The Last Of The Ofos (Sun Tracks)

By Geary Hobson | Category: Literature and Fiction ebooks | DMCA

Thomas Darko is a Mohican for the twentieth century, the last surviving member of the tiny Mosopelea Tribe of the Mississippi Delta, called Ofos by outsiders. Never numbering more than a few hundred people in recorded history, his kinsmen have died away until Thomas comes to think of himself as "a nation of one." Now an old man in the waning years of the century, Thomas tells the story of his roug...

Series: Sun Tracks (Book 39)
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: University of Arizona Press; 1 edition (January 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816519595
ISBN-13: 978-0816519590
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches
Amazon Rank: 1763699
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The answers our hero gives at a news conference are hilarious, and, especially in this campaign season, make me wish for something similar to happen on national TV. " It is something we choose to do. Facing various financial and life challenges, she is unsure of how she will get out of her predicament. Publishing these scenes is an experiment to see how readers respond to the narrative. Download ebook The Last Of The Ofos (Sun Tracks) Pdf. Both of my kids love it, but especially my 4 year old son. This short story focuses on the cruelties of slavery, the need for freedom, and treating each other with respect and kindness. No lust as sweet as this for you has ever taken me. Hope that she will get some superpowers too. ISBN-10 0816519595 Pdf. ISBN-13 978-0816519590 Pdf.

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This compelling novella is narrated by Thomas Darko, the imagined last speaker of a real Siouan language, Mosopelea. The term "Ofo," which the narrator embraces, is, he says, a derogatory Chickasaw word for "dog." The language did indeed die in the ...

”—Booklist“Plenty of kids will see themselves in these pages, making for painful, if important, reading. Each poem selected and translated is a love story come alive.