"A Demand of Blood," by Nadia DeanDecades of tensions between the Cherokee Indians and frontier settlers exploded in the year that marked American independence: 1776. As southern colonists prepared to fight Britain, Cherokee warriors stepped up their struggle for sovereignty. Dragging Canoe, the charismatic Cherokee war leader and staunch British ally, waged guerilla warfare throughout the southern colonies in an effort to regain control over native hunting grounds. In retaliation, colonial powers sent 6,000 militiamen into Cherokee country to destroy towns and crops. This is the saga of two separate, simultaneous wars. It depicts the courage, betrayal, honor, and sacrifice of each side of the conflict. Based on extensive historical research, A Demand of Blood uncovers for the first time the story of the Cherokees' war for independence and reveals the struggle at the heart of all humanity: the quest for freedom.
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Nadia Dean was born in Columbia, South Carolina and grew up as a Third Culture Kid. Her Lebanese father and American mother introduced Nadia to a cross-cultural life. After living in Baghdad for two years, Nadia’s family evacuated at the start of the Six-Day War in 1967. In 1975, during Lebanon’s civil war, Nadia fled heavy artillery fire in Beirut. At the University of South Carolina, she studied photography and film. In Jerusalem, Nadia was the still photographer for the PBS documentary Days of Rage. Her photographs of the Palestinian uprising were published in Time magazine, the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. The controversial film attracted media attention. Nadia became a source for stories in The New Republic and the New York Times.
Nadia is available for speaking beginning in April 2013. Call Valley River Press at 828-369-3637 or send a request by email for more information.
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