...... ...liographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in a number of languages and countries around the world. Our mission is to serv... ... reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mecha... ...he publisher. Printed in the United States of America Prologue 1855 PACIFIC NORTHWEST TERRITORY PUGETSOUND THE SUN HAD descended in the afterno... ...he spirit of his ancestors had The Soul Bearer :I come from a land far to the north, the Land ofIce, and if he lis­ tened closely he could hear the... ...fe was hectic, filled with busy-work and obligation. He enjoyed teaching at the University, but for most of the year he had allowed himself to be pu... ...sted in helping me identifY it." "Why? You've got a team of archeologist at the University," she said, and shuffled some papers. "This is not a nor... ... to choke the proverbial horse, "Senator Langdon, the Ranking Re­ publican from Texas said, and a nervous ripple of laughter flut­ tered throughout t... ... on that, Mr. Secretary?" Before he could answer, the husky voiced Senator from Texas bellowed, " Mr. Chairman, with all due respect, we have been s...

...Beside a riverbed, an old man sits lost in his thoughts; he is SEATTLE, Chief of the Suqamish Indians. He remembers his boyhood when his grandfather foretold him of his destiny, when he was told of the Web Of Life and his duties as it's protector. The Web of Life, they believe, is the symbiotic connect...