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Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes

Nine Indian Writers on the Legacy of the Expedition

Nine Indian Writers on the Legacy of the Expedition

By Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

By Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

By Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

By Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

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Jun 12, 2007 | ISBN 9781400077496

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Dec 10, 2008 | ISBN 9780307487452

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    About Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes

    At the heart of this landmark collection of essays rests a single question: What impact, good or bad, immediate or long-range, did Lewis and Clark’s journey have on the Indians whose homelands they traversed? The nine writers in this volume each provide their own unique answers; from Pulitzer prize-winner N. Scott Momaday, who offers a haunting essay evoking the voices of the past; to Debra Magpie Earling’s illumination of her ancestral family, their survival, and the magic they use to this day; to Mark N. Trahant’s attempt to trace his own blood back to Clark himself; and Roberta Conner’s comparisons of the explorer’s journals with the accounts of the expedition passed down to her. Incisive and compelling, these essays shed new light on our understanding of this landmark journey into the American West.

    About Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes

    At the heart of this landmark collection of essays rests a single question: What impact, good or bad, immediate or long-range, did Lewis and Clark’s journey have on the Indians whose homelands they traversed? The nine writers in this volume each provide their own unique answers; from Pulitzer prize-winner N. Scott Momaday, who offers a haunting essay evoking the voices of the past; to Debra Magpie Earling’s illumination of her ancestral family, their survival, and the magic they use to this day; to Mark N. Trahant’s attempt to trace his own blood back to Clark himself; and Roberta Conner’s comparisons of the explorer’s journals with the accounts of the expedition passed down to her. Incisive and compelling, these essays shed new light on our understanding of this landmark journey into the American West.

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    About Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., a leading historian of the American West, was the author of many award-winning books, including The Patriot Chiefs, The Indian Heritage of America, Now That the Buffalo’s Gone, The Civil War in the American West, 500 Nations, and A Walk Toward Oregon…. More about Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

    About Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., a leading historian of the American West, was the author of many award-winning books, including The Patriot Chiefs, The Indian Heritage of America, Now That the Buffalo’s Gone, The Civil War in the American West, 500 Nations, and A Walk Toward Oregon…. More about Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

    Product Details

    Category: Essays & Literary Collections | Indigenous Peoples’ History | 19th Century U.S. History

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Vintage
    Jun 12, 2007 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400077496

    Category: Essays & Literary Collections | Indigenous Peoples’ History | 19th Century U.S. History

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 10, 2008 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780307487452

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    Praise

    “A remarkable book…gives both the event and the era a fresh perspective.” —The St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Every story has two sides, and until now, the Indian point of view has scarcely been heard.” —San Francisco Chronicle“[A] compulsively readable book…should be required reading for all Americans.” —Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Table Of Contents

    Author’s Note
    Map
    Introduction

    PART ONE

    Frenchmen, Bears, and Sandbars
    by Vine Deloria, Jr.

    What We See
    by Debra Magpie Earling

    Who’s Your Daddy?
    by Mark D. Trahant

    Merriwether and Billy and the Indian Business
    by Bill Yellowtail

    Our People Have Always Been Here
    by Roberta Conner

    PART TWO

    Mandan and Hidatsa of the Upper Missouri
    by Gerard A. Baker

    We Ya Oo Yet Soyapo
    by Allen V. Pinkham, Sr.

    The Ceremony at Ne-Ah-Coxie
    by Roberta and Richard Basch

    The Voices of Encounter
    by N. Scott Momaday

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