| Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes: Nine Indian Writers on the Legacy of the Expedition Contributor(s): Josephy, Alvin M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400077494 ISBN-13: 9781400077496 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: For the first time, the Lewis and Clark expedition is seen through the eyes of Native American writers, historians, and tribal leaders of today, for a thoughtful, provocative exploration of history. High school & older. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Native American |
| Dewey: 917.804 |
| LCCN: 2007279387 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.2" W x 8.06" (0.47 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |