Nicholas Black Elk Medicine Man, Missionary, Mystic |
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| Author:
| Steltenkamp, Michael F. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4063-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Since its publication in 1932, Black Elk Speaks has moved countless readers to appreciate the American Indian world that it described. John Neihardt's popular narrative addressed the youth and early adulthood of Black Elk, an Oglala Sioux religious elder. Michael F. Steltenkamp now provides the first full interpretive biography of Black Elk, distilling in one volume what is known of this American Indian wisdom keeper whose life has helped guide others.
Since its publication in 1932, Black Elk Speaks has moved countless readers to appreciate the American Indian world that it described. John Neihardt's popular narrative addressed the youth and early adulthood of Black Elk, an Oglala Sioux religious elder. Michael F. Steltenkamp now provides the first full interpretive biography of Black Elk, distilling in one volume what is known of this American Indian wisdom keeper whose life has helped guide others.