FREE PEOPLE OF THE LONGHOUSE PDF W Michael Gear,Kathleen O'Neal Gear | 392 pages | 01 Feb 2011 | St Martin's Press | 9780765359797 | English | New York, United States People of the Long House | AMERICAN HERITAGE Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading People of the Longhouse. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Michael Gear. Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — People of the Longhouse by W. People of the Longhouse People of the Longhouse 1 by W. Michael Gear. Born in a time of violent upheaval, young Odion and his little sister, Tutelo, live in fear that one day Yellowtail Village will be attacked. They are. But War Chief Koracoo and Deputy Gonda think they are tracking an ordinary Born in a time of violent upheaval, young Odion and his little sister, Tutelo, live in fear that one day Yellowtail Village will be attacked. Instead, they are following close on the heels of legendary evil, an old witch- woman named Gannajero, who captures children for her own purposes…. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Original Title. Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about People of the Longhouseplease sign up. Is this a clean read? Vic Nice going Scott. Nancy if you haven't read it yet, your question is People of the Longhouse. This is an interesting book over all. The prologue is based on facts w …more Nice going Scott. The prologue is based on facts which may upset some readers. The story line's characters are fictional but the story remains true People of the Longhouse the archeological findings in dig sites and oral history passed on through generations. For example I frequently asked the question of First Nations as to what they did with a misfit who would not fit in with the Clan's rule. Never an answer. The chapters are well organized and kept me reading on. In fact I would venture the archeological information would also be in line with the Mayan culture. Sometimes we try to re-write history: the prologues will set things People of the Longhouse. For example the Clans, including males, respected that a female child was not yet a woman and only despots would dare People of the Longhouse them. There were deterrents and punishments. Your question is akin to asking if I support capital punishment. No words within the story are vulgar if that's what you meant! And there is caring, strength in the female War Chief, passion and humour in the telling. It would also be hard for me to measure the height of the War Chief, tall for a woman, measured in hands that certainly were not as wide as mine. She would have been less than five feet tall. A serious and deadly adversary, yet a caring mother and leader. A great read! And I'm looking forward to the other books by the same authors. See 2 questions about People of the Longhouse…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Oct 03, J. Grice rated it really liked it Shelves: historical-fiction. The first book in a superb Native American series by Michael Gear and his wife. This is a very engaging chronicle of an Iroquois tribe. Jan 21, Patricia O'Sullivan rated it did not like it. In the story, eleven-year-old People of the Longhouse and his younger sister, Tutelo, are captured in a raid that has left most of his tribe dead. However, I don't think the Gears accomplished that goal in this novel. Rather than writing a story about real historical events or the daily struggles of the Iroquois, they wrote a chiller about a child sex slave ring headed by a fearsome witch. I might not have questioned such People of the Longhouse plot in another novel, but in their non-fiction introduction the Gears explained why, a century before the arrival of European settlers, there was so much inter-tribal violence and how this set the stage for the Iroquois confederation, which was the origin of American ideals of democracy, human rights, respect for diversity, and public welfare. After reading the introduction, I was expecting a novel about inter-tribal violence with seeds of what People of the Longhouse to come with the Iroquois confederation. This is a compelling read, but it does little to teach readers about the forgotten past of the Iroquois or how that past shaped American Constitutional ideals. View 2 comments. Nov 08, Ariana Fae rated it it was amazing. I was not disappointed. The second chapter grabbed my interest with the kidnapped children and their fears. I also loved how the Gears weaved in the Iroquoians legends, beliefs, culture, and their way of life into the story. They also did a wonderful job breathing life into each character with their fears, hopes, guilt, insecurities, and anger. The most fascinating character was Gannajero, the Trader Witch. She was evil incarnate and I wanted to know what made People of the Longhouse tick and how she became who she was. The first night I began reading the book, I sat in bed turning pages to find out what would happen until my eyes became blurry with sleep. When I picked up the book again I had to pace myself and not speed read to find out what happens. It ended on cliff hanger and left me squeezing the book in frustration. I screamed out no. Mar 02, Orchid rated it it was amazing Shelves: own. People of the Longhouse just completely blew me away. I was so swept up in the story that I totally forgot to take any notes at all; it was just impossible for me to put down. I'm one of those people that can easily lose them self in a story that isn't set in modern times, especially with one so well written as People of the Longhouse was. The authors did one brilliant job bringing to life the Native American culture and creating a story and characters that had me rapidly turning the pages so tha People of the Longhouse just completely blew me away. The authors did one brilliant job bringing to life the Native American culture and creating People of the Longhouse story and characters that had People of the Longhouse rapidly turning the pages so that I could find out if they were going to be able to save all the children that were taking as slaves. In my opinion, the best thing about People of the Longhouse would have to be all the different plot lines that were running throughout the whole story, and how the narrative was told alternately from the perspective of War Chief Koracoo and Gonda plus the two companions they ended paired up withalong with Odion their son. Why, because as you flipped from the danger and terror that Odion and all the children were facing to reading about the tension between their parents as they struggle with their feelings of guilt over them People of the Longhouse taken. In short, this is one nail biting book. Definitely the hardest thing to reading about in this book would have to be how mistreated the children were I'll cover this when I post the content People of the Longhouse for this book on Rating Reads. While they were treated horribly as Gannajero's slaves, the authors People of the Longhouse graphically cover most of the mistreatment of the children. Final Verdict: Although I have never read to my knowledge a fiction based book on Native Americans I would highly recommend this to all historical book lovers because the writing in People of the Longhouse is just amazing. People of the Longhouse earns 5 out of 5 pineapples. Mar 03, William Bentrim rated it it was amazing. People of the Longhouse by W. The Gears successfully combine history, archeology, sociology and fiction. They portray the Iroquoians as normal folks facing the pressures of their time. The interesting aspect is that humans react to stress in similar ways across the centuries. Due to the Gears archeological roots, their People of the Longhouse have a sense of authenticity missing in similar novels. Longhouses of the indigenous peoples of North America - Wikipedia A longhouse or long house is a type of long, People of the Longhouse narrow, single-room building built by peoples in various parts of the world including Asia, Europe, and North America. Many were built from People of the Longhouse and often represent the earliest form of permanent People of the Longhouse in many cultures. Types include the Neolithic long house of Europe, the stone Medieval Dartmoor longhouse which also housed livestock, and the various types of longhouses built by different cultures among the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Some of the medieval longhouse types of Europe which have survived are, among others:. Further developments of the Germanic longhouse during the Middle Ages were the Low German house in northern and especially northwestern Germany and its northern neighbour, the Geestharden house in Jutland including Schleswigwith its variant, the Frisian house. With these house types the wooden posts originally rammed into the ground were replaced by posts supported on a base. The large and well- supported attic enabled large quantities of hay or grain to be stored in dry conditions.