A small Shoshone band faces another winter of famine, and fourteen-year-old Burnt Face accepts that the time has come for her to marry. Her only hope is that her husband will not take her too far from her beloved family and their ancestral lands.Once married and ensconced in a new tribe, Burnt Face discovers that she possesses a sharp ear and quickly learns the language of her husband's people, who readily accept her. Burnt Face finds a measure of happiness in her new life -- but she is not destined to stay.Tied To Sun is a ...
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A small Shoshone band faces another winter of famine, and fourteen-year-old Burnt Face accepts that the time has come for her to marry. Her only hope is that her husband will not take her too far from her beloved family and their ancestral lands.Once married and ensconced in a new tribe, Burnt Face discovers that she possesses a sharp ear and quickly learns the language of her husband's people, who readily accept her. Burnt Face finds a measure of happiness in her new life -- but she is not destined to stay.Tied To Sun is a powerful Dhegiha nobleman leading a trading expedition. During their travels, they come across the Shoshone band, and Burnt Face is called upon to translate the business dealings. Tied To Sun shrewdly recognizes the potential value of the young wife's talent. He strikes a bargain for her, and Burnt Face finds herself the wife of another man, moving ever farther away from her childhood home.Burnt Face's name is changed to Gifted Tongue, and with the band of traders, she journeys to their city, Center of the World. Here Gifted Tongue encounters a complex society far different from the simple existence she had known.Journey To The Sun is an exhilarating sojourn into the ancient past that reveals the fascinating, vastly different cultures of the indigenous American people through the life story of an unforgettable woman.
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