Notable Writers of the American West & the Native American experience (print and eBook)

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Notable Writers of the American West & the Native American experience (print and eBook)/ editors, Laura Nicosia, James F. Nicosia.

Nicosia, Laura M., (editor.). Nicosia, James F., (editor.).

Summary:

Many tell the spirited tales of the American West, describing life in the North American frontier as it moved from its earliest border at the Appalachian Mountain range through Westward expansion to the Pacific coastline. Others write or speak of their rich, varied experiences as members of First People Nations. Each story takes its place in history, part of the development and narrative of America. Notable Writers of the American West & the Native American Experience is a collection with broad appeal. The range of entries for this volume includes writers so varied that readers with a passing interest in discovering America's storytelling history of the Western frontier (as it was redefined throughout our history), readers with a desire to understand the wealth of ancient Indigenous stories passed down in the oral tradition, students endeavoring to get a more reasonable and accurate vision of the American West than Western movies might have provided them, and scholars from a wide range of fields trying to broaden their scope, will find an entry to pique their interest. But there is more to this collection than that, for contemporary writers are also part of the ongoing Native American narrative and the narrative of the American West, often, but not always, at the same time. This volume is a collection of analytic, scholarly, encyclopedic essays about these writers, thinkers, activists and scholars, and readers will be prompted to delve deeper into their works and lives. The authors included in this collection are having a glorious conversation about life, love, philosophy, literature, politics, civil rights, biases, and (in)justices. They are artists, social transformers, builders, thinkers, poets, playwrights, populists, elitists, products of their society and shapers of their (and our) cultures. They are discussing such vital issues as sexuality and gender, Native and women's rights and privileges, wars of their eras, civil rights, literary criticism, mental illness, child rearing, and identity. The more we try to paint an accurate painting of their lives, the more we realize we need more canvases. Indeed, there is not one, or two, or even several visions here. These writers are as diverse as humans--and Americans--are. The goal of this title is to reinforce the legacy of these important writers, to resurrect the legacy of those who have been unduly forgotten, and to (re)introduce some new names into the lexicon of American writing. This volume provides both an overview of and a more in-depth context to the stories of over 100 acclaimed writers. Each entry includes a comprehensive overview of each author's biography and literary career as well as a ready-reference listing of their major works in all genres. -- Publisher.

Provides detailed essays of two categories of writers -- Native Americans who celebrate the significant contribution that the native peoples have made to the history, culture and growth of the United States, and writers who represent the reality and bold spirit of the American West.

Record details

ISBN: 9781637000045
ISBN: 1637000049
Physical Description: xx, 642 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 26 cm
Publisher: Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-618) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Table of Contents -- Publisher's Note -- Introduction -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Edward Abbey -- Sherman Alexie -- Paula Gunn Allen -- Rudolfo Anaya -- Mary Austin -- Billy-Ray Belcourt -- D. (Don) L. Birchfield -- [Nicholas] Black Elk -- Black Hawk -- Black Kettle -- Elias Cornelius Boudinot -- Beth Brant -- Dee Brown -- Joseph Bruchac III -- Margaret M. Bruchac -- William Cullen Bryant -- Barney Furman Bush -- S. Alice Callahan -- Kit Carson -- Ana Castillo -- Willa Cather -- Denise Chavez -- Lydia Maria [Francis] Child -- Chrystos -- Sandra Cisneros -- Walter Van Tilburg Clark -- Elizabeth Cook-Lynn -- James Fenimore Cooper -- Stephen Crane -- Vine Deloria Jr. -- Natalie G. Diaz -- Cherie Dimaline -- Michael Dorris -- Charles Eastman -- Heid E. Erdrich -- Louise Erdrich -- Percival Everett -- Edna Ferber -- Mary Hallock Foote -- Hamlin Garland -- Dagoberto Gilb -- Charlotte Perkins Gilman -- Diane Glancy -- Owl Goingback -- Zane Grey -- Sutton E. Griggs -- A. B. Guthrie Jr. -- Janet Campbell Hale -- Joy Harjo -- Jim Harrison -- Alice Corbin Henderson -- Tomson Highway -- Tony Hillerman -- Brandon Hobson -- Linda Hogan -- Paul Horgan -- LeAnne Howe -- William Humphrey -- Arturo Islas -- David Ives -- Helen Hunt Jackson -- E. Pauline Johnson -- Preston Jones -- Mary Karr -- Maurice Kenny -- Thomas King -- Barbara Kingsolver -- Joseph Wood Krutch -- Winona LaDuke -- Louis L'Amour -- Elmore Leonard -- Darcie Little Badger -- Layli Long Soldier -- Lee Maracle -- Joseph M. Marshall III -- John Joseph Mathews -- Cormac McCarthy -- Larry McMurtry -- D'Arcy McNickle -- Joseph Medicine Crow -- Rigoberta Menchu -- James A. Michener -- N. Scott Momaday -- Mourning Dove -- Duane Niatum -- Frank Norris -- Michael Ondaatje -- Tommy Orange -- Simon Ortiz -- Louis Owens -- Americo Paredes -- Quanah Parker -- Katherine Anne Porter -- Charles Portis -- E. Annie Proulx -- Red Cloud -- Debbie Reese -- Marcie Rendon -- Conrad Richter -- Tomas Rivera -- Rebecca Roanhorse -- Wendy Rose -- Sakakawea -- Lisa See -- Sequoyah -- Leslie Marmon Silko -- William Gilmore Simms -- Leanne Betasamosake Simpson -- Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Monique Gray Smith -- Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve -- Dennis E. Staples -- Wallace Stegner -- John Steinbeck -- Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Chief Jake Tekaronianeken Swamp -- Glendon Swarthout -- Luci Tapahonso -- Drew Hayden Taylor -- David Treuer -- Mark Twain -- Richard Van Camp -- John C. Van Dyke -- Helena Maria Viramontes -- Gerald Vizenor -- Robert Penn Warren -- Elissa Washuta -- Frank Waters -- James Welch -- Laura Ingalls Wilder -- Terry Tempest Williams -- Sarah Winnemucca -- Larry Woiwode -- Hisaye Yamamoto -- Karen Tei Yamashita -- Brigham Young -- Ray A. Young Bear -- Ofelia Zepeda -- Zitkala-Sa -- Bibliography -- Glossary of Literary Terms -- Authors by Form -- Authors by Date of Birth -- Subject Index.