Where the tall grass grows : becoming indigenous and the mythological legacy of the American West

Summary: In this entertaining and thought-provoking book, noted historian and musician Bobby Bridger explores the impact of Native American culture on the American psyche. The book also examines the impact of indigenous American mythology on contemporary identity and the development of modern popular entertainment, particularly the Hollywood film industry. Renowned for "A Ballad of the West," Bobby Bridger has written three books and has had a career in show business that spans the rockabilly to the cosmic cowboy scene in Austin, Texas; the flowering of folk music; and Broadway theater. His multifaceted talents have found expression in singing, acting, writing, painting, and sculpting.

Record details

ISBN: 1555914543
ISBN: 9781555914547
ISBN: 1555914543
Physical Description: print
application/pdf
408 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Golden, CO : Fulcrum Pub., �2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-390) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Flaming Rainbow, the word sender -- Across the wide Missouri -- The road of the emigrants -- The iron cyclops and the lightning slingers -- A fierce artfulness -- A star appears -- The showman, the medicine man, and the messiah -- The wizards and the western -- The dream factory and a new Red scare -- A WASP in the wilderness -- The Indian "New Deal" -- A clarion call for heroes -- When Johnny comes marching home -- The oracle of the hearth -- The Searchers and the captivity narrative -- Custer died for your sins -- A librarian's notebook -- The trail of broken treaties -- Dances with Wolves and Avatar -- Playing Indian.