| Hostiles and Friendlies: Selected Short Writings of Mari Sandoz Revised Edition Contributor(s): Sandoz, Mari (Author), Faulkner, Virginia (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803292082 ISBN-13: 9780803292086 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1959 Annotation: Introduced by an autobiographical sketch of the author's early years and linked by a commentary derived from her letters, articles, and interviews, the separate pieces coalesce into an illuminating picture both of the Niobrara River country and of Mari Sandoz's emergence as a major American writer. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91033466 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Series: Landmark Edition |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.56" W x 8.52" (0.81 lbs) 254 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here in one volume are Mari Sandoz's reminiscences of life in the Sandhills country; a study of the two Sitting Bulls (the Hunkpapa and the Oglala) and other Indian pieces; a novelette, Bone Joe and the Smokin' Woman; and nine short stories, mostly with a rural setting, including The Vine, her first to be published. Introduced by an autogiographical sketch of the author's early years and linked by a commentary derived from her letters, articles, and interviews, the separate pieces coalesce into an illuminating picture both of the Niobrara River country and of Mari Sandoz's emergence as a major American writer. |