Poetry Books by John G. Neihardt
Publisher: Excelsior Editions
Published Date: 2008-10-09
Categories: Poetry
Second volume of the epic poem A Cycle of the West, covering the valiant resistance by Plains Indians
Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press
Published Date: 1978
Categories: Literary Criticism
The author, a poet and newspaper editor, recounts his experiences between 1901 and 1908 and describes the influence of nature and his Indian friends upon his poetry
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published Date: 2019-08-07
Categories: History
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published Date: 2011
Categories: Fiction
This book was originally published as When the Tree Flowered: An Authentic Tale of the Old Sioux World.
Publisher: Excelsior Editions
Published Date: 2008-12-11
Categories: Poetry
First volume of the celebrated epic poem A Cycle of the West, covering the era of fur traders
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published Date:
Categories: Poetry
First volume of the celebrated epic poem A Cycle of the West, covering the era of fur traders
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published Date: 1991
Categories: Literary Criticism
The Dawn Builder, originally published in 1910, was John G. Neihardt?s first novel. At the center of it is a one-eyed, peg-legged man named Waters. He comes to Fort Calhoun, Nebraska Territory, in 1862 and drinks himself into a hole when he isn?t setting type on the town newspaper. Because his thirst is metaphysical as well, he only temporarily loses sight of the possibility of happiness, of building his own dawn. Like all memorable characters, Waters can?t be contained on the page. Isolated by his physical ugliness, marked by loneliness not yet deadened by silence, compromised by his own excessive energy, he reaches out to a young woman farther outside society than he is and to a kindly widow and her son. The Dawn Builder is reminiscent of Twain in its frontier humor, of Poe in its bizarre adventures, and of Dickens in its casting of some busybodies who belong to the Needle Club. Its return to print will be welcomed by John G. Neihardt?s many admirers.
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published Date: 2008-12-11
Categories: Poetry
Epic poem about mountain men explorers in the American West
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published Date: 2002-10-01
Categories: Poetry
A Cycle of the West rewards its readers with a sweeping saga of the American West and John G. Neihardt's exhilarating vision of frontier history. It is infused with wonder, nostalgia, and a keen appreciation of epic history. Unquestionably the masterpiece of the poet who has been called the "American Homer," A Cycle of the West celebrates the land and legends of the Old West in five narrative poems: The Song of Three Friends (1919), The Song of Hugh Glass (1915), The Song of Jed Smith (1941), The Song of the Indian Wars (1925), and The Song of the Messiah (1935). This unforgettable epic of discovery, conquest, courage, and tragedy speaks movingly and resoundingly of a unique American experience.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published Date: 1992-06-01
Categories: Fiction
In 1908 John Neihardt (1881?1973) and two companions traveled the Missouri River?about two thousand miles?in a twenty-foot canoe. Originally published in Outing Magazine as a series of articles,øThe River and I describes their adventures on that wild waterway before it was dammed by the Army Corps of Engineers and points out storied sites along the shore. The result transcends journalism; Neihardt does for the Missouri what Twain did for the Mississippi. This Landmark edition makes available once more the book that was issued in 1910, two years before Neihardt began work on A Cycle of the West and twenty-two years before the publication of Black Elk Speaks.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published Date: 1986-05-01
Categories: Literary Criticism
John Neihardt, celebrated for his cycle of epic poems about the American West and for BlackøElk Speaks, was in his nineties when he wrote this engaging book about growing up in the Midwest. All Is But a Beginning describes the people and events instrumental in shaping his later distinguished career as a poet; historian, and authority on Indians.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published Date: 1985
Categories: History
In a series of interviews an American Plains Indian describes his life and discusses the traditional religious beliefs of the Indians
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published Date: 2008-10-16
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
The famous story of the Lakota healer and visionary, Nicholas Black Elk.
