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Title: The Longest Walk
Author: Terry L. Baker
ISBN: 9781589824744
Publisher & Size: American Book Publishing, 248 pages, 5x8 inches
List Price: $22.00
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"Through the eyes of two young men, one Indian, one white, The Longest Walk brings to life the Walking Purchase that ended a half-century of trust and harmony between Native Americans and white Pennsylvanians. The stories of all the major actors—the Penns, James Logan, William Allen, Benjamin Franklin, and several Native American leaders—are vividly told and interwoven with the stories of the boys and their families. Baker skillfully presents differences among both Indians and whites, and conveys the nature of life on the frontier. This excellent, fast-paced historical novel brings the world of colonial Pennsylvania to life with both historical understanding and literary skill."
—Dr. William A. Pencak, Professor of History, Penn State University

The Indians thought they had agreed to a day-and-a-half walk—not a race—to fulfill the terms of a mysterious old treaty recently discovered.

Now, as the white walkers sprint away, the Indian walker Combush fears his hotheaded brother Shickess is probably right: this is just another “pen and ink” trick to take their lands. Combush befriends Matt Scull, a young Quaker along to help his father mark the new boundaries. The boys soon uncover the secrets behind the “walk.”

Together, they plot to right this wrong and preserve the fragile peace that Shickess wants to break. But can their plan work before time runs out?

                                              

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