Sign-In
Cart
The Yowani Choctaw Saga
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $59.00
Publisher: Ishkatini Studios
Published: Nov 13 2025
Pages: 286
Weight: 1.51
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Yowani Choctaw Saga is a sweeping historical trilogy brought together in one volume, chronicling the journey of a resilient people who carried their identity and spirit across centuries of upheaval and renewal. Through a blend of meticulous research, family genealogy, and vivid storytelling, Leaford Leven Blevins Jr. preserves the true story of the Yowani Choctaw-one of the most remarkable bands in the history of Native America.
This collected edition includes three complete novels: Yowani Choctaw Exodus, William Clyde Thompson: Champion for the Yowani Choctaw, and Hank the Sycamore Soldier. Each stands on its own as a compelling work of historical fiction, yet together they form a continuous narrative of endurance, displacement, and cultural rebirth.
The saga begins with Yowani Choctaw Exodus, a powerful retelling of the tribe's forced removal from Mississippi following the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. Through the eyes of Margaret McCoy-a strong and visionary matriarch descended from both European and Choctaw ancestors-readers witness the heartbreak and determination of a people striving to retain their heritage while confronting the broken promises of a young nation.
In William Clyde Thompson: Champion for the Yowani Choctaw, the story advances into the late nineteenth century, where one man's courage and leadership give new voice to a community struggling for recognition and survival in Indian Territory. William Clyde's story, inspired by real figures from Choctaw and Chickasaw history, reveals how moral conviction, diplomacy, and family honor shaped the foundations of modern Oklahoma tribal life.
The final volume, Hank the Sycamore Soldier, carries the Yowani story into the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Through Hank Darken-a young man torn between loyalty, survival, and the call of justice-Blevins explores the intersection of faith, war, and the enduring consequences of America's divisions. The result is both a personal odyssey and a cultural reckoning that resonates with timeless relevance.
Interwoven throughout the saga are original wood-block-style illustrations, each designed by the author to capture the texture of place and memory. These striking images set the tone for every chapter, echoing the traditional craft of storytelling that has always been central to Native culture. The combination of art and prose makes The Yowani Choctaw Saga not only a literary experience but also a visual tribute to heritage and endurance.
Rooted in truth yet told with imagination and empathy, this book honors the real Yowani Choctaw families who migrated, rebuilt, and flourished despite hardship and exile. It invites readers to see American history through a Native lens-one that restores dignity, complexity, and humanity to the people who lived it.
Leaford Leven Blevins Jr., an Oklahoma architect and citizen of the Choctaw Nation, brings both scholarly rigor and personal passion to this epic work. Drawing upon generations of family history, he reconstructs the landscapes, politics, and emotional realities of Indian Territory and the American South. His writing bridges architecture, history, and storytelling to illuminate how place and identity shape one another.
The Yowani Choctaw Saga is more than a collection of novels-it is a preservation of memory. It speaks to anyone who has ever searched for belonging, fought for recognition, or sought to understand the layered truths of the American story.
Also in
Biographies General
Bluesland: Portraits of Thirteen Major American Blues Masters
Pete Welding (ED.)
Toby Byron (ED.)
Hardcover
Karl Popper - The Formative Years, 1902 1945: Politics and Philosophy in Interwar Vienna
Hacohen, Malachi Haim
Hardcover
The Children of Athena: Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome: 150 Bc0-400 AD
Freeman, Charles
Hardcover
Make It a Double: From Wretched to Wondrous: Tales of One Woman's Lifelong Discovery of Whisky
Sackier, Shelley
Hardcover
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Isaacson, Walter
Hardcover
An Enemy Such as This: Larry Casuse and the Fight for Native Liberation in One Family on Two Continents Over Three Centuries
Correia, David
Hardcover
Agents of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s
Howe, Sean
Hardcover
The Secret Life of the Savoy: Glamour and Intrigue at the World's Most Famous Hotel
Williams, Olivia
Paperback
The Badger: The Life of Bernard Hinault and the Legacy of French Cycling
Fotheringham, William
Paperback
The Devil's Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich
Wittman, Robert K.
Kinney, David
Paperback
Florence Kelley and the Nation's Work: The Rise of Womens Political Culture, 1830-1900
Sklar, Kathryn Kish
Paperback
The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII
Warnicke, Retha M.
Paperback
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Purnell, Sonia
Hardcover
Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything
Ehrenreich, Barbara
Paperback
Seafaring Women: Adventures of Pirate Queens, Female Stowaways, and Sailors' Wives
Cordingly, David
Paperback
The Butcher, the Embezzler, and the Fall Guy: A Family Memoir of Scandal and Greed in the Meat Industry
Cherington, Gretchen
Paperback
Gift of Power: The Life and Teachings of a Lakota Medicine Man
Lame Deer, Chief Archie Fire
Erdoes, Richard
Paperback
My Own Devices: True Stories from the Road on Music, Science, and Senseless Love
Dessa Wander
Hardcover
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
Giuffre, Virginia Roberts
Hardcover
How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself
Lawson, Jenny
Hardcover
Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
Kuehn, Christine
Hardcover
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground
Dohrn, Zayd Ayers
Hardcover
A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Fedarko, Kevin
Paperback
Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
Colloff, Pamela
Hardcover