num_pages: 384
description: Early in this century, rivers of oil were found beneath Oklahoma land belonging to Indian people, and beautiful Grace Blanket became the richest person in the Territory. But she was murdered by the greed of white men, and the Graycloud family, who cared for her daughter, began dying mysteriously. Letters sent to Washington, D.C. begging for help went unanswered, until at last a Native American government official, Stace Red Hawk, traveled west to investigate. What he found has been documented by history: rampant fraud, intimidation, and murder. But he also found something truly extraordinary--his deepest self and abiding love for his people, and their brave past.
language: English
title: Mean Spirit
titlecomplete: Mean Spirit
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Contemporary, Historical, Westerns, Native Americans, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels, School
ratings_count: 1297
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Ivy Books