The healing of Natalie Curtis [large print] / Jane Kirkpatrick.
"Classically trained pianist and singer Natalie Curtis isolated herself for five years after a breakdown just before she was to debut with the New York Philharmonic. Guilt-ridden and songless, Natalie can't seem to recapture the joy music once brought her. In 1902, her brother invites her to join him in the West to search for healing. What she finds are songs she'd never before encountered - the haunting melodies, rhythms, and stories of Native Americans. But their music is under attack. The US government's Code of Offenses prohibits America's indigenous people from singing, dancing, or speaking their own languages as the powers that be insist on assimilation. Natalie makes it her mission not only to document these songs before they disappear but to appeal to President Teddy Roosevelt himself, who is the only man with the power to repeal the unjust law. Will she succeed and step into a new song... and a new future?"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781638080732
- ISBN: 1638080739
- Physical Description: 477 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
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- General Note:
- Includes discussion questions.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 474-476)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Old Fort Branch Library | LP KIR (Text) | 37810435575963 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | LP FIC (Text) | 38344101677142 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Bailey Public Library | LTE FIC Kirkpatrick (Text) | 37807000026955 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Berea Library | LPB FIC KIRKPA (Text) | 42756202335706 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | AFLP KIR (Text) | 30372101935846 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | LgPrt F Kir (Text) | 33436001749065 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Farmville Public Library | LP F KIR (Text) | 23900000029559 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | LP Kir (Text) | 30308101280965 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | LP KIR (Text) | 900005000125993 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | LgPrt F Kir (Text) | 33630005334896 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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"Classically trained pianist and singer Natalie Curtis isolated herself for five years after a breakdown just before she was to debut with the New York Philharmonic. Guilt-ridden and songless, Natalie can't seem to recapture the joy music once brought her. In 1902, her brother invites her to join him in the West to search for healing. What she finds are songs she'd never before encountered - the haunting melodies, rhythms, and stories of Native Americans. But their music is under attack. The US government's Code of Offenses prohibits America's indigenous people from singing, dancing, or speaking their own languages as the powers that be insist on assimilation. Natalie makes it her mission not only to document these songs before they disappear but to appeal to President Teddy Roosevelt himself, who is the only man with the power to repeal the unjust law. Will she succeed and step into a new song... and a new future?"--
