Power of a Navajo: Carl Gorman : The Man and His Life - Hardcover

Greenberg, Henry; Greenberg, Georgia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0940666820 ISBN 13: 9780940666825

Publisher: Clear Light Pub, 1996

Synopsis

Artist, merchant, patriot, and a respected Navajo leader and spokesman, Carl Gorman is one of those rare people whose life encompasses the drama of an entire society. One of the original Navajo Code Talkers in World War II, Gorman would later become president of the Code Talkers Association and help to bring recognition to the Navajos who created the Navajo-language-based combat code that the Japanese could never break. After the war, following a lifelong interest in art, he studied at Otis Institute and became a respected artist and teacher. This biography gives a fascinating account of Gorman's childhood and youth in Navajo country and of the tribals he experienced at different Indian schools. It describes Navajo art, culture, and major events of Navajo history. Gorman's life has embraced success, hardship, and searing personal tragedy and demonstrated a resilience of spirit that has been inspirational to all who know him. Achieving success in the Anglo world on his own terms, he has continually brought respect to the Navajo way of life.

About this title

About the Author:

Henry and Georgia Greenberg

Review:

Carl Gorman was one of the original Navajo Code Talkers in World War II, Gorman would later become president of the Code Talkers Association and help to bring recognition to the Navajos who created the Navajo-language-based combat code that the Japanese could never break . After the war, following a lifelong interest in art, Gorman became a respected artist and teacher. During his time in California, Gorman became a leader of the urban Navajo community in Los Angeles. Returning to the Navajo Reservation to accept the position of Director of the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild, he contributed increasingly to the support and and betterment of his people. Power Of A Navajo is a meticulous biography that describes Carl Gorman's childhood and youth in Navajo country and tells of the trials he experienced at different Indian schools. It includes descriptions of Indian education,a rt, culture, and major events of Navajo history. Carl Gorman's life has embraced success, hardship, and searing personal tragedy and demonstrated a resilience of spirit that has been inspiratonal to all who know him. Power Of A Navajo is highly recommended reading for anyone with an interst in biography, Native American studies, the WWII Pacific Theatre, or simply enjoys reading about unusual people who lived through, and contributed to, unusual times. -- Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Clear Light Pub
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0940666820
• ISBN 13: 9780940666825
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224