Hits the mark.--Kirkus
An engaging middle-grade nonfiction narrative of the American Indian
soldiers who bravely fought in the Civil War from Sibert Award-winning
author Sally M. Walker.
More than 20,000 American Indians served in the Civil War, yet their
stories have often been left out of the history books.
In Deadly Aim, Sally M. Walker explores the extraordinary lives of
Michigan's Anishinaabe sharpshooters. These brave soldiers served with
honor and heroism in the line of duty, despite enduring broken treaties,
loss of tribal lands, and racism.
Filled with fascinating archival photographs, maps, and diagrams, this
book offers gripping firsthand accounts from the frontlines. You'll
learn about Company K, the elite band of sharpshooters, and Daniel
Mwakewenah, the chief who killed more than 32 rebels in a single battle
despite being gravely wounded.
Walker celebrates the lives of the soldiers whose stories have been left
in the margins of history for too long with extensive research and
consultation with the Repatriation Department for the Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, the Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center, and
the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinaabe Culture and Lifeways.