{"product_id":"deadly-aim-the-civil-war-story-of-michigans-anishinaabe-sharpshooters-9781250833228","title":"Deadly Aim: The Civil War Story of Michigan's Anishinaabe Sharpshooters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hits the mark.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn engaging middle-grade nonfiction narrative of the American Indian soldiers who bravely fought in the Civil War from Sibert Award-winning author Sally M. Walker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than 20,000 American Indians served in the Civil War, yet their stories have often been left out of the history books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDeadly Aim\u003c\/i\u003e, Sally M. Walker explores the extraordinary lives of Michigan's Anishinaabe sharpshooters. These brave soldiers served with honor and heroism in the line of duty, despite enduring broken treaties, loss of tribal lands, and racism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with fascinating archival photographs, maps, and diagrams, this book offers gripping firsthand accounts from the frontlines. You'll learn about Company K, the elite band of sharpshooters, and Daniel Mwakewenah, the chief who killed more than 32 rebels in a single battle despite being gravely wounded. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWalker celebrates the lives of the soldiers whose stories have been left in the margins of history for too long with extensive research and consultation with the Repatriation Department for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, the Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center, and the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinaabe Culture and Lifeways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally M. Walker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eChampion\u003c\/i\u003e, a JLG selection and one of NCTE's 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Books. She is also the author of ALA Notable \u003ci\u003eBlizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917, \u003c\/i\u003ethe acclaimed picture book \u003ci\u003eWinnie, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSecrets of a Civil War Submarine\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded a Sibert Medal. She lives in Illinois\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520637473042,"sku":"9781250833228","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3654775e-e15a-4db6-8dba-0539a6f07c2a.jpg?v=1731087809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/deadly-aim-the-civil-war-story-of-michigans-anishinaabe-sharpshooters-9781250833228","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}