| The Jailing of Cecelia Capture Contributor(s): Hale, Janet Campbell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826310036 ISBN-13: 9780826310033 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1987 Annotation: Cecelia Capture Welles, and Indian law student and mother of two, is jailed on her thirtieth birthday for drunk driving. Held on an old welfare fraud charge, she reflects back on her life on the reservation in Idaho, her days as and unwed mother in San Francisco, her marriage to a white liberal, and her decision to return to college. This mixed inheritance of ambition and despair brings her to the brink of suicide. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 87001662 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.56" W x 8.28" (0.66 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cecelia Capture Welles, an Indian law student and mother of two, is jailed on her thirtieth birthday for drunk driving. Held on an old welfare fraud charge, she reflects back on her life on the reservation in Idaho, her days as an unwed mother in San Francisco, her marriage to a white liberal, and her decision to return to college. This mixed inheritance of ambition and despair brings her to the brink of suicide. The Jailing of Cecelia Capture is a beautifully written book. Janet Campbell Hale's gifts are genuine and deeply felt.--Toni Morrison |
Contributor Bio(s): Hale, Janet Campbell: - Janet Campbell Hale is also the author of Bloodlines, winner of the American Book Award. She is a member of the Coeur d'Alene tribe of northern Idaho. |