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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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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Upper Skagit Library | 978 NEI | 1001463 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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John G. Neihardt (1881â1973) is the author of several classics, including A Cycle of the West and Eagle Voice Remembers, both available in Bison Books editions. He was named Nebraskaâs first poet laureate and foremost poet of the nation by the National Poetry Center in 1936.