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Alfred the Great

1956
Chronicles the life of ninth-century English king Alfred the Great, who saved the country from a Danish takeover and contributed greatly to the translation of Latin texts into Old English.

Pendragon

1994
Arthur must fight twin forces of evil to save his cherished dream, the Kingdom of Summer, and earn the name, Pendragon.

Grail

1997
After being miraculously healed by the Holy Grail, Arthur builds a shrine where anyone who would benefit from its healing powers could come to be cured. Soon after, it is stolen by an evil infiltrator in his court so Arthur and his Dragon Flight pursue the relic through realms of magic and the undead.

One real American

the life of Ely S. Parker, Seneca Sachem and Civil War general
2020
Shares the life of Ely S. Parker, a man who achieved success in two worlds, a member of the Seneca, an Iroquois nation, and as President Grant's Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Kahn

empire of silver : a novel of the Kahn empire
2010
Chagetai, heir to the late Genghis Khan, violently challenges his brother, Ogedai, when Ogedai, about to be proclaimed the new Khan, delays the coronation ceremony for the building of the majestic city of Karakorum.

Tecumseh, Shawnee war chief

Presents the life of the Shawnee Indian who tried to unite all the American Indian tribes against invasion by the white man.
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The mists of Avalon

A re-creation of the Arthurian legend following the clash between Christianity and paganism that led to the demise of Camelot.
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Sundiata

lion king of Mali
An illustrated retelling of the story of Sundiata, who overcame physical handicaps, social disgrace, and strong opposition to rule Mali in the thirteenth century.
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Black Hawk and the War of 1832

removal in the north
Provides an account of the Black Hawk War, a conflict sparked in 1832 when elderly Sauk warrior Black Hawk led a band of Sauk and Mesquakie Indians--part of a group that had agreed to cede all the tribe's lands east of the Mississippi River to the U.S. government--back to their traditional homeland in Illinois to grow corn as they did every year.
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Black Hawk, frontier warrior

Traces the life of the Sauk Indian leader who struggled in vain to prevent the Americans from claiming the rich farmland near the Mississippi River in Illinois.
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