| Lost Creeks: Collected Journals Contributor(s): Posey, Alexander (Author), Sivils, Matthew Wynn (Editor), Sivils, Matthew Wynn (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803216289 ISBN-13: 9780803216280 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Literary Collections | American - General - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008045520 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lost Creeks collects for the first time all the journals and shorter autobiographical works of noted Muscogee (Creek) writer, humorist, and political activist Alexander Posey (1873-1908). In his brief but productive life Posey became an influential political spokesperson, man of letters, and advocate for better conditions in Indian Territory. Posey's journals reveal much about his turbulent but noteworthy political career, his personal aspirations and challenges, and the creative process behind not only his poetry and short stories but also his famed Fus Fixico letters. Drawing on extensive archival research, Matthew Wynn Sivils produces a carefully annotated edition of the journals and also provides abundant contextual information. This volume enriches and personalizes the legacy of this remarkable Native writer and provides new insight into the beginnings of twentieth-century Native intellectual, political, and literary movements and traditions. |