Indian Boyhood - Softcover

Eastman, Charles A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582186863 ISBN 13: 9781582186863

Publisher: Digital Scanning Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Eastman, Charles A.

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At the beginning of Indian boyhood Eastman recalls the 1862 Sioux Uprising in Minnesota that sent his family into exile in Canada. He describes his childhood there, which ended when his father, who had been presumed dead, appeared to take him back to the United States.

About the Author:

About The Author Minnesota-born author Dr. Charles Eastman (1848-1939), also named “Ohiyesa”, helped found the Boy Scouts of America. He is considered the first Native American to write American history from the Native point of view. He was a physician and authority on Sioux history and American Indian affairs. He founded 32 Native American chapters of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). Books By The Same Author: Red Hunters and Animal People, legends, 1904. The Madness of Bald Eagle, legend; 1905. Old Indian Days, legends, 1907. Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold (co-author with his wife Ellen Goodale Eastman), legends;, 1909. Smoky Day's Wigwam Evenings (co-written with Ellen Goodale Eastman), 1910 The Soul of the Indian: An Interpretation, 1911. Indian Child Life, non-fiction, 1913. Indian Scout Talks: A Guide for Scouts and Campfire Girls, nonfiction, 1914. (retitled Indian Scout Craft and Lore). The Indian Today: The Past and Future of the Red American, 1915. From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Chapters in the Autobiography of an Indian, autobiography; 1916. Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains, 1918

About this edition

• Publisher: Digital Scanning Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1582186863
• ISBN 13: 9781582186863
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308
• Illustrator: Blumenschein E. L.