Age
12+
Grade
2-6
Carolyn Meyer
Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker
Paperback
(HMH Books for Young Readers Oct. 15, 1992)
, First edition
At the age of nine, Cynthia Ann Parker was captured in an Indian raid and taken to
live as a slave with the Comanche. Twenty-four years later, she is the wife of a chief
and the mother of a young warrior destined to become the great chief Quanah Parker.
But in 1861, Parker and her infant daughter are recaptured and returned against their
will to a white settlement. This moving story is a riveting examination of the conflicts
between Native Americans and white settlers.
live as a slave with the Comanche. Twenty-four years later, she is the wife of a chief
and the mother of a young warrior destined to become the great chief Quanah Parker.
But in 1861, Parker and her infant daughter are recaptured and returned against their
will to a white settlement. This moving story is a riveting examination of the conflicts
between Native Americans and white settlers.
- Series
- Great Episodes
- ISBN
- 0152956026 / 9780152956028
- Pages
- 208
- Weight
- 9.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 0.6 in.
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