Scattered Bones
Scattered Bones

Author: Maggie Siggins

Publisher: Coteau Books

Published: 2016-04-06

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1550506714

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Scattered Bones is a story of the complicated, fragile and sometimes fatal relations between Indigenous people and settlers in Northern Saskatchewan in the 1920s. Aboriginal spiritual traditions are beginning to cross paths with the construction of a residential school, and ancient acts of violent vengeance are shaping the trajectory of events in the town 200 years later. Based on historical events, Siggins creates a fictional version of the real-life Pelican Narrows, weaving a colorful tale resplendent with its own cavalcade of dynamic, diverse characters - from greedy merchants to the well-meaning but ineffectual clergy - whose stories play out against the backdrop of a visit from a condescending celebrity writer. The conflicts between Aboriginals and settlers, Protestants and Catholics, young and old, traditional and progressive, material and spiritual, all shape life in the little Northern community. Ever eloquent, Siggins proves herself more than capable of creating compelling, thought-provoking fiction with Scattered Bones.

Scattered Bones
Scattered Bones

Author: Maggie Siggins

Publisher: Coteau Books

Published: 2016-04-06

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1550506706

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Award-winning author Maggie Siggins returns with her first work of fiction. Scattered Bones is a story of the complicated, fragile and sometimes fatal relations between Indigenous people and settlers in Northern Saskatchewan in the 1920s. Aboriginal spiritual traditions are beginning to cross paths with the construction of a residential school, and ancient acts of violent vengeance are shaping the trajectory of events in the town 200 years later.

Our Bones are Scattered
Our Bones are Scattered

Author: Andrew Ward

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 703

ISBN-13: 9780719564109

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This is the first full account of the siege and massacre at Cawnpore. In the maelstrom of India's Great Mutiny of 1857, the European garrison at Cawnpore survived starvation and bombardment only to die brutally on the eve of rescue. To avenge their deaths and reassert imperial will, thousands of Indians were hanged along the British line of march or tied to guns and blown to pieces. Courage, folly, rage, fanaticism, horror, fortitude - all can be found here. But this is not just a saga of bloodshed following upon bloodshed; it is a demonstration of an essential rite of imperial progress. The cycle of massacre and retribution at Cawnpore advanced the empire by drowning out its critics in the fire and brimstone of British vengeance.

Scattered Bones
Scattered Bones

Author: Marcella Long

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-10

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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In the third and last book of the series, Edgar must win over Charles to protect those that he cares for. Ahna find herself in the midst of a struggle for good and evil.

Salvage the Bones
Salvage the Bones

Author: Jesmyn Ward

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2012-04-12

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 140882700X

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A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn't often he worries about the family. Esch and her three brothers are stocking up on food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; at fifteen, she has just realized that she's pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bull's new litter, dying one by one. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on parenting. As the twelve days that make up the novel's framework yield to a dramatic conclusion, this unforgettable family - motherless children sacrificing for one another as they can, protecting and nurturing where love is scarce - pulls itself up to face another day.

Scattered Bones
Scattered Bones

Author: Chuck Grossart

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-11-17

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781493792436

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In this collection of 18 short stories, Chuck Grossart invites you to journey down a path seldom traveled but in the dead of night, leading to a landscape where the macabre is common, and unseen companions whisper muddled warnings from the shadows as you navigate each twist and turn. The road will deliver you to a baleful place, a bleak expanse filled with childhood fears and unthinkable tragedy, bathed under the glow of a putrid moon. The path beckons...but be careful where you step, for there are bones here, scattered in the dust. You don't want to trip. Includes the following titles: Ripple, Feed the Bear, Table Manners, Beach House, Solace, Legend, Sluagh, Spirit Board, Reflections, Burial Ground, Double Tap, Broken, Rows, Lydia, 30K, More, Fury, and Date Night. Bonus Material: A sneak peek at SKINNER, an upcoming novel by Chuck Grossart.

Bone Wars
Bone Wars

Author: Tom Rea

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

Published: 2021-09-14

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 082298847X

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Foreword by Matthew C. Lamanna New Afterword by Tom Rea Less than one hundred years ago, Diplodocus carnegii—named after industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie—was the most famous dinosaur on the planet. The most complete fossil skeleton unearthed to date, and one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered, Diplodocus was displayed in a dozen museums around the world and viewed by millions of people. Bone Wars explains how a fossil unearthed in the badlands of Wyoming in 1899 helped give birth to the public’s fascination with prehistoric beasts. Rea also traces the evolution of scientific thought regarding dinosaurs and reveals the double-crosses and behind-the-scenes deals that marked the early years of bone hunting. With the help of letters found in scattered archives, Tom Rea recreates a remarkable story of hubris, hope, and turn-of-the-century science. He focuses on the roles of five men: Wyoming fossil hunter Bill Reed; paleontologists Jacob Wortman—in charge of the expedition that discovered Carnegie’s dinosaur—and John Bell Hatcher; William Holland, imperious director of the recently founded Carnegie Museum; and Carnegie himself, smitten with the colossal animals after reading a story in the New York Journal and Advertiser. What emerges is the picture of an era reminiscent of today: technology advancing by leaps and bounds; the press happy to sensationalize anything that turned up; huge amounts of capital ending up in the hands of a small number of people; and some devoted individuals placing honest research above personal gain.