Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Download or read book Dancing Leaf written by Charlotte Jane Ellington and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on Cherokee folklore, history, and tradition, each chapter of this fast-moving novel begins with the retelling of an authentic Cherokee legend that is then woven into the adventures of Dancing Leaf, a character based on the unnamed, adopted daughter of Cherokee Chieftainess Nancy Ward. Fascinating regional history comes through in references to locales of significance to the Cherokee during the 1820's and characters who represent important figures of the era such as Five Killer and Longfellow.