In Black Elk Speaks and When the Tree Flowered , John C. Neihardt recorded the teachings of the Oglala holy man Black Elk, who had, in a vision, seen himself as the "sixth grandfather," the spiritual representative of the earth and of mankind. Raymond J. DeMallie makes available for the first time the transcripts from Neihardt's interviews with Black Elk in 1931 and 1944, which formed the basis for the two books. His introduction offers new insights into the life of Black Elk.
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In Black Elk Speaks and When the Tree Flowered , John C. Neihardt recorded the teachings of the Oglala holy man Black Elk, who had, in a vision, seen himself as the "sixth grandfather," the spiritual representative of the earth and of mankind. Raymond J. DeMallie makes available for the first time the transcripts from Neihardt's interviews with Black Elk in 1931 and 1944, which formed the basis for the two books. His introduction offers new insights into the life of Black Elk.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x8; Binding is tight and square. DJ has normal shelf wear, edge wear and tears. Pages are bright and clean. Ships USPS with tracking number. We ship daily from Tennessee!
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book First edition, hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. xxix, 452 pages. Edited and with an Introduction by Raymond J. DeMallie. List of Illustrations and Maps. Foreword by Hilda Neihardt Petri. Preface. A Note on the Editing. Acknowledgments. Appendix A: Concordance. Appendix B: Phonetic Key. Bibliography. Index. Very good with head/tail of spine lightly bumped and shadow of sticker removal at top corner of front free endpaper, in a good dust jacket with edge wear at spine and corners and creases along top edge of front and rear panels. Original price of $19.95 at bottom corner of rear panel. Mylar cover on jacket. "Published here for the first time are transcripts of Neihardt's interviews with Black Elk in 1931 and 1944. These are Black Elk's own words as translated into English by Oglala interpreters, the most authentic records available of his teachings and the source from which BLACK ELK SPEAKS and WHEN THE TREE FLOWERED were written."
