Possessed by the demonic wiindigoo, a mythic monster, the Solar Dancers, in a gruesome ritual, sacrifice faculty and administrators associated with the collection and storage of native remains. The Dancers replace stored native skulls with those of the academics, and the resurrected natives become the Chancers. The Round Dancers, humane and erotic trickster figures, are natural opponents of the morbid Solar Dancers. The war between the two groups comes to a comic conclusion at a graduation ceremony attended by Pocahontas; ...
Read More
Possessed by the demonic wiindigoo, a mythic monster, the Solar Dancers, in a gruesome ritual, sacrifice faculty and administrators associated with the collection and storage of native remains. The Dancers replace stored native skulls with those of the academics, and the resurrected natives become the Chancers. The Round Dancers, humane and erotic trickster figures, are natural opponents of the morbid Solar Dancers. The war between the two groups comes to a comic conclusion at a graduation ceremony attended by Pocahontas; Phoebe Hearst; Alfred Kroeber, the anthropologist; Ishi, the native who actually lived and worked in the university museum; and many Chancers.
Read Less
Add this copy of Chancers to cart. $3.65, good condition, Sold by Alibris rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2000 by University of Oklahoma Press.
Add this copy of Chancers to cart. $5.00, new condition, Sold by Bats4Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Baltimore, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2021 by University of Oklahoma Press.
Add this copy of Chancers to cart. $6.98, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by University of Oklahoma Press.
Add this copy of Chancers to cart. $7.00, very good condition, Sold by The Book Junction rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Shippensburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by University of Oklahoma Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
VG in VG jacket. DJ: some rubbing & edgewear; small creases at edges; some color transfer on inside from rubbing the book. Book: some rubbing & edgewear; some yellowing; overall clean & tight. 157 pages.
Add this copy of Chancers to cart. $13.91, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2021 by University of Oklahoma Press.
Add this copy of Chancers to cart. $15.95, like new condition, Sold by Columbia Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 2000.
Add this copy of Chancers: a Novel (Volume 36 in the American Indian to cart. $33.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by OUP.
Add this copy of Chancers: a Novel (American Indian Literature & to cart. $37.47, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Univ of Oklahoma Pr.
Add this copy of Chancers: a Novel (Volume 36 in the American Indian to cart. $63.51, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by OUP.
