In this companion work to Peace Weavers , her previous book on Puget Sound's cross-cultural marriages, award-winning author Candace Wellman depicts the lives of four additional intermarried indigenous women who influenced mid-1800s settlement in the Bellingham Bay area. She describes each wife's native culture, details ancestral history and traits for both spouses, and traces descendants' destinies, highlighting the families' contributions to new communities. Interwoven Lives was a finalist for the 2020 Willa Literary ...
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In this companion work to Peace Weavers , her previous book on Puget Sound's cross-cultural marriages, award-winning author Candace Wellman depicts the lives of four additional intermarried indigenous women who influenced mid-1800s settlement in the Bellingham Bay area. She describes each wife's native culture, details ancestral history and traits for both spouses, and traces descendants' destinies, highlighting the families' contributions to new communities. Interwoven Lives was a finalist for the 2020 Willa Literary Award, scholarly nonfiction.
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