The Drifters: A Christian Historical Novel About The Melungeon Shantyboat People - Paperback

by Tonya Holmes Shook (Author)

A little known Cherokee/Melungeon Shantyboat dweller's oral history reveals the life and times of the Trail of Tears, the Civil War in Arkansas, and experinces of the early day Texas cattle drives.

Author Biography

Tonya Holmes Shook was born in Oklahoma and lived in New Mexico and Texas before returning to Oklahoma in 1985. She is the author of Displaced Cherokee: Come Home, Come Home, a book documentary that took First Place in an Open Class Category at the 1986 Oklahoma State Fair and endorsed by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. In addition to writing, much of her work has Christian themes, Tonya is an accomplished artist and the Director of Book Festivals taken from new inovative concepts being community/author friendly.