Published: May 24, 2011
Words: 18,349 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780983500728

Short description

* Finalist Cross-Genre Fiction 2012 National Indie Excellence Bk Awards * Silver Medal Finalist, Novellas 2012 Next Generation Indie Bk Awards A young Tongva brave struggles to understand the baffling, dangerous lessons of his mysterious spiritual mentor. But he is being held to a difficult path. He never imagines the amazing world that will open to him or how different his life will soon become.

Extended description

** Finalist, Cross-Genre Fiction, 2012 National Indie Excellence Book Awards **

** Silver Medal Finalist, Novella category of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards **

** Award-winning Finalist in Visionary Fiction in the USA Book News 2011 Awards ** (Read more) ** Finalist, Cross-Genre Fiction, 2012 National Indie Excellence Book Awards **

** Silver Medal Finalist, Novella category of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards **

** Award-winning Finalist in Visionary Fiction in the USA Book News 2011 Awards **

Original Illustrations by J.H. Soeder

Travel back in time to a warm, rich land whose natural gifts nourish its people, where the spirits of the mountains and oak woodlands guide them and where special awareness and abilities are taught only to the one who is most alert, courageous and open to the realm of spirit.

In The Way of the Eagle: An Early California Journey of Awakening, young Tongva brave Tacu struggles to understand and survive the baffling and often dangerous lessons of Takoda, his mysterious spiritual mentor, so he will be allowed to travel to the Place of the Stones to undergo his formal initiation into manhood. Only by doing so can he earn back the respect of his peers and court the maiden he loves, for he is now shunned by the village as a despicable coward.

But he is being held to a different and difficult path by Takoda. Tacu never imagines the crucial impact these teachings will have on him or how dramatically his life will change before his journey to manhood is complete.
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Tags

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Review by: Lisa Mahoney on March 23, 2012 :
A beautiful story, well told. May its 'strong medicine' reach far and wide.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Sharon E. Cathcart on March 04, 2012 :
This novella is the tale of Tacu, a young Tongva man, and his coming of age in the early days of what is now Southern California. Tacu despairs of not having been through his band's manhood ceremonies, which will allow him to marry.

Tongva is visited by an uncle, Takoda, who appears to be from the Plains peoples. He helps Tacu through his vision quest by showing the younger man how to interpret the signs given to him.

Because of its brevity, there is not as much character development in this story as I might ordinarily like. I would love to see this story expanded to full length. The author's notes at the end of the book demonstrate the significant amount of research conducted in writing this brief narrative, and I think that there is plenty of room for growth and expansion. I would be delighted to read a longer version of this story and learn more about Lamont's characters in the process.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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