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Sacred smokes / Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Van Alst, Theodore C., 1965- (author.).

Summary:

"Growing up in a gang in the city can be dark. Growing up Native American in a gang in Chicago is a whole different story. This book takes a trip through that unexplored part of Indian Country, an intense journey that is full of surprises, shining a light on the interior lives of people whose intellectual and emotional concerns are often overlooked. This dark, compelling, occasionally inappropriate, and often hilarious linked story collection introduces a character who defies all stereotypes about urban life and Indians. He will be in readers' heads for a long time to come"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780826359902
ISBN: 0826359906
Physical Description: 162 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2018.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Old gold couch -- Jagg'd -- The lordsprayer -- Great America -- On ice -- Bumblebee and the Cherokee harelip -- Just marquee -- Idiot -- Blood on the tracks / No Mas -- Hound -- Push it -- Thunderbird.