Black Elk speaks

Black Elk -- 1863-1950 (Author). Neihardt, John G., 1881-1973 (Added Author).

Summary: "Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century, offers readers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time. Black Elk's searing visions of the unity of humanity and Earth, conveyed by John G. Neihardt, have made this book a classic that crosses multiple genres. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota life, a history of a Native nation, or an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780803283916
ISBN: 0803283911
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ISBN: 9780803283923
ISBN: 080328392X
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Physical Description: print
xxxviii, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Edition: The complete edition.
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-339) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: Black Elk Speaks -- 1. Offering of the Pipe -- 2. Early Boyhood -- 3. Great Vision -- 4. Bison Hunt -- 5. At the Soldiers' Town -- 6. High Horses Courting -- 7. Wasichus in the Hills -- 8. Fight with Three Stars -- 9. Rubbing Out of Long Hair -- 10. Walking the Black Road -- 11. Killing of Crazy Horse -- 12. Grandmother's Land -- 13. Compelling Fear -- 14. Horse Dance -- 15. Dog Vision -- 16. Heyoka Ceremony -- 17. First Cure -- 18. Powers of the Bison and the Elk -- 19. Across the Big Water -- 20. Spirit Journey -- 21. Messiah -- 22. Visions of the Other World -- 23. Bad Trouble Coming -- 24. Butchering at Wounded Knee -- 25. End of the Dream -- 26. Author's Postscript -- Appendixes -- 1. Gallery of Photographs -- 2. Transcript of Letter from John G. Neihardt to Julius House, August 10, 1930 -- 3. Gallery of the Drawings by Standing Bear, Black Elks Friend -- 4. Transcript of Letter from John G. Neihardt to Nick Black Elk, November 6, 1930 -- 5. "A Great Indian Poet" from Of Making Many Books, June 20, 1931 -- 6. "John G. Neihardt and Nicholas Black Elk" / Raymond J. DeMallie -- 7. "John G. Neihardt beyond Black Elk" / Alexis N. Petri -- 8. "Neihardt and Black Elk" / Lori Utecht -- 9. Comparison of the Transcript and Draft of "Origin of the Peace Pipe" -- 10. Lakota Words Used in the Text.