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what is the book The Window about?

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Dorris, born in Concord, NH to Jim and Mary Besy (Burkhardt) Dorris in Louisville, Kentucky, was of mixed Modoc Indian, Irish, and French blood. Okay born in Concord or Louisville, it could not have been both. He died in Concord I know that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.30.220.220 (talk • contribs)

You're right -- though interestingly, Contemporary Authors Online says, "Born January 30, 1945, Louisville, KY (some sources say Dayton, WA)". I'll update and cite. Deborah-jl _Talk 01:29, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That still doesn't answer the question: was he born in Louisville, KY, Kansas City, or Dayton, WA? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.219.97.152 (talk) 23:10, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Major expansion needed[edit]

Michael Dorris was an author first and foremost, and it's very wrong that the really quite horrible tragedy of his life is so firmly to the fore on this page. At the very least there should be summaries of The Broken Cord and A Yellow Raft in Blue Water here. Unfortunately, I haven't read either: could someone who has please expand this article's literary content? Vizjim 08:14, 31 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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The reason there is no record of Mornin' Gurl is because Dorris' book is called Morning Girl. It won the Scott O'Dell Award. It is a wonderful children's book - every parent should read it to their children - especially their daughters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.132.100.17 (talk) 21:01, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Father's suicide[edit]

Newsweek reports that "Dorris's own father committed suicide upon returning home from World War II. Michael learned about the suicide when he was in college, yet in a 1989 essay he said his father was killed on 'an icy mountain road' in Germany during the war." https://www.newsweek.com/death-native-son-171578 2601:647:6801:3C80:BD8D:E4CC:7FFB:B739 (talk) 01:28, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]