Karen Hansen – författare

In 1904, Scandinavian settlers began moving onto the Spirit Lake Dakota Indian Reservation. These land-hungry first and second generation immigrants struggled with poverty nearly as severe as that of their Dakota neighbors, often becoming sharecropping tenants of Dakota landowners. Yet the homesteaders' impoverishment did not impede native dispossession: by 1929, Scandinavians owned more reservation land than did Dakotas. In the words of one settler, who staked a claim with her widowed mother in 1905: "We stole the land from the Indians."Encounter on the Great Plains captures this encounter to bring together two key processes in American history: the unceasing migration of people to North America, and the protracted dispossession of indigenous peoples who inhabited the continent. Although this historical encounter at Spirit Lake took place in a small corner of eastern North Dakota, it encapsulates the story of conquest and white settlement and the less publicized, but equally important, story of the dispossession and survival of Native Americans. The material wealth and the nationalist mythology of the United States are built upon this history.Karen V. Hansen captures this moment in time through the distinctive, uniquely American voices of this particular encounter while providing insights into similar cultural meeting points between Native Americans and European immigrants that played out across the western United States.

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Clair finds her life turned upside down after a drastic series of events, her divorce, her Uncle Georges death, and her decision to transfer to a vineyard, which she inherited a portion of. While she settles in her new life, she discovers mysterious letters of her ancestors, which reveal family secrets. As Clair questions the true nature of her lineage, she embarks on a journey to solve the mystery of her heritage and faces the possibility of having an incurable disease. A moving and stirring story of a womans quest for love, life, and family, Karen Hansen creatively weaves a rich tapestry of emotions as Clair seeks Sarahs Child. This thought provoking tale reveals how life can change in an instant and how important it is to know ones lineage. As Clair seeks to solve the mystery of her identity, will she discover a devastating truth that comes with being Sarahs child? Buy a copy of this intriguing read and find out as the mystery unravels!