The Coyote Bead
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An unusual and magical story based on the historic "Long Walk" of the Navajo. With his tribe decimated, his parents murdered, one boy manages to escape from the forced migration to Fort Sumner. With his shaman grandfather, the two seek the powerful coyote beads belonging to the tribe. If they can find them, they can balance the opposing energies of peace and war, and save Dineh, the people. This novel, based on many interviews does not describe the forced march of 350 miles. Instead it tells the untold story of those resistant Navajos who stayed behind on their own land and fought for what was theirs.
Gerald Hausman
Gerald Hausman, born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1945, grew up in New Jersey and Massachusetts. He graduated from college in New Mexico and continued to live there for two decades. During that time, he had a summer residence on the island of Jamaica where he and his wife, Loretta, founded a school for creative writing. Mr. Hausman has lived in Bokeelia, Florida since 1994. In addition to his many books about Native America, Gerald Hausman has written extensively about animal mythology. His work as a folklorist has earned him many national and international honors. Gerald's most recent award is from the Florida Magazine Association for his column "Pine Island Soundings" about life on a barrier island.
Gerald Hausman is a frequent storyteller at college writers programs and at young authors conferences. Recently, he performed at the Young Authors Conference in Kaiserslautern, Germany as a guest of Department of Defense Dependent Schools. His lively presentations, complete with a myriad of sound effects, have earned him praise from storytellers, speakers, writers, and listeners.
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