The Year of the Three-Legged Deer (Library of Indiana Classics)

This family story told by Eth Clifford surely is similar to scores of untold family stories of that time of change. Indian blood still flows in the veins of thousands of Hoosiers, some of whom know it, others who don’t. When a people is rooted for centuries in a part of the country, no amount of plowing or paving or policy can excise the spirit from it. And so, stories like this one will always be stirring, meaningful and haunting, here in "the Land of the Indians." —from the Introduction by James Alexander Thom
1819 on the Indiana frontier is a year that Takawsu will come to remember as "the year of the three-legged deer." He and his sister, Chilili, are the children of an Indian mother and a white settler father. Their destinies suddenly become intertwined with that of a lone fawn who has lost a leg—and his mother—in a panther attack. Takawsu and Chilili rescue the fawn, nurse him back to health, and raise him as one of their own. But tensions build around this mixed family, as Indians and whites battle for the land. There’s a rogue Indian named Stone Eater and a band of whites who senselessly massacre an Indian hunting party. Tempers flare and a trial ensues. In the midst of it all is Maskanako, the lone fawn, who represents purity, resiliency, and goodness. Eth Clifford tells this suspenseful story with compelling sensitivity and authenticity of detail. Sure to engage readers young and old.

Children's Books

Clifford, Eth

Literature & Fiction

Indiana University Press

This family story told by Eth Clifford surely is similar to scores of untold family stories of that time of change. Indian blood still flows in the veins of thousands of Hoosiers, some of whom know it, others who don’t. When a people is rooted for centuries in a part of the country, no amount of plowing or paving or policy can excise the spirit from it. And so, stories like this one will always be stirring, meaningful and haunting, here in "the Land of the Indians." —from the Introduction by James Alexander Thom1819 on the Indiana frontier is a year that Takawsu will come to remember as "the year of the three-legged deer." He and his sister, Chilili, are the children of an Indian mother and a white settler father. Their destinies suddenly become intertwined with that of a lone fawn who has lost a leg—and his mother—in a panther attack. Takawsu and Chilili rescue the fawn, nurse him back to health, and raise him as one of their own. But tensions build around this mixed family, as Indians and whites battle for the land. There’s a rogue Indian named Stone Eater and a band of whites who senselessly massacre an Indian hunting party. Tempers flare and a trial ensues. In the midst of it all is Maskanako, the lone fawn, who represents purity, resiliency, and goodness. Eth Clifford tells this suspenseful story with compelling sensitivity and authenticity of detail. Sure to engage readers young and old.

Teen & Young Adult

Takawsu learns the extent of the white man's hatred after he rescues a fawn from death

The Year of the Three-Legged Deer

Rosenberg, Ethel Clifford

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

A fictionalized biography stressing the turbulent boyhood of the man who "hating" medicine in his youth went on to become a renowned scientist winning the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1906.

The Wild One

A teenager chronicles her involvement with the residents of Maple Ridge Home for the Aged and their revolution.

The Rocking Chair Rebellion

While driving with their father, Mary Rose and Jo-Beth Onetree get lost and end up at the mysterious Inn of the Whispering Ghost

The Dastardly Murder of Dirty Pete

Two sisters and the runaway cousin for whom they are searching find themselves in an adventure.

Just Tell Me When We're Dead!

Mysteries & Detectives

Harvey's Horrible Snake Disaster

When ten-year-old Harvey is visited by his cousin Nora, trouble is bound to ensue, and this year's episode with snakes is no exception.

Animals

Clarion Books

Nine-year-old Joshua's weekly visits to his beloved grandmother on the Jewish Sabbath give him an understanding of love, family, and tradition, which helps him accept her death.

The Remembering Box

Growing Up & Facts of Life

After thirteen-year-old Goody becomes a hero in his small town for saving a choking infant, he must cope with the pressures of fame and the schemes of his ambitious mother

I Never Wanted to Be Famous

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The Year of the Three-Legged Deer (Library of Indiana Classics)

The Year of the Three-Legged Deer (Library of Indiana Classics)

The Year of the Three-Legged Deer

The Wild One

The Rocking Chair Rebellion

The Dastardly Murder of Dirty Pete

Just Tell Me When We're Dead!

Harvey's Horrible Snake Disaster

The Remembering Box

I Never Wanted to Be Famous