{"product_id":"panther-in-the-sky-a-novel-based-on-the-life-of-tecumseh-9780345366382","title":"Panther in the Sky: A Novel Based on the Life of Tecumseh","description":"\u003cb\u003eRich, colorful and bursting with excitement, this remarkable story turns James Alexander Thom's power and passion for American history to the epic story of Tecumseh's life and give us a heart-thumping novel of one man's magnificent destiny--to unite his people in the struggle to save their land and their way of life from the relentless press of the white settlers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Oh, what a man this will be, with such a sign as that!\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1768, when Turtle Mother gave birth to a strong baby boy in the heart of the Shawnee nation, a green-yellow shooting star streaked across the heavens. Hard Striker saw the \u003ci\u003eunsoma\u003c\/i\u003e, the birth sign, and named his son Tecumseh, meaning Panther in the Sky . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePanther in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[James Alexander] Thom shows how, in honest, capable hands, fictionalized biography can add verisimilitude to the life and times of this extraordinary America. . . . The dialogue has the ring of reality about it. . . . Thom is able to get into the thoughts and emotions of his characters.\"\u003cb\u003e--Dee Brown, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The story of a bruised and threatened culture . . . Thom's rendering of the Shawnee world is authoritative. Tecumseh is a wonderful character. . . . \u003ci\u003ePanther in the Sky \u003c\/i\u003eis bloody, brave and honorable.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Through Thom's masterful storytelling and his passion for Shawnee lore, customs and especially mysticism, you continually have the feeling that maybe, these simple, proud individuals can win back their land and have life go on as 'Our Grandmother, ' that great spiritual force, intended.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A work of such sweep and compassion that it blurs the demarcation between novel and history . . . Totally admirable.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cincinnati Enquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brillinant job . . . meticulously researched . . . It is a detailed story of the almost mythical life of [Tecumseh] and that of the Shawnee of his time.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A spellbinding novel about the life of Tecumseh . . . The book is almost epic in its scope. . . . Thom has carefully researched his facts. He has the care of a historian to go with the skills of the seasoned novelist.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Indianapolis Star\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting . . . Historical fiction at its finest.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-340455\"\u003eJames Alexander Thom\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345366382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0345366387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC008000\"\u003eSagas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Alexander Thom\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFollow the River, Long Knife, From Sea to Shining Sea, Panther in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (for which he won the prestigious Western Writers of America Spur Award for best historical novel), \u003ci\u003eSign-Talker, The Children of First Man, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Red Heart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176595226861,"sku":"9780345366382","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_a2ffd111-cc8c-4817-854d-8bffdad92fbb.jpg?v=1754392300","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/panther-in-the-sky-a-novel-based-on-the-life-of-tecumseh-9780345366382","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}