Project Gutenberg 2010-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 194 Raymond, Evelyn 1843 1910 Raymond, Evelyn Hunt The Sun Maid: A Story of Fort Dearborn E-text prepared by D Alexander and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "The Sun Maid: A Story of Fort Dearborn" by Evelyn Raymond is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows a young orphan girl, Kitty Briscoe, also known as the Sun Maid, who is taken into the care of an Indian chief, Black Partridge, against the backdrop of the impending conflict between Native Americans and white settlers near Fort Dearborn. The story delves into themes of identity, belonging, and cultural intersections, particularly through the experiences of Kitty and those around her. The opening of "The Sun Maid" introduces us to the troubled heart of Black Partridge as he walks homeward, filled with a sense of foreboding about his people's future and the dishonesty he perceives in the white settlers. The narrative swiftly moves to the innocent Kitty Briscoe, who has wandered away from the Fort, and her lively spirit brings a tentative warmth to the somber mood. Black Partridge encounters her as she sleeps on the path, leading to her being brought into the Indian village, highlighting the blending of their fates. The initial chapters set the stage for Kitty's transformative journey amidst cultural clashes, the reverberations of loss, and the emergence of new relationships, as she becomes entwined with the destinies of those in her new home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32843/32843-h/images/icover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Fiction Indian captivities -- Illinois -- Fiction Fort Dearborn (Ill.) -- Fiction PZ PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 482198 2025-08-13T10:20:55.127761 text/html 507008 2010-06-16T23:35:49 text/html 1050540 2025-08-13T10:21:02.136705 application/epub+zip 1053810 2025-08-13T10:20:56.293750 application/epub+zip 265750 2025-08-13T10:20:55.627743 application/epub+zip 1211270 2025-08-13T10:21:06.896708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1160625 2025-08-13T10:21:01.505732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374060 2022-09-15T06:34:08.284342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423130 2025-08-13T10:20:54.216750 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 422702 2010-06-16T23:36:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 422709 2010-06-16T23:36:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21215 2025-08-13T10:21:07.032697 application/rdf+xml 27833 2025-08-13T10:20:55.733750 image/jpeg 3674 2025-08-13T10:20:55.679777 image/jpeg 166228 2010-06-16T23:37:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 952365 2010-06-16T23:36:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 166230 2010-06-16T23:37:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 951194 2025-08-13T10:20:55.200760 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog