From the Heart of the Crow Country: The Crow Indians' Own Stories

Medicine Crow, Joseph

ISBN 10: 080328263X / ISBN 13: 9780803282636

Published by Orion Books, New York, 2000

About this Item

Trade PB in photo wraps. Near Fine w/bent top corner; square w/flat spine and firm binding, interior clean and unmarked.138pp inc. Index; illustrated in photos on glossy paper. Cover different than stock image. 146 p.

Seller Inventory # 029046

Bibliographic Details

• Title: From the Heart of the Crow Country: The Crow Indians' Own Stories
• Publisher: Orion Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080328263X
• ISBN 13: 9780803282636
• Binding: Trade Paper
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Wraps
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Western Americana
  • Non-Fiction
  • History

About this title

Synopsis

The world of the Crow Indians comes to life in this extraordinary collection of stories from respected elder and famed storyteller Joseph Medicine Crow. Raised by traditional grandparents, who remembered life before the reservation days, Medicine Crow as a child would listen to stories that his grandfather and other elders told during sweat baths. He also learned about the Indian wars of earlier years from White Man Runs Him, one of Custer's Crow scouts. Medicine Crow became a passionate collector of stories and information about Crow life and history. This volume is a fascinating and informative collection of legends, humorous tales, history, and detailed accounts of life and culture, all told from Crow points of view.

About the Author

Born in 1913, Joseph Medicine Crow lives in Lodge Grass, Montana, and travels extensively, speaking on the Crows and their culture.

Herman J. Viola is the former director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropology Archive and Human Studies Film Archive and is the author of numerous works, most recently Little Bighorn Remembered: The Untold Indian Story of Custer's Last Stand.