- Beneath the Same Stars
- Phyllis Cole-Dai
- ASIN : B07FW78C3Q
- Publisher : One Sky Press (July 24, 2018)
- Publication date : July 24, 2018
- Language : English
- File size : 4407 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 334 pages
Description
August 18, 1862. On the Sioux reservation in southwestern Minnesota, Indians desperate for food and freedom rise up against whites in the region. Sarah Wakefield, the wife of a physician, is taken captive with her two babies. Their fate falls into the hands of the warrior Ćaske, with whom she has slim acquaintance. As war rages, little does she know how entwined their lives will become.
I've been posting on my lifestyle blog about some places we toured last fall that are steeped in Indian history. And that got me thinking about author Phyllis Cole-Dai. She has authored or edited eleven books in multiple genres, including historical fiction, memoir, and poetry
I received Beneath the Same Stars a while back from Phyllis Cole-Dai.
The 1862 Dakota War is a period I do not know much about. Beneath the same Stars is an engaging and quite tragic read. I can assure you Phyllis put a great amount of research into this story of families being separated and taken captive by different groups and it is quite imaginable that many survivors had relatives on both sides of this conflict.
Sarah Wakefield and her children lead me to think about the basics of humanity and the responsibility that was likely felt during this critical time in American history. It also reminded me of the responsibility we have to learn from history and make improvements.
One of the largest Native American groups, the Sioux, resides on reservations in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana.
About the Author
Phyllis Cole- Dai began writing on an old manual typewriter in childhood and never stopped. Her work explores things that tend to divide us so that we might read our way into deeper understandings of one another. She has edited or authored eleven books in multiple genres, including historical fiction, memoir, and poetry. Born in a farming community in Ohio, she now resides in a cozy 130-year-old house in Brookings, South Dakota, with her scientist-husband, college-bound son, and two cats.