Allan W. Eckert Books In Order

Hawk’s Hill Books In Publication Order

  1. Incident at Hawk’s Hill (1971)
  2. Return to Hawk’s Hill (1998)

Mesmerian Annals Books In Publication Order

  1. The Dark Green Tunnel (1984)
  2. The Wand (1985)

Allan W. Eckert Standalone Novels In Publication Order

  1. The Last Great Auk (1963)
  2. Wild Season (1967)
  3. Bayou Backwaters (1967)
  4. The Crossbreed (1968)
  5. The Dreaming Tree (1968)
  6. The King Snake (1968)
  7. Blue Jacket (1968)
  8. In search of a Whale (1970)
  9. The Court-Martial of Daniel Boone (1973)
  10. The HAB Theory (1976)
  11. Savage Journey (1979)
  12. Song of the Wild (1980)
  13. Johnny Logan (1983)
  14. The Scarlet Mansion (1985)
  15. That Dark and Bloody River (1995)

Allan W. Eckert Standalone Plays In Publication Order

  1. Tecumseh! (1974)

Winning of America/Narratives of America Books In Publication Order

  1. Twilight of Empire (1967)
  2. The Frontiersmen (1967)
  3. Wilderness Empire (1969)
  4. The Conquerors (1971)
  5. The Wilderness War (1978)
  6. Gateway to Empire (1984)

Winning of America/Narratives of America Books In Chronological Order

  1. The Frontiersmen (1967)
  2. Wilderness Empire (1969)
  3. The Conquerors (1971)
  4. The Wilderness War (1978)
  5. Gateway to Empire (1984)
  6. Twilight of Empire (1967)

Earth Treasures Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

  1. The Northeastern Quadrant (1985)
  2. The Southeastern Quadrant (1985)
  3. The Northwestern Quadrant (1986)
  4. The Southwestern Quadrant (1987)

Allan W. Eckert Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

  1. A Time of Terror (1965)
  2. Owls of North America (1973)
  3. The Wading Birds of North America (1978)
  4. Whattizit? Nature Pun Quizzes (1981)
  5. A Sorrow in Our Heart (1992)
  6. The World of Opals (1997)
  7. The Silent Sky (2000)
  8. Dark Journey (2009)
  9. The Infinite Dream (2011)

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Allan W. Eckert Books Overview

Incident at Hawk’s Hill

Six year old Ben is very small for his age, and gets along better with animals than people. One June day in 1870, Ben wanders away from his home on Hawk’s Hill and disappears into the waving prairie grass. This is the story of how a shy, lonely boy survives for months in the wilds and forges a bond with a female badger. ALA Notable Book. Newbery Honor Book.

Return to Hawk’s Hill

Running away from a vicious trapper, seven year old Ben MacDonald is separated from his family and eventually ends up on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, where he is taken in by a tribe of Metis Indians. This is the sequel to ‘Incident at Hawk’s Hill, ‘ a Newbery Honor book published in 1971.

The Dark Green Tunnel

This is a fantasy, a la C.S. Lewis, about twins boy and girl who find their way into a parallel world in which there are strange creatures, strange people, strange topography, and evil kings and warlocks trying to rule the entire land of Messmeria. The twins join the ‘good’ forces to help overcome the evil ones.

The Wand

The twins, Lara and Barnaby, find a new way back into Mesmeria, but in a time frame different than originally. The good Queen Mag Namodder has been kidnapped by the evil King of Bluggia and will die unless the twins and their friends can rescue her. In the effort, they encounter many dreadful hazardsand Lara becomes a witch.

The Crossbreed

His mother was a housecat gone wild a huge, tiger striped cat who survived almost certain death at the hands of a man intent upon destroying her and her family. His father was a bobcat a proud, cunning creature of the Wisconsin countryside, whose tumultuous courtship with her resulted ultimately in his own violent death. The Crossbreed himself was their largest offspring the only one that strange litter the feral housecat bore to resemble his sire, even though his markings were those of his mother. His intelligence and ability and the combination of the better attributes of both breeds enabled him to survive in a world of enemies and t undergo an incredible odyssey of over two thousand miles in four years. The Crossbreed is a swiftly paced, sometimes brutal sometimes sad, always compelling novel of an indomitable spirit; of the perfection that is nature and of the cruel and sometimes wonderfully tender moments between men and animals.

The Dreaming Tree

The Dreaming Tree is a young adult novel about a boy living in boarding shcool; a boy bullied by others in the school and who is very lonely and misunderstood. While trying to cope with his various problems, he finds solace in the woods and becomes expecially enraptured by a giant old oak, in the hollows of which live a variety of cratures. The boy often climbs to the sturdy uppermost branches where he sits and observes nature around him. On those high branches he also pretends he is many different things and dreams his dreams of what he may one day become.

The King Snake

A very special young adult nature novel about the life and adventures in survival of a North Carolina king snake, from the time of his hatching until he becomes adult. The story shows the way he lives, how he catches and eats his prey including other snakes, even poisonous ones, his value in the balance of nature and the fascinating events of his life, shedding new light and understanding about the lives of snakes, which, despite their value to man, are so often misunderstood and deliberately killed just because of what they are or what they are perceived to be.

Blue Jacket

In the year 1771, a white boy names Marmaduke Van Swearingen was captured by Shawnee Indians in what is now West Virginia but was then the edge of the American frontier. Impressed with his bravery, he was not killed but was adopted into the tribe and given the name Blue Jacket, from the blue shirt he was wearing at the time of his capture

The Court-Martial of Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone accused of treason!

Based on a true, but little known, episode in Daniel Boone’s life, Allan Eckert s first full length novel re creates the legendary frontiersman s severest test the trial for his life at Boonesborough in 1778. A captain during the Revolutionary War, Boone faces court martial and hanging for such high crimes as betraying his command to the Indians, conspiring to surrender Boonesborough, consorting with the enemy, and accepting favors from the British. And Boone pleads guilty to all of the actions detailed in the charges against him.

But he also pleads not guilty to the charge of treason, and to the amazement of the court, he insists on defending himself disregarding the advice of experienced legal counsel in favor of a plan only he himself knows.

Strong, seemingly irrefutable evidence is added to the prosecution s case with each witness. To a man, they corroborate the capture of Boone and his company by Shawnee Indians, Boone s preferential treatment in the Indian camp, his negotiations with the Shawnee chief and the British Commandant in Detroit to surrender Boonesborough, his suspicious conduct during the recent heavy siege of the village, and his adoption by the Shawnees.

Finally, confronted by almost certain conviction and an embittered hostile gallery of settlers who once trusted him, Boone mounts his defense.

Allan W. Eckert supports this rousing, highly suspenseful story of the famous frontier hero with a historian s attention to the facts of the trial and a novelist s sure feeling for the danger and adventure of the eighteenth century American wilderness. Whether capturing the rough speech of a frightened settler or weighing the patience and hunter s cunning of Daniel Boone, the author commands the same narrative power that distinguishes the six books in his Winning of America series.

The HAB Theory

‘Eckert’s plotline is terrifying and provides the reader with intense action, character developments that reek with reality, and some of the finest mind bending writing in a long, long time.’ Cincinnati Enquirer’Intrigue, love, high imagination, politics, White House and residential drama, cunning skill, technique and an overpowering sense of disaster. A great experience, it all adds up to a sizzling novel.’ Edinborough Evening News’Eckert thrusts us without warning into a breathtaking adventure. A gripping tale, monumental, captivating and enthralling, the story is a masterpiece!’ Chicago Sun Times

Savage Journey

‘Eckert’s skills as a naturalist, previously displayed in his Newbery Award winning Incident at Hawk’s Hill, are here given full expression and armchair adventurers will soon be caught in its spell. The pristine and often savage beauty of the killer rainforest is described in lush detail; the reader is right there, watching. Once the reader has been snagged, he’ll be as much a captive of the magnificent forest as is Sarah Francis and just as intent as she to survive in a paradoxically terrifying and beautiful environment. The reader cannot help by hold his breath!’ Cincinnati Enquirer

Song of the Wild

The dramatic story of a lonely and misunderstood boy who has an exhilarating relationship with animals and nature, Song of the Wild is a book for all ages. Twelve year old Caleb Erikson, who was born with a strange and wonderful talent that lets him take his mind inside any living creature he sees, sharing everything it experiences. With his special gift he can soar into the sky within a red winged blackbird, run freely inside the horses he loves, or share the experiences of a great old tree as it undergoes the violence of a storm. One remarkable summer, into Caleb’s life comes Dr. Colin Patrick, a warmhearted veterinarian with a rare sensitivity for animals and those who understands them; a man not so skeptical as others of Caleb’s amazing ability.

Johnny Logan

Johnny Logan was born Spemica Lawba, a Shawnee. Taken prisoner as a boy when his village was destroyed by an army under General Benjamin Logan, he is adopted by Logan. Later returned to his people, Johnny Logan becomes a spy for the Americans in the War of 1812 and gives up his life to prove his loyalty to the Americans.

The Scarlet Mansion

The lightly fictionalized story of America’s first known serial killer, Herman Mudgettalias Dr. Henry Holmeswho, during the 1800’s, murdered at least 133 people. His 105 room Chicago mansion contained mostly toture devices, gas chambers, and incinerators. In a dramatic cross country pursuit by Indianapolis Detective Frank Geyer, Mudgett is finally arrested in Boston and executed.

That Dark and Bloody River

The author of A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh traces the settling of the Ohio River Valley, in a fictional account of the battle between Native Americans and settlers that marked a turning point in the history of the frontier.

Tecumseh!

From Publishers Weekly Though there are many biographies of the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh 1768 1813, this effort by historical novelist Eckert The Frontiersman may spark new interest and controversy with its ‘hidden dialogue’ technique. After more than 25 years of research, the author felt free to recreate Tecumseh’s conversations and thoughts in what proves to be an entertaining blend of fact and fiction. The orator and organizer’s life was shaped by his tribe’s tragic confrontation with westward moving whites, who encroached on Native American lands along the Ohio River valley. His long struggle against this dispossession led Tecumseh to create a historic confederacy of tribes, but this crowning achievement was destroyed by his own brother at Tippecanoe in 1811. Eckert’s dialogue is clunky, yet his colorful evocation of this seminal American figure will be more broadly accessible than are drier, more factual accounts. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Twilight of Empire

One of the premier chroniclers of our nation’s turbulent frontier history, Allan W. Ecker now presents another spellbinding chapter in the conquest of the American wilderness. Here is the powerful, compellingly human story of the white man’s struggle to claim the rich land of the Northern Mississippi ancestral home of the Fox and Sac tribes from the legendary war chief Black Hawk. Having killed his first enemy at sixteen. This proud, brooding warrior extends a hand in friendship to the Spanish and the British, but harbors a lifelong hatred for the Americans, who once burned his home village. Now charged by the president himself, the ambitious governor of Illinois Territory leads a brave and illustrious group of settlers and soldiers to wrest the beautiful land from a nation of destiny and a noble chieftain fated to be betrayed by his own kind.

The Frontiersmen

The Frontiersmen were a remarkable breed of men. They were often rough and illiterate, sometimes brutal and vicious, often seeking an escape in the wilderness of mid America from crimes committed back east. In the beautiful but deadly country which would one day come to be known as West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, more often than not they left their bones to bleach beside forest paths or on the banks of the Ohio River, victims of Indians who claimed the vast virgin territory and strove to turn back the growing tide of whites. These frontiersmen are the subjects of Allan Eckert’s dramatic history. Against the background of such names as George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, Arthur St. Clair, Anthony Wayne, Simon Girty and William Henry Harrison, Eckert has recreated the life of one of America’s most outstanding heroes, Simon Kenton. Kenton’s role in opening the Northwest Territory to settlement more than rivaled that of his friend Daniel Boone. By his eighteenth birthday, Kenton had already won frontier renown as woodsman, fighter and scout. His incredible physical strength and endurance, his great dignity and innate kindness made him the ideal prototype of the frontier hero. Yet there is another story to The Frontiersmen. It is equally the story of one of history’s greatest leaders, whose misfortune was to be born to a doomed cause and a dying race. Tecumseh, the brilliant Shawnee chief, welded together by the sheer force of his intellect and charisma an incredible Indian confederacy that came desperately close to breaking the thrust of the white man’s westward expansion. Like Kenton, Tecumseh was the paragon of his people’s virtues, and the story of his life, in Allan Eckert’s hands, reveals most profoundly the grandeur and the tragedy of the American Indian. No less importantly, The Frontiersmen is the story of wilderness America itself, its penetration and settlement, and it is Eckert’s particular grace to be able to evoke life and meaning from the raw facts of this story. In The Frontiersmen not only do we care about our long forgotten fathers, we live again with them. Researched for seven years, The Frontiersmen is the first in Mr. Eckert’s ‘The Winning of America’ series.

Wilderness Empire

For over two hundred years no Indian force in America was so powerful and feared as the Iroquois League. Throughout two thirds of this continent, the cry of ‘The Iroquois are coming!’ was enough to demoralize entire tribes. But these Iroquois occupied and controlled a vast Wilderness Empire which beckoned like a precious gem to foreign powers. France and England secured toeholds and suddenly each was claiming as its own this land of the Iroquois. Alliance with the Indians was the key; whichever power controlled them could destroy the other. Wilderness Empire is the gripping narrative of the eighteenth century struggle of these two powers to win for themselves the allegiance of the Indians in a war for territorial dominance, yet without letting these Indians know that the prize of the war would be this very Iroquois land. It is the story of English strength hamstrung by incredible incompetence, of French power sapped by devastating corruption. It is the story of the English, Indian and French individuals whose lives intertwine in the greatest territorial struggle in American history the French and Indian War.

The Conquerors

The Conquerors, the third volume in Allan Eckert’s acclaimed series, The Winning of America, continues the narrative of The Frontiersmen and Wilderness Empire: the violent and monumental story of the wresting of the North American continent from the Indians. But the locale has moved westward to the northern frontiers of Pennsylvania, to Michigan and the Green Bay area, especially the crucial outposts of Fort Pitt and Fort Detroit, Sandusky and Mackinac. Wilderness Empire concluded with the English victory in the French and Indian War, a conquest which gave them possession of an immense North American empire. Now English soldiers and traders began the trek across the wilderness to man the former French outposts, to secure the land for the Crown and to exploit its riches. But these men were to find that the conquest of the Northwest did not end with the defeat of the French. The Indians had only resentment for the English, whom they regarded not as conquerors, but as unwelcome interlopers on their own ancestral lands. At last, provoked beyond endurance by restrictive policies, and encouraged by agents of the French, the most powerful tribes of the region united behind the charismatic Pontiac, war chief of the Ottawa, in a concerted effort to drive the English forever form the Northwest. The Conquerors is the story of Pontiac’s uprising and the men involved in it: the conquering English, both soldiers and intrepid civilians, who undertook the dangers of the Indian trade for profit and the adventure of opening a new land; and, most importantly, the Indians, who refused to accept the yoke of the conquered and were driven to violence to protect their homes and their way of life from the encroachment of an alien civilization. Combining the accuracy of a chronicle and the spellbinding pace of a story well told, Allan Eckert evokes the high drama of the conquest of the Northwest and the breathtaking grandeur of the land itself.

The Wilderness War

The Wilderness War is the eagerly awaited fourth volume in Allan W. Eckert’s acclaimed series of narratives, The Winning of America, the violent and monumental description of the wresting of the North American continent from the Indians.

Two hundred fifty years had elapsed since the Five Nations, the greatest of the Indian tribes, ceased their continual warfare among themselves and banded together for mutual defense. Their union had created the feared and formidable Iroquois League; their empire stretched from Lake Champlain, across New York to Niagara Falls. Theirs was a remarkable form of representative government that presaged our own, and their wealth lay in the vast, beautiful lands abundant with crops. As warriors they were unsurpassed even the depredations of the recent French and Indian War could not diminish their prowess.

But by 1770 the white men living in their land were fighting among themselves again, and war came once more to the Iroquois land.

The Wilderness War begins in 1763 where the second book in this series, Wilderness Empire, concluded with the English victory over the French in the French and Indian War and continues through the American Revolution to 1780, by which time the Iroquois League had been ruptured and the Indians dispossessed of their homelands.

Their defeat and humiliation occurred despite the valor of their famous war chief Thayendanegea, better known as Joseph Brant, who had allied his tribes with the one man the Iroquois loved and trusted, Sir William Johnson, Colonial Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and subsequently with Johnson s son and nephew, leaders of the Tory forces in New York.

Based on an abundance of primary sources: original letters and notes, diaries and journals, deeds, wills, military records, Indian tribal records, logbooks, newspapers and magazines and government reports, and dominated by the compelling character of Chief Joseph Brant, The Wilderness War gives a factual account sustained with the suspense and pace of first rate fiction of the last years of the Iroquois Empire and the first years of the American nation. Allan W. Eckert has molded the raw facts of history into a moving, perceptive and penetrating narrative. It is filled with the pathos and action, humanity and savagery which were all a part of survival on the expanding American frontier.

Gateway to Empire

With his unmatched ability to bring our vibrant early history to life, Allan W. Eckert now presents his latest saga of the battle for the North American wilderness. Here, in all its fascinating human drama, is the struggle to control the ‘Gateway to Empire‘ Chicago Portage, the vital link between the East and the untapped riches of the west. Caught up in the turbulent sweep of events are two men John Kinzie, a successful trader with a heroic taste for a new frontiers who fought to live in mutual respect with the Indians, and Tecumseh the Shawnee leader, a man of unparalleled wisdom and courage who would see his dream of a united Indian empire betrayed. As the British move toward the war 1812 both men and their people would be trapped in a tragic conflict that would threaten the land they so passionately loved.

The Northeastern Quadrant

Here at last, is the ultimate guidebook to actual locales that can be driven to for collecting rocks, minerals and fossils in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. The four volumes, with over 1,200 maps, describe over 5,000 specific sites; this Volume 1 includes over 300 to scale maps marked with over 1,000 collecting sites and detailed directions on getting there, the types of rocks, minerals and fossils to be found at each site, and how and where to search once you’ve arrived.

The Southeastern Quadrant

Here at last, is the ultimate guidebook to actual locales that can be driven to for collecting rocks, minerals and fossils in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The four volumes, with over 1,200 maps, describe over 5,000 specific sites; this Volume 2 includes over 300 to scale maps marked with over 1,000 collecting sites and detailed directions on getting there, the types of rocks, minerals and fossils to be found at each site, and how and where to search once you’ve arrived.

The Northwestern Quadrant

Here at last, is the ultimate guidebook to actual locales that can be driven to for collecting rocks, minerals and fossils in Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming. The four volumes, with over 1,200 maps, describe over 5,000 sprecific sites; this Volume 3 includes over 300 to scale maps marked with over 1,000 collecting sites and detailed directions on getting there, the types of rocks, minerals and fossils to be found at each site, and how and where to search once you’ve arrived.

The Southwestern Quadrant

Here at last, is the ultimate guidebook to actual locales that can be driven to for collecting rocks, minerals and fossils in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. The four volumes, with over 1,200 maps, describe over 5,000 specific sites; this Volume 4 includes over 300 to scale maps marked with over 1,000 collecting sites and detailed directions on getting there, the types of rocks, minerals and fossils to be found at each site, and how and where to search once you’ve arrived.

A Sorrow in Our Heart

From Publishers Weekly Though there are many biographies of the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh 1768 1813, this effort by historical novelist Eckert The Frontiersman may spark new interest and controversy with its ‘hidden dialogue’ technique. After more than 25 years of research, the author felt free to recreate Tecumseh’s conversations and thoughts in what proves to be an entertaining blend of fact and fiction. The orator and organizer’s life was shaped by his tribe’s tragic confrontation with westward moving whites, who encroached on Native American lands along the Ohio River valley. His long struggle against this dispossession led Tecumseh to create a historic confederacy of tribes, but this crowning achievement was destroyed by his own brother at Tippecanoe in 1811. Eckert’s dialogue is clunky, yet his colorful evocation of this seminal American figure will be more broadly accessible than are drier, more factual accounts. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The World of Opals

Centuries after it was first discovered, the opal remains the undisputed Queen of Gems. A stone of incredible beauty and variety, with a background rich in myth, adventure, and intrigue, it is considered by many to be the most desirable, the most handsome, and the most precious of all gemstones. The first comprehensive book on the subject in over thirty years, The World of Opals is a complete guide to the science and history of these remarkable gems. It begins with a thorough examination of the physical properties and attributes of common and precious opals, with up to date information on opal formation, extraction, storage, and cutting. Next, it chronicles man’s involvement with the stone from 4000 B.C. to the present, following the opal through countless reversals of fortune and mythology as talisman, prognostic aid, patron stone of thieves, and bearer of bad luck. Readers will find fascinating de tails about the discovery, whereabouts, and value of famous opals, from such classic specimens as the Burning of Troy Opal to the Bonanza Opal and other more recent discoveries. Finally, the book surveys today’s major opal producing areas and provides current information on opal occurrence worldwide. Punctuating the text are useful tables, extensive glossaries of opal types and opal related terms, and beautiful photographs that capture the essence and mystery of this most exquisite stone. Accessible and authoritative, The World of Opals is a first rate reference that will be consulted by mineral and gem enthusiasts for years to come. The complete guide to the science and history of opalsThe World of Opals contains thorough and accessible coverage of all aspects of the legendary Queen of Gems. It features the latest information on how opals are formed, where they are found, and how the stone is mined, and explores the fascinating history and mythology of opals throughout the ages. An indispensable addition to the library of every mineral and gem enthusiast, this definitive reference includes: In depth material on physical properties, attributes, and handling A multifaceted examination of opal formation, opalized fossils and pseudomorphs, and opal types Famous and distinctive opals, including weight, origin, date of discovery, and background An up to date survey of major opal fields, plus an alphabetical guide to opal occurrence worldwide Extensive glossaries of opal types and related terms, plus bibliography, tables, photographs, and more

The Silent Sky

This nature novel, by following the hatching and lifetime experiences of the last know wild passenger pigeon, chronicles the life, natural history, and ultimate extinction of this species which was once the most abundant bird species in North America. The last wild bird was killed in 1900; the last captive bird died in 1914.

Dark Journey

A region of such wealth and beauty as Upper California could not long be hidden from the eyes of restless Americans pressing steadily westward. In 1841 a party of men, women, and children set out from Missouri led by John Bidwell, the prince of California pioneers. Their trip to California across the plains and mountains, as revealed in the journal of their leaders, is a tribute to human courage, endurance, and faith. We knew only, Bidwell wrote, that California lay to the west. The Bidwell pioneers were followed by many other parties, including the Donner Reed party. Caught in the Sierra Nevada mountains by the icy grip of an early winter, the Donner party built crude shelters and struggled to survive. Soup made of boiled leather and powdered bones became a luxury. Of the 79 persons who started, 34 died before an expedition out of California rescued the survivors. Allan Eckert’s new book, Dark Journey, provides an accurate and comprehensive, yet dramatic, picture of the Donner Reed Wagon Train s grim, harrowing odyssey from Illinois westward to California, beginning in the spring of 1846 and finally mercifully ending in the spring of the following year. It is the result of extended and intensive research through a multitude of original documents and contemporary accounts of this poignant chapter in American history. Dark Journey is fact, not fiction, The incidents described in this work actually occurred; the dates are historically accurate; the characters, regardless of how major or minor, actually lived the roles in which they are herein portrayed. In this volume, certain techniques normally associated with the novel form have been utilized to help provide continuity and narrative flow but never at the expense of historical accuracy. Where dialogue is used, it is actual quoted conversation from historical sources. Otherwise it is reconstructed from historically recorded interchanges between individuals but not written then as dialogue. In other instances, historical fact has been utilized in the form of conversation to maintain dramatic narrative pace but unfailingly in keeping with the character and fundamental perspective of the individual speaking the words.

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