Black Elk speaks / John G. Neihardt ; with a new introduction by Philip J. Deloria and annotation by Raymond J. DeMallie ; designed by A. Shahan.
"Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century, offers readers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time. Black Elk's searing visions of the unity of humanity and Earth, conveyed by John G. Neihardt, have made this book a classic that crosses multiple genres. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota life, a history of a Native nation, or an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable"-- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9780803283923
- ISBN: 080328392X
- ISBN: 9780803283930
- ISBN: 0803283938
- Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
- Edition: Complete edition.
- Publisher: Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press : 2014.
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-339) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The offering of the pipe -- Early boyhood -- The great vision -- The bison hunt -- At the soldier's town -- HIgh Horse's courting -- Wasichus in the hills -- The fight with Three Stars -- The rubbing out of Long Hair -- Walking the black road -- The killing of Crazy Horse -- Grandmother's land -- The compelling fear -- The horse dance -- The dog vision -- Heyoka ceremony -- The first cure -- The powers of the bison and the elk -- Across the Big Water -- The spirit journey -- The messiah -- Visions of the other world -- Bad trouble coming -- The butchering at Wounded Knee -- The end of the dream -- Letter / from John G. Neihardt to Julius House, August 10, 1930 -- Gallery of the drawings / by Standing Bear, Black Elk's friend -- Letter / from John G. Neihardt to Nick Black Elk, 6 November 1930 --"A Great Indian Poet" from Of Making Many Books, June 20, 1931 -- "John G. Neihardt and Nicholas Black Elk" / by Raymond J. DeMallie -- "John G. Neihardt beyond Black Elk" / by Alexis N. Petri -- "Neihardt and Black Elk" / by Lori Utecht -- Comparison of the transcript and draft of "Origin of the Peace Pipe" -- Lakota words used in the text. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. Print book has xxxviii, 369 pages. |
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