Lonesome Dreamer: The Life of John G. Neihardt
Timothy G. Anderson
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Description for Lonesome Dreamer: The Life of John G. Neihardt
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 photoraphs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 649.
American poet and writer John G. Neihardt (1881–1973) possessed an inquiring and spiritual mind. Those qualities came to the fore in Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Lakota holy man Black Elk, for which he is best remembered. Over the course of thirty years he also wrote a five-volume epic poem, A Cycle of the West, which told the story of the settling of the American West.
Despite Neihardt’s widespread name recognition, the success of Black Elk Speaks, and a list of critically acclaimed books and poems, Lonesome Dreamer is the first biography of Neihardt in nearly forty years. ... Read more
American poet and writer John G. Neihardt (1881–1973) possessed an inquiring and spiritual mind. Those qualities came to the fore in Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Lakota holy man Black Elk, for which he is best remembered. Over the course of thirty years he also wrote a five-volume epic poem, A Cycle of the West, which told the story of the settling of the American West.
Despite Neihardt’s widespread name recognition, the success of Black Elk Speaks, and a list of critically acclaimed books and poems, Lonesome Dreamer is the first biography of Neihardt in nearly forty years. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803290259
SKU
V9780803290259
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About Timothy G. Anderson
Timothy G. Anderson has taught journalism at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and worked as an editor and designer for a number of newspapers, including the New York Times and New York Newsday.
Reviews for Lonesome Dreamer: The Life of John G. Neihardt
“This is not so much an examination of one man’s life as it is an examination of life itself. For in this unflinchingly honest and compelling portrait of John Neihardt, we see recurring bouts of love, loss, delight, depression, triumph, and tragedy—and above all a relentless, searing search for truth in a life that spanned ten decades. So read it. Think about it. ... Read more