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The Long March: The Choctaw's Gift to Irish Famine Relief

Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, Gary White Deer

Paperback (Tricycle Press, Oct. 26, 2001)

"This deeply moving work quietly and effectively underscores the drama and pathos of a little-known historical episode. In 1847 the Choctaw, themselves impoverished, raised $170 (the equivalent of more than $5ooo today) to aid the Irish, then in the throes of the great potato famine."-Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewÄ¢ Endorsed by the Choctaw Nation.Ä¢ A Smithsonian Notable Book for Children, 1998.Ä¢ Children's Books of Ireland BISTO Book of the Year Merit Award, 1999.

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The Long March: The Choctaw's Gift to Irish Famine Relief

Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

Hardcover (Tricycle Press, Jan. 1, 1999)

"This deeply moving work quietly and effectively underscores the drama and pathos of a little-known historical episode. In 1847 the Choctaw, themselves impoverished, raised $170 (the equivalent of more than $5ooo today) to aid the Irish, then in the throes of the great potato famine."-Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewÄ¢ Endorsed by the Choctaw Nation.Ä¢ A Smithsonian Notable Book for Children, 1998.Ä¢ Children's Books of Ireland BISTO Book of the Year Merit Award, 1999.From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Long March: The Choctaw's Gift to Irish Famine Relief

Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

Hardcover (Ten Speed Pr, May 1, 1998)

In 1847, an impoverished group of Choctaw Indians collected $170 from their meager resources for the relief of Ireland's Potato Famine. "The Long March" is the story of Choona, a young Choctaw who must make his own decision about whether to answer the Irish people's plea for help.