He was sure what awaited him was another meaningless chore, or errand easily assigned to one of the others. He had to obey, eventually, but pretended not to hear, giving himself time, sliding his hand along the stomach line from dewlap to udder, feeling for an unfamiliar bulge or irritated patch. HIS MASTER’S VOICE, testy, from the direction of the main house. C LICK H ERE T O S IGN U P or visit us online to sign up at īut we start and end with family. Sign up for our newsletter and receive special offers, access to bonus content, and info on the latest new releases and other great eBooks from Atria Books and Simon & Schuster. It is a breathtaking tale of identity, community, family-and above all, the power of an individual’s will to make a difference.Thank you for downloading this Atria Books eBook. Written in two parts portraying the parallel lives of Cow Tom and Rose, Citizens Creek is a beautifully rendered novel that takes the reader deep into a little known chapter of American history. But through it all, her grandfather’s indelible mark of courage inspires her-in mind, in spirit, and in a family legacy that never dies. She rises to leadership of the family as they struggle against political and societal hostility intent on keeping blacks and Indians oppressed.
His talent earned him money-but would it also grant him freedom? And what would become of him and his family in the aftermath of the Civil War and the Indian Removal westward?Ĭow Tom’s legacy lives on-especially in the courageous spirit of his granddaughter Rose.
As the new country developed westward, and Indians, settlers, and blacks came into constant contact, Cow Tom became a key translator for his Creek master and was hired out to US military generals. The New York Times bestselling author of the Oprah Book Club Pick Cane River brings us the evocative story of a once-enslaved man who buys his freedom after serving as a translator during the American Indian Wars, and his granddaughter, who sustains his legacy of courage.Ĭow Tom, born into slavery in Alabama in 1810 and sold to a Creek Indian chief before his tenth birthday, possessed an extraordinary gift: the ability to master languages.
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