Black Elk speaks : being the life story of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux

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Black Elk speaks : being the life story of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux
Title remainder
being the life story of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux
Statement of responsibility
as told through John G. Neihardt (Flaming Rainbow) ; annotated by Raymond J. DeMallie ; with illustrations by Standing Bear
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Language
eng
Summary
  • "Black Elk Speaks is widely hailed as a religious classic, one of the best spiritual books of the modern era and the bestselling book of all time by an American Indian. This inspirational and unfailingly powerful story reveals the life and visions of the Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863?1950) and the tragic history of his Sioux people during the epic closing decades of the Old West. In 1930, the aging Black Elk met a kindred spirit, the famed poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881?1973) on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The Lakota elder chose Neihardt to share his visions and life with the world. Neihardt understood and today Black Elk is known to all."--Page 4 of cover
  • Reveals the life of Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk as he led his tribe's battle against white settlers who threatened their homes and buffalo herds, and describes the victories and tragedies at Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee
Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
  • 978.004/9752440092
  • B
Government publication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E99.O3
LC item number
B48 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography

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