understand now that the author was adding layer upon layer of history and making it personal and interesting. Soon I was fully involved with this book and could not put it down. I live in Mew Mexico. this is a piece of New Mexico history skillfully woven from the fabric of an old shaman's tales about his Pueblo ancestors. It is worth your time to read this very interesting story!