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Julius Temple House
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
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John G. Neihardt
Internationally known for Black Elk Speaks and A Cycle of the West , John G Neihardt (1881-1973) wrote in almost all major genres. This work includes nearly forty selections representing…
Timothy G. Anderson
Biography of John G. Neihardt, past poet laureate of Nebraska, and author of the million-copy-selling Black Elk Speaks.
Cengage Learning Gale
A study guide for John G. Neihardt’s Black Elk Speaks , excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Literary themes for Students: the American Dream series. This concise study guide includes plot summary…
How important were Sioux authors such as Charles Eastman in the opinion of the writer responsible for Black Elk Speaks? What will be the legacy of modern poetry according to…
Hilda Martinsen Neihardt
Mona Martinsen was a tall, striking, visionary sculptor studying in Paris. John G Neihardt was a short, brilliant, but impoverished poet and writer. This work tells the story of how…
Reveals the author himself to be a uniquely sensitive interpreter of Lakota theology, philosophy, and history - which are all one in traditionalist Lakota thought. This title offers an insight…
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Features a narrative that begins in 1822, when Smith ascended the Missouri River in the first fur-trading expedition of William H. Ashley and Andrew Henry, and ends in 1831, when…
John G Neihardt
First anthology of poems published by John Neihardt; well received
First published epic poem by John Neihardt
The first volume in this two-volume edition of A Cycle of the West includes The Song of Three Friends (1919), which received the National Prize of the Poetry Society of…
The River and I, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made…
Based on characters and situations introduced originally in the acclaimed short stories ‘The Discarded Fetish’ and ‘Beyond the Spectrum’, ‘The Dawn-Builder’ was Neihardt’s first novel, written during an experimental creative…
Originally published just months after his marriage to Mona Martinsen, the poems collected in Man-Song celebrate passionate love and offer many personal glimpses of the young John Neihardt. Unashamedly erotic…
The creative energy that would in time produce A Cycle of the West and Black Elk Speaks is apparent in his first book, The Divine Enchantment, published in 1990 when…
Before his poem A Cycle of the West , John G Neihardt wrote many short stories that found favor with readers and critics. This work offers a collection of tales…
Covering the years 1901-1908, the author weaves a mosaic of personal fulfillment, joy and sorrow, reflecting on the successes and failures he experienced during his mature years. He shares a…
Coming four years after The Dawn Builder (1910), John G. Neihardt’s second novel portrays the lives of Black Hills miners and of those who preyed on them. Life’s Lure takes…
Deals with the tragic defeat of the Plains Indians. This work includes The Song of the Indian Wars (1925) and The Song of the Messiah (1935).
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Featured in magazines between 1905 and 1908, the nine stories in this work present vulnerable fur-traders and Indians, demi-devils and almost-angels. These stories include Feather for Feather, A Political Coup…
In 1908, John Neihardt (1881-1973) and two companions traveled the Missouri River in a twenty-foot canoe, beginning at the headwaters in Montana and ending up at Sioux City, Iowa. This…
John Neihardt, celebrated for his cycle of epic poems about the American West and for Black Elk Speaks, was in his nineties when he wrote this engaging book about growing…
Written by the author who in 1908 along with two companions traveled the Missouri River in a twenty-foot canoe, beginning at the headwaters in Montana and ending up at Sioux…
Presents a sweeping saga of the American West and John G. Neihardt’s exhilarating vision of frontier history. It is infused with wonder, nostalgia, and a keen appreciation of epic history…
Martin Setzkorn
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: keine, University of Rostock, course: Imaginary Homelands - Indians, 6 entries in the bibliography, language: English…
This beautiful memoir traces the life of John Neihardt, from his early childhood on the banks of the Missouri River to his career as a writer and poet. Combining vivid…
This is John Neihardt’s mature and reflective interpretation of the old Sioux way of life. He served as a translator of the Sioux past, whose audience has proved not to…
David C. Posthumus adds new clarity through his annotations, thus introducing John G. Neihardt’s Eagle Voice Remembers to a new generation of readers and presenting a fresh understanding for fans…
