| Woman Who Watches Over the World: A Native Memoir Contributor(s): Hogan, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393323056 ISBN-13: 9780393323054 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: An award-winning Chickasaw poet and novelist renders a powerful history of her family and the way in which tribal history informs her own past. Ultimately, she sees herself and her people whole again and presents an illuminating story of personal spiritual triumph. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00049005 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.06" W x 7.82" (0.50 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I sat down to write a book about pain and ended up writing about love, says award-winning Chickasaw poet and novelist Linda Hogan. In this book, she recounts her difficult childhood as the daughter of an army sergeant, her love affair at age fifteen with an older man, the legacy of alcoholism, the troubled history of her adopted daughters, and her own physical struggles since a recent horse accident. She shows how historic and emotional pain are passed down through generations, blending personal history with stories of important Indian figures of the past such as Lozen, the woman who was the military strategist for Geronimo, and Ohiesha, the Santee Sioux medical doctor who witnessed the massacre at Wounded Knee. Ultimately, Hogan sees herself and her people whole again and gives an illuminating story of personal triumph. This wise and compassionate offering deserves to be widely read.--Publishers Weekly, starred review |
Contributor Bio(s): Hogan, Linda: - Linda Hogan was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Mean Spirit. Her other honors include an American Book Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She lives in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. |