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xviii, 599 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
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English
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"Describes the life of the Native American holy man who fought at Little Big Horn, witnessed the death of his cousin Crazy Horse, traveled to Europe as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and became a traditionalist in the Ghost Dance movement"--
"Black Elk, the Native American holy man, is known to millions of readers around the world from his 1932 testimonial Black Elk Speaks. Adapted by the poet John G. Neihardt from a series of interviews with...
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English
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A biography of Black Elk, from his childhood in the American West to his efforts to teach the world about his people's religion and culture, preserving the Native American way of life and his belief that we all have the power to make the world a better place.
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xxxviii, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
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"Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century, offers readers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time. Black Elk's searing visions of the unity of humanity and Earth, conveyed by John G. Neihardt, have made this book a classic that crosses multiple genres. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota...
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