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Black Elk

the life of an American visionary

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Jackson, Joe
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An edition of Black Elk (2016)

Black Elk

the life of an American visionary

First edition.
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"Describes the life of the Native American holy man who fought at Little Big Horn, witnessed the death of his cousin Crazy Horse, traveled to Europe as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and became a traditionalist in the Ghost Dance movement"--

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Pages
599

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Table of Contents

"A sort of a preacher"
If you're not good, the Wasichus will get you. Chosen ; A casualty of the hundred slain ; The great vision ; Resurrection ; The Black Hills ; "It is war" ; When the Wasichus come
Childhood's end. The burning road ; Killing Crazy Horse ; Grandmother's land ; The fear ; Dances with thunder
The Messiah will come again. The land of darkness ; The making of a medicine man ; The "show man" ; The entrance to hell ; "La belle époque" ; The Messiah will come again ; Dances with ghosts ; Wounded Knee ; "There will be a better day to die"
"What is an Indian?" The underground ; Black robe days ; Vanishing Americans ; Black Elk speaks ; Defenders of the faith ; Disciples
Besieged.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages [499]-564) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
978.004/9752440092
Library of Congress
E99.O3 J33 2016, E99.O3J33 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 599 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
599

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27222925M
ISBN 10
0374253307
ISBN 13
9780374253301
LCCN
2016016695
OCLC/WorldCat
946579928

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