| American Indian Stories Contributor(s): Zitkala-Sa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1605203777 ISBN-13: 9781605203775 Publisher: Cosimo Classics OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Part autobiographical and part folkloric, these essays and stories by the Lakota Zitkala-Sa, or "Red Bird"-the pen name of Native American writer and activist GERTRUDE SIMMONS BONNIN (1876-1938)-are renowned for being among the first works of contemporary Native American history, culture, and experience to come direct from a Native American, unedited and uninfluenced by outsiders. This 1921 collection-some of which originally appeared in magazines including The Atlantic Monthly and Harper's-includes: [ "The School Days of an Indian Girl" [ "An Indian Teacher Among Indians" [ "The Great Spirit" [ "The Soft-Hearted Sioux" [ "A Warrior's Daughter" [ "A Dream of Her Grandfather" [ "The Widespread Enigma of Blue-Star Woman" [ and more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5" W x 8" (0.49 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Part autobiographical and part folkloric, these essays and stories by the Lakota Zitkala-Sa, or "Red Bird"-the pen name of Native American writer and activist GERTRUDE SIMMONS BONNIN (1876-1938)-are renowned for being among the first works of contemporary Native American history, culture, and experience to come direct from a Native American, unedited and uninfluenced by outsiders. This 1921 collection-some of which originally appeared in magazines including The Atlantic Monthly and Harper's-includes: - "The School Days of an Indian Girl" - "An Indian Teacher Among Indians" - "The Great Spirit" - "The Soft-Hearted Sioux" - "A Warrior's Daughter" - "A Dream of Her Grandfather" - "The Widespread Enigma of Blue-Star Woman" - and more. |