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12. An extraordinary example of that, book written about 1970. "The Education of Little Tree."

Reply to wnylib (Reply #9)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:10 PM

7 hrs ago

Purported to tell the story of a boy who was orphaned and raised by his grandmother. I believe they were supposed to be Cherokee. And it told of folk stories, nature survival hints and Native American values. The book was used in classrooms and won awards.

The book was written by Asa Carter, under the pen name, Forest Carter. Asa Carter was the speechwriter for George Wallace who wrote Wallace's speech, Segregation now, segregation forever,

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In the 1700's a native American shaman said in time the US will be no more due to corruption in government [View all] Stargazer99 Friday OP

;-{)...... Goonch Friday #1

Nice, but unlikely he used the name, United States in the 1700's. Possible, but not likely. 3Hotdogs Friday #2

Poetic license. ColoringFool Friday #3

Wanna have more fun, Google 'Native American Red Jacket" and his 1806 speech about religion. 3Hotdogs Friday #4

Now that speech is a really good one. wnylib 14 hrs ago #10

Or totally made up story. wnylib 15 hrs ago #9

An extraordinary example of that, book written about 1970. "The Education of Little Tree." 3Hotdogs 7 hrs ago #12

I typically wait until the warlock community chimes in Sympthsical 6 hrs ago #13

A lot of those people selling supposed Native wnylib 3 hrs ago #14

Excellent post Sympthsical 23 min ago #15

I know what you mean about the types of people wnylib 56 sec ago #16

Any one with an education would understand the past tense in my post and it would be clear understanding Stargazer99 15 hrs ago #8

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Highly unlikely this happened edhopper Friday #7

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