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Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Tales Retold

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Item Height: 0.6 in Number of Pages: 253 Pages Topic: Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies Language: English Format: Trade Paperback Publication Year: 1990 Author: Charles A. Eastman, Elaine Goodale Eastman height: 0.6 in Publisher: University of Nebraska Press Book Title: Wigwam Evenings : Sioux Tales Retold width: 5.4 in Item Weight: 9.9 Oz Features: Reprint Item Length: 8.4 in Item Width: 5.4 in ISBN: 9780803267176 Illustrator: Yes Genre: Social Science

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Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Tales Retold. Language: English. Number of Pages: 253. Weight: 0.68 lbs. Publication Date: 1990-09-01. Publisher: Bison Books. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Tales Retold ISBN13: 9780803267176 ISBN10: 0803267177 Author: Eastman, Charles A. (Author), Eastman, Elaine Goodale (Author), Dorris, Michael (Introduction by) Description: Charles Eastman, In Collaboration With His Wife, Elaine Goodale Eastman, Has Assembled In This Collection A Composite, Condensed Sampling Of His Tribe's Values, And Presents Them In A Language That Is At Once Direct And Engaging To Say These Allegories Are 'Wise' Begs The Question; They Are The Distilled Conclusions Of Generations Upon Generations Of Plains Society And Point To The Essence Of What It Is To Be A Decent, Thoughtful, Respectable Human Being--A Sioux Tao Told In Prose A Child Of Any Culture, Of Any Time, Can Comprehend Charles A Eastman (Ohiyesa) (1858-1939) Was A Mixed-Blood Sioux Who Became One Of The Best-Known Indians Of His Time He Earned A Bachelor's Degree From Dartmouth And A Medical Degree From Boston University From His First Appointment As A Physician At Pine Ridge Agency; Where He Witnessed The Events That Culminated In The Wounded Knee Massacre, He Sought To Bring Understanding Between Native And Non-Native Americans He Wrote Eleven Books, Some, Such As Sister To The Sioux (Also Available As A Bison Book), In Collaboration With Elaine Goodale Eastman His From The Deep Woods To Civilization: Chapters In The Autobiography Of An Indian, Indian Boyhood, Indian Heroes And Great Chieftains, Old Indian Days, And The Soul Of The Indian: An Interpretation Are All Available As Bison Books Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Bison Books Publication Date: 1990-09-01 Weight: 0.68 lbs Dimensions: 0.64'' H x 7.93'' L x 5.38'' W Number of Pages: 253 Language: English

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