Tale of the Gicthie Manitou
Dates: 4/6/04,8:20 PM through 4/9/04,10:34 AM (7 postings)
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FROM: "Thomas Simiele" <[removed]@adelphia.net>
REC'D: 4/6/04, 8:20 PM
Thanks for your help.
Thomas Simiele
Soon to be Alumnus of
Kent State School of Library and Information Science
FROM: Lisa <[removed]@optonline.net>
REC'D: 4/7/04, 8:46 AM
Lisa Eickler
The Field Library
Peekskill, NY
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From: Fiction_L
Date: 04/06/04 09:15:10 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: Tale of the Gicthie Manitou
Can anyone tell me the name of a novel which takes place in the upper part
of the lower peninsula of Michgan in the present day, in which a series of
mysterious murders are tied to a rogue bear. The hero, who is tracking the
bear, finds that it is really his wife, a Native American, who turns into
the bear at night and wonders the woods.
Thanks for your help.
Thomas Simiele
Soon to be Alumnus of
Kent State School of Library and Information Science
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FROM: "Marsha Valance" <[removed]@mpl.org>
REC'D: 4/7/04, 1:23 PM
>>> [removed]@optonline.net 4/7/04 8:35:33 AM >>>
Good morning Thomas. This looks like what you are looking for- Winter
of
the Wolf Moon by Steve Hamilton.
Lisa Eickler
The Field Library
Peekskill, NY
-------Original Message-------
From: Fiction_L
Date: 04/06/04 09:15:10 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: Tale of the Gicthie Manitou
Can anyone tell me the name of a novel which takes place in the upper
part
of the lower peninsula of Michgan in the present day, in which a series
of
mysterious murders are tied to a rogue bear. The hero, who is tracking
the
bear, finds that it is really his wife, a Native American, who turns
into
the bear at night and wonders the woods.
Thanks for your help.
Thomas Simiele
Soon to be Alumnus of
Kent State School of Library and Information Science
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Marsha Valance
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FROM: [removed]@emich.edu
REC'D: 4/7/04, 7:46 PM
The following plot summary from p. 190 of Clarence Andrews' "Michigan in Literature" (1992) sounds promising, despite referring to the U.P. rather than the northern L.P.:
"Robert C. Wilson, a Detroit lawyer, is the author of two horror novels set in the Upper Peninsula, an area where Wilson likes to vacation. 'Crooked Tree' (1980) has its basis in the bearwalking lore of Upper Peninsula Indians described by Richard Mercre Dorson in his 'Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers' (1952). THe spirit of an Indian dead for a hundred years takes over the body of a young Ottawa Indian woman who is married to a white lawyer. She and black bears in the area embark on a murderous rampage; the bears kill people, she cuts out the victims' tongues. Axel, her husband tried to stop the bloody business, but before he succeeds in destroying the evil spirit, he is very nearly murdered by his wife...."
Bradley A. Scott
Eastern Michigan University
FROM: [removed]@emich.edu
REC'D: 4/7/04, 8:14 PM
I got our copy of "Crooked Tree" out of storage, and the first page refers to "County Road 621 between Mackinaw City and Wabanakisi,... in the ring-finger area of Michigan's mitten...."
A quick glance through the rest of the book seems to confirm that despite the description in "Michigan in Literature", the book takes place south of Mackinaw City, in the upper part of the lower peninsula. The patron was right and the reference book was wrong.
Bradley A. Scott
Eastern Michigan University
FROM: "Jennifer King" <[removed]@msn.com>
REC'D: 4/8/04, 3:23 AM
The detective, Steve Martinez, is a deputy sheriff in Porcupine County,
Michigan and a Lakota Indian. He investigates the death, apparently caused
by a bear, of a prominent local man. Amazon.com reviews hint that the killer
is willing to kill again, and that Martinez's personal life becomes
entangled with the plot developments.
We own the book, which came out last October - I'll check it at work later
today.
Jennifer King
Branch Librarian, Marlboro Branch, Monmouth County Library, NJ
[removed]@msn.com
Subject: Re: Tale of the Gicthie Manitou
<<Can anyone tell me the name of a novel which takes place in the upper
part of the lower peninsula of Michgan in the present day, in which a series
of mysterious murders are tied to a rogue bear. The hero, who is tracking
the bear, finds that it is really his wife, a Native American, who turns
into the bear at night and wonders the woods.
Thanks for your help.
Thomas Simiele
Soon to be Alumnus of
Kent State School of Library and Information Science>>
FROM: "Jennifer King" <[removed]@msn.com>
REC'D: 4/9/04, 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Tale of the Gicthie Manitou
<<Can anyone tell me the name of a novel which takes place in the upper
part of the lower peninsula of Michgan in the present day, in which a series
of mysterious murders are tied to a rogue bear. The hero, who is tracking
the bear, finds that it is really his wife, a Native American, who turns
into the bear at night and wonders the woods.
Thanks for your help.
Thomas Simiele
Soon to be Alumnus of
Kent State School of Library and Information Science>>
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