Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Michael Dorris

Born: January 30, 1945
Died: April 10, 1997 (aged 52)
Bio: Michael Anthony Dorris was an American novelist and scholar who was the first Chair of the Native American Studies program at Dartmouth. His works include the memoir, The Broken Cord and the novel, A Yellow Raft in Blue Water.
Known for:
- A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1987)
- Morning Girl (1992)
- Broken Cord (1989)
- Sees Behind Trees (1996)
- The Crown of Columbus (1991)