Quebrado has been a slave on captain Bernadino de Talavera's pirate ship for years, but when a hurricane sinks the ship and kills most of the crew, Quebrado escapes to safety and finds acceptance and refuge in a nearby village.
A story based on Dominican folklore, about the ciguapas, a tribe of beautiful underwater people whose feet are attached backwards, with their toes pointing in the direction from which they have come.
Nineteen Caribbean specialists profile the native people of the Caribbean region, discussing their social organization, religion, language, lifestyle, and cultural contributions.
Discusses the history, geography, and culture of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. Topics include everyday life, society, beliefs, colonialism, Amerindians today, and the future.
Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America; in Morning Girl's last narrative, she witnesses the arrival of the first Europeans to her world.
A story based on Dominican folklore, about the ciguapas, a tribe of beautiful underwater people whose feet are attached backwards, with their toes pointing in the direction from which they have come.
Having sailed to the New World as ship's boy for Columbus, young Leif is captured by warring natives, ultimately marries an Indian woman, and becomes a shaman.
