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Written and illustrated by James Houston, Ghost Paddle is a Northwest Coast Indian tale. The story: Hootis, a young prince of the Raven clan, has lived fifteen winters, but he has never known a time of peace. Misunderstanding and treachery have produced a state of warfare between his tribe and the people of the Inland River, destroying the once-flourishing trade between them. Now his father, the famous chieftain Sea Wolf, decides that the time has come to go and seek peace. He skillfully carves for his son a paddle that he has seen in a dream and leads a party of unarmed young people from his tribe on a dangerous trek into the heart of enemy territory. When in a dramatic climax to the tale, Hootis is forced to fight an unequal battle with only his "ghost" paddle for a weapon, he learns that making peace requires as much courage as waging war.

Author

James Houston

Publisher

New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Published

1972

Language

EN

ISBN

9780152307608

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile

Updated

2026-03-24