Crooked River

The year is 1812.
A white trapper is murdered.
And a young Chippewa Indian stands accused..
Captured and shackled in leg irons and chains| Indian John awaits his trial in a settler’s loft.
In a world of crude frontier justice where evidence is often overlooked in favor of vengeance| he struggles to make sense of the white man’s court.
his young lawyer faces the wrath of a settlement hungry to see the Indian hang.
And 13-year-old Rebecca Carver| terrified by the captive Indian right in her home| must decide for herself what–and who–is right.
At stake is a life.
Inspired by a true story| “Crooked River takes a probing look at prejudice and early American justice..
“From the Hardcover edition.