| Alex Posey: Creek Poet, Journalist, and Humorist Contributor(s): Littlefield, Daniel F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 080327968X ISBN-13: 9780803279681 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: "" Most of Alexander Posey's short and remarkable life was devoted to literary pursuits. Through a widely circulated satirical column published under the pseudonym Fus Fixico, he did much to document and draw attention to conditions in Indian Territory. He rose to prominence among the Creeks and played a leading role as spokesman on a number of serious political issues. Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. has written the first full biography of Alexander Posey, a pioneer of American Indian literature and a shaper of public opinion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 91014538 |
| Lexile Measure: 1390 |
| Series: American Indian Lives |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.03" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 330 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Oklahoma |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most of Alexander Posey's short and remarkable life was devoted to literary pursuits. Through a widely circulated satirical column published under the pseudonym Fus Fixico, he did much to document and draw attention to conditions in Indian Territory. He rose to prominence among the Creeks and played a leading role as spokesman on a number of serious political issues. Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. has written the first full biography of Alexander Posey, a pioneer of American Indian literature and a shaper of public opinion. Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. is a professor of English at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and director of the American Native Press Archives. He is the editor, with Carol A. Petty Hunter, of Alexander Posey's Fus Fixico Letters (Nebraska 1993). |