Reservation Blues: A Novel

Reservation Blues: A Novel

Winner of the American Book Award and the Murray Morgan Prize, Sherman Alexieâ€™s brilliant first novel tells a powerful tale of Indians, rock â€™nâ€™ roll, and redemption

Coyote Springs is the only all-Indian rock band in Washington Stateâ€”and the entire rest of the world. Thomas Builds-the-Fire takes vocals and bass guitar, Victor Joseph hits lead guitar, and Junior Polatkin rounds off the sound on drums. Backup vocals come from sisters Chess and Checkers Warm Water. The band sings its own brand of the blues, full of poverty, pain, and lossâ€”but also joy and laughter.

It all started one day when legendary bluesman Robert Johnson showed up on the Spokane Indian Reservation with a magical guitar, leaving it on the floor of Thomas Builds-the-Fireâ€™s van after setting off to climb Wellpinit Mountain in search of Big Mom.

InÂ Reservation Blues, National Book Award winner Alexie vaults with ease from comedy to tragedy and back in a tour-de-force outing powered by a collision of cultures: Delta blues and Indian rock.

This ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the authorâ€™s personal collection.
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-10-15
Format Kindle eBook

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