Indian man a life of Oliver La Farge

McNickle, D'Arcy 1904-1977 (Author).

Summary: "From his first travels in southwestern Indian country as a Harvard undergraduate to his final visit to the Taos pueblo shortly before his death, Oliver La Farge was involved with American Indians and engaged in a dedicated struggle to improve their lot. What began for him as a 'pet charity'--membership on the board of directors of a citizens' organization to help the Indians--became an all-consuming interest. His lifelong devotion to the Indian cause drained much energy that might otherwise have gone into his writing, yet it enriched his talent profoundly and gave rise to his most successful books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Laughing Boy."--Book jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0253140005
ISBN: 9780253140005
Physical Description: print
xiii, 242 pages : portrait ; 22 cm
Publisher: Bloomington, Indiana University Press [1971]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages xii-xiii).

Formatted Contents Note:

Beginnings -- Learning how -- Journey of discovery -- Acquiring skill -- Laughing Boy -- Involvement -- Citizen action -- The deepening stream -- Contrary currents -- The burden -- A new beginning -- The breakaway -- In military dress -- Embattled citizens -- The rumble and the roar -- A letter to the president -- The Indian and the land -- The reach and the grasp -- An orderly withdrawal -- The view from the end.