{"product_id":"strong-medicine-speaks-a-native-american-elder-has-her-say-9781476786339","title":"\"Strong Medicine\" Speaks: A Native American Elder Has Her Say","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHaving Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years\u003c\/i\u003e comes the inspiring true story of Marion \"Strong Medicine\" Gould, a Native American matriarch, and the Indian way of life that must never be forgotten.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy Hill Hearth's first book, \u003ci\u003eHaving Our Say\u003c\/i\u003e, told the true story of two century-old African-American sisters and went on to become an enduring bestseller and the subject of a three-time Tony Award-nominated play. In \u003ci\u003e\"Strong Medicine\" Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e, Hearth turns her talent for storytelling to a Native American matriarch presenting a powerful account of Indian life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born and raised in a nearly secret part of New Jersey that remains Native ancestral land, Marion \"Strong Medicine\" Gould is an eighty-five-year-old Elder in her Lenni-Lenape tribe and community. Taking turns with the author as the two women alternate voices throughout this moving book, Strong Medicine tells of her ancestry, tracing it back to the first Native peoples to encounter the Europeans in 1524, through the strife and bloodshed of America's early years, up to the twentieth century and her own lifetime, decades colored by oppression and terror yet still lifted up by the strength of an enduring collective spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This genuine and delightful telling gives voice to a powerful female Elder whose dry wit and charming humor will provide wisdom and inspiration to readers from every background.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Hill Hearth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476786339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHearth, Amy Hill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Amy Hill Hearth is the author of \u003ci\u003eMiss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiss Dreamsville and the Lost Heiress of Collier County\u003c\/i\u003e, in addition to author or coauthor of seven nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eHaving Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller-turned-Broadway-play. Hearth, a former writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, began her career as a reporter at a small daily newspaper in Florida, where she met her future husband, Blair (a Collier County native). She is a graduate of the University of Tampa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45142361047155,"sku":"9781476786339","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_3d02bfa5-cb01-4b62-b90b-64be1f4e4b86.jpg?v=1782819084","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/strong-medicine-speaks-a-native-american-elder-has-her-say-9781476786339","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}