The History of the Order of the Eastern Star

The History of the Order of the Eastern Star
Author: Willis Darwin 1846- Engle
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781016450256

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Weather Central

Weather Central
Author: Ted Kooser
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Total Pages: 97
Release: 1994-09-27
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0822979284

Ted Kooser’s third book in the Pitt Poetry Series is a selection of poems published in literary journals over a ten year period by a writer whose work has been praised for its clarity and accessiblity, its mastery of figurative language, and its warmth and charm.

A Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians

A Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians
Author: Thomas Biolsi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2008-03-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1405182881

This Companion is comprised of 27 original contributions by leading scholars in the field and summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point. Surveys the full range of American Indian anthropology: from ecological and political-economic questions to topics concerning religion, language, and expressive culture Each chapter provides definitive coverage of its topic, as well as situating ethnographic and ethnohistorical data into larger frameworks Explores anthropology’s contribution to knowledge, its historic and ongoing complicities with colonialism, and its political and ethical obligations toward the people 'studied'

Power and Place

Power and Place
Author: Vine Deloria
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781555918590

Formal Indian education in America stretches all the way from reservation preschools to prestigious urban universities. "Power and Place" examines the issues facing Native American students as they progress through schools, colleges, and on into professions. This collection of 16 essays is at once philosophic, practical, and visionary.

Local Wonders

Local Wonders
Author: Ted Kooser
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2004-03-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780803278110

In the "quietest magnificent book IUve ever read" (Jim Harrison, author of "Legends of the Fall") Ted Kooser describes with exquisite detail and humor the place he calls home in the rolling hills of southeastern Nebraska--an area known as the Bohemian Alps--where nothing is too big or too small for his attention.

The Book of Jack London

The Book of Jack London
Author: Charmian London
Publisher:
Total Pages: 482
Release: 1921
Genre: Authors, American
ISBN:

Several years after Jack London’s death, his wife Charmian released a 2-volume biography of his life. Volume I starts with the origins of his parents, John and Flora, and covers Jack’s childhood and early life growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area. It also covers his oyster pirating, Klondike trips, and time spent riding the railroads. The book is full of his letters to Cloudesley Johns, Anna Strunsky, and others. The first volume ends with his voyage to Asia to cover the Japanese-Russian War. Volume II starts with his return from Korea after war-reporting and his divorce from his first wife. It covers their trip on the Snark and trips to New York and around Cape Horn. The 'bad year' when his house burns is described in detail, as is a return to Hawaii and the start of World War I. The volume ends with Jack's death in 1916.

Delights & Shadows

Delights & Shadows
Author: Ted Kooser
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2004-05-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1619320053

"Kooser has written more perfect poems than any poet of his generation." -Dana Gioia, Can Poetry Matter?

The White Oxen

The White Oxen
Author: Kenneth Burke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 322
Release: 1924
Genre: Short stories, American
ISBN: