The Lynching of Louie Sam
Fifteen-year-old George Gillies lives in the Washington Territory in the late 1800s, where white settlers have an uneasy relationship with the indigenous people living there. When a local man is found murdered, suspicion falls on Louie Sam, a young member of the Stó:lō tribe. George and his best friend, Pete, follow a lynch mob north into Canada, where the terrified boy is seized and hung.
Racked with doubts, George begins to ask questions. Was Louie Sam really a murderer? As George uncovers the truth, tensions in the town rise, and he must face his own part in the tragedy.
Inspired by a true story.
- Author
- Elizabeth Stewart
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- Annick Press
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781554514380
- Genres
- fiction, historical, teen, canada, mystery
- Release date
- 2012
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