Chesapeake: A Novel by Michener James A

Author:Michener, James A. [Michener, James A.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. And Va.), Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Family Saga, General, Romance, Sagas, Eastern Shore (Md. And Va.), Historical, Fiction, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 0812970438
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
Published: 2013-12-17T08:00:00+00:00

Dear Mr. President,

Immediately upon receipt of your request that I send you a report on the Choptank tribe I assembled an impromptu commission consisting of the best informed citizens of this area to inquire into the matters you raised. None of us is an expert, and none speaks the Indian language, but we and our forebears have lived with this tribe for generations, so although our information is not scientifically precise, it is the best available. With that apologia I proceed.

At this date we know of only one Choptank Indian surviving on this planet. She is Mrs. Molly Muskrat, aged 85 or thereabouts, infirm of body but tantalizingly clear of mind. She lives on 16 acres of moderately good land on the left bank of the Choptank River across from our capital city of Patamoke. She is, so far as we can ascertain, a full-blooded Choptank, the daughter of a well known workman in these parts and the descendant of chiefly families. She has most of her teeth, a remarkably full head of hair, and a lively interest in things. She was delighted to talk with us, for she is aware that she is the last of her people. Her age is of course uncertain, but events which she saw personally occurred about 80 years ago, so we are not hesitant to give her age as about 85.

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