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260 pp. ● 6x9 $20.95 (pb) ● $9.99 (eb) ISBN 978-1-960373-02-1 (pb) HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775) HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Indigenous SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies Publication date: April 2023 |
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"I'm not like your white women who lose their tongues and wits in a house full of men."
So says Catharine Montour to her white captive during the Indian depredations of the 1750s. Catharine Montour, a métis, born during Pennsylvania's Long Peace, is nurtured by her grandmother, the celebrated Madame Montour, an interpreter for the British colonies. Her uncle, Andrew Montour, is also an interpreter and sits on the Council of the Iroquois. The Montours are an unconventional, yet highly regarded family who host diverse and fascinating assemblies of fur traders, missionaries, Indians, and colonial leaders in their home. As the Long Peace ends and the French and Indian War, and eventually the American Revolution occur, Catharine, desiring only to live quietly by a waterfall in New York, becomes a fearless, determined, and passionate leader who demands loyalty to peace in her village and for all. And then in 1779 when General John Sullivan leads the campaign to destroy all Iroquois villages, Queen Catharine, heroically guides her people to Fort Niagara. Today as American exceptionalism prevails against the recognition of indigenous peoples, Catharine's relevant and fact-based story spans two wars and enlightens and makes visible the unwritten truths of early American history. |
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“Cynthia Neale has written a wonderfully descriptive novel that imaginatively narrates the hardships and triumphs of Catharine Montour, one of early America’s most remarkable women. Neale vividly recreates the lost world of the early American frontier, where Catharine and her family navigated an uneasy borderland between colonists and Native peoples. Along the way, readers will meet a who’s who of historical figures, from George Croghan to Sattelihu, but, above-all, Catharine deservingly emerges as one of colonial America’s most fascinating people. Grounded in impressive historical research and empathy, Catharine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters reminds us of the human stories at the heart of times of great change.” — Chad Anderson, Author of the Storied Landscape of Iroquoia: History, Conquest, and Memory in the Native Northeast
"Cynthia Neale's extensive research combined with her intuition and creativity tells an intriguing tale of Catharine Montour and the Native Americans of the Northeast as the British and French strive for dominance over the land. Catharine's journey gives us much insight into the relationship between the Native Americans and colonists, traders, and colonial leaders. Neale tells the story of Catharine, her romances, her people, and their struggle to maintain their culture and live peacefully in a rapidly changing world. The stereotypical Indian woman living in a wigwam dissolves in this stimulating story as we gain a vivid picture of Catharine and the three generations of Montour women of French and Native heritage." — Gail Davis, Kanestio Historical Society, Director/Treasurer
“After reading Cynthia Neale’s fascinating and meticulously researched novel, Catharine Montour became very real. Too many historical details can often deaden a story, but this novel that is packed full of history is anything but dull. In fact, I had a real sense I was meeting Catharine in the flesh, that this indeed could have been her life. Queen Catharine lives again . . . on the page.” — Charlotte Dickens, poet/writer; Watkins Glen Writers Group Facilitator; president of Backbone Ridge History Group
“As a boy roaming Queen Catharine’s land, she became a companion in my burgeoning imagination. Years later, as a volunteer for the library, I became convinced of her burial site and learned more about her life. Cynthia Neale’s spellbinding novel captures the spirit of Catharine I loved as a boy into my adult years. I didn’t want it to end!” — Norm West, local historian
“Cynthia Neale’s beautiful novel is still with me months after reading it. She depicts Catharine so convincingly, it is as if she is channeling her spirit. To read this thoroughly researched story is to go back in time and enter a complex and dark period in U.S. history and get to know one of its heroines who would otherwise be forgotten. This is an important book.” — Haviva Ner-David, rabbi and author of Hope Valley and To Die in Secret
"Cynthia Neale's extensive research combined with her intuition and creativity tells an intriguing tale of Catharine Montour and the Native Americans of the Northeast as the British and French strive for dominance over the land. Catharine's journey gives us much insight into the relationship between the Native Americans and colonists, traders, and colonial leaders. Neale tells the story of Catharine, her romances, her people, and their struggle to maintain their culture and live peacefully in a rapidly changing world. The stereotypical Indian woman living in a wigwam dissolves in this stimulating story as we gain a vivid picture of Catharine and the three generations of Montour women of French and Native heritage." — Gail Davis, Kanestio Historical Society, Director/Treasurer
“After reading Cynthia Neale’s fascinating and meticulously researched novel, Catharine Montour became very real. Too many historical details can often deaden a story, but this novel that is packed full of history is anything but dull. In fact, I had a real sense I was meeting Catharine in the flesh, that this indeed could have been her life. Queen Catharine lives again . . . on the page.” — Charlotte Dickens, poet/writer; Watkins Glen Writers Group Facilitator; president of Backbone Ridge History Group
“As a boy roaming Queen Catharine’s land, she became a companion in my burgeoning imagination. Years later, as a volunteer for the library, I became convinced of her burial site and learned more about her life. Cynthia Neale’s spellbinding novel captures the spirit of Catharine I loved as a boy into my adult years. I didn’t want it to end!” — Norm West, local historian
“Cynthia Neale’s beautiful novel is still with me months after reading it. She depicts Catharine so convincingly, it is as if she is channeling her spirit. To read this thoroughly researched story is to go back in time and enter a complex and dark period in U.S. history and get to know one of its heroines who would otherwise be forgotten. This is an important book.” — Haviva Ner-David, rabbi and author of Hope Valley and To Die in Secret
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