Does humanity have enough reverence for life to cope with the atom? Poet Marilou Awiakta poses this question in this book, which was first published in 1978, shortly before the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island. Fusing her Cherokee/Appalachian heritage with the experience of growing up on the atomic frontier in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Awiakta explores humanity's dilemma -- and hope -- through the legendary Awi Usdi, Little Deer, a Cherokee spirit-teacher of reverence. She follows his trail as he circles through the saga of Tsali and the Cherokee removal, then into the thoughts of early pioneers and the vision of John Hendrix, who foretold the coming of Oak Ridge with such accuracy. Winding through the poet's childhood, when the atom was split in secret, the trail leads to the retired Graphic Reactor and, finally, into the heart of the atom itself -- and into our hearts, where we must ultimately resolve the question of reverence for life.

Abiding Appalachia: Where mountain and atom meet

Literature & Fiction

Awiakta, Marilou

Poetry

St. Luke's Press

Based upon the family history of John Walworth and author Louise Wilbourn Collier, Pilgrimage: A Tale of Old Natchez is the bittersweet saga of the family's struggle to survive the devastation of War and-even more difficult-the subsequent cultural and social changes that followed.

Pilgrimage, a tale of old Natchez

Collier, Louise W

The fascinating story of Frederick Smith and the founding of Federal Express. (Description by http-mart)

Absolutely, positively overnight!: Wall Street's darling inside and up close

Sigafoos, Robert Alan

Rising Fawn, a young Choctaw girl preparing to leave Mississippi with her family to travel west to a reservation, is kidnapped and subjected to an entirely different destiny.

Rising Fawn and the Fire Mystery: A Child's Christmas in Memphis, 1833

Marilou Awiakta

Children's Books

This book uses the Way of the Cross as a means to inspire deep and heartfelt reflection and prayer. It is meant to help readers examine their thoughts and actions in their thoughts and actions in their daily lives within the context of Christ's journey with the cross. For each station there is a beautiful, original etching by Mark Barone that invites readers to realize how we live out the different roles in the Way of the Cross in our own lives. Each Station is followed by a psalm passage and three reflections to stimulate self-reflection. Anyone looking for a modern yet reverent approach to the Way of the Cross will welcome this beautiful book.

Christ's Passion: The Way of the Cross; A Guide to Understanding Your Path

Religion & Spirituality

Young, Mary Beth

Christian Books & Bibles