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Book SynopsisBilly Frank Jr was an early participant in the fight for tribal fishing rights during the 1960s. Roughed up, belittled, and arrested many times at Frank's Landing on the Nisqually River, he emerged as one of the most influential Northwest Indians in modern history.
Trade Review"Heffernan's conversational writing style moves readers fluidly from the distant past through the turbulent times of the 1960s and the 1970s to the calmer waters of the present."
-- Andrew H. Fisher * Oregon Historical Quarterly *
"The photographs and personal stories alone make it worth an interested reader's time."
-- Steven M. Fountain * H-Net *
"Trova has done a good job getting the reader into the narrative flow of Frank's admirable life; she's not afraid of quoting people who pull no punches."
-- Mike Dillon * City Living *
"Heffernan talked to all the right people to write this book, from fellow Indian rights warrior Hank Adams to Franks's son, Willie Frank III . . . Heffernan caught up with Frank six times for face-to-face interviews filled with candor, insight and patchwork quotes only Frank could knit together."
-- John Dodge * The Olympian *
"Heffernan’s biography of Billy Frank, Jr., is a lively and recommended addition to the growing scholarship on Native American salmon fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest and joins Charles Wilkinson’s Messages from Frank’s Landing (2000) as one of the key books on Frank and his widespread influence….Frank and his allies’ voices shine throughout the book, and their vivid anecdotes and vibrant quotations make for a very compelling history."
-- Shawn Bailey * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *
Table of ContentsPreface
Prologue
Introduction
1. Spirit of the Father
2. “I Live Here!”
3. The Survivor
4. Surveillance
5. Renegades
6. Canoes and Clashes
7. As Long as the Rivers Run
8. Takeovers
9. The Shelf Life of Treaties
10. Storm
11. The Politics of Salmon
12. Bridge Builder
13. Resilience
14. The Negotiator
15. Clear Creek Hatchery
16. Submerged
17. The Tough Guy
18. “You were always there for me”
19. The Catalyst
20. Operation Chainsmoker
21. Hard Truths
22. Dreams and Legacies
Acknowledgments
Billy Frank Jr. Family Tree
Source Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
