{"product_id":"here-first-autobiographical-essays-by-native-american-writers-paperback","title":"Here First: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnold Krupat\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBrian Swann\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn important collection of essays by twenty-six Native American writers that explores their unique lives, art, and the complex issues of identity, compiled by the editors of \u003ci\u003eI Tell You Now: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stunning essays in \u003ci\u003eHere First \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrate the breadth of experience of twenty-six individuals united in the creative expression of a Native American heritage. Each has a different relation to that heritage, and in describing it through personal and family history, with verse and in anecdotes, the writers give a strong image of the different cultures that have shaped them. \u003cbr\u003eThis is a vivid and diverse portrait of Native American culture, a living history and the kind of collective memoir that makes for fascinating and rewarding reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherman Alexie - Carroll Arnett (Gogisgi) - Betty Louise Bell - Duane Bigeagle - Gloria Bird - Kimberly M. Blaeser - Nora Marks Dauenhauer - Charlotte Declue (Kawashinsay) - Anita Endrezze - Hanay Geiogamah - Gordon Henry, Jr., - Patricia Penn Hilden - Roberta Hill - Leanne Howe - Rex Lee Jim - Evelina Zuni Lucero - Louis Owens - W.S. Penn - Greg Sarris - Vickie Sears - John E. Smelcer - Luci Tapahonso - Clifford E. Trafzer - Anna Lee Walters Elizabeth Woody - Ofelia Zepeda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere First is an important new collection of essays by Native American writers compiled by Arnold Krupat and Brian Swann, the editors of I Tell You Now: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers. In Here First, authors such as Sherman Alexie, Greg Sarris, and Elizabeth Woody tell the stories of their lives and their art. Each essay demonstrates the breadth of experience of twenty-seven individuals united in the creative expression of a Native American heritage. Each has a different relation to that heritage, and in describing it through personal and family history, with verse and in anecdotes, the writers give a strong image of the different cultures that have shaped them. This is living history and the kind of collective memoir that makes for fascinating and rewarding reading--one of the most vivid and diverse portraits of Native American culture available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnold Krupat \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Turn to the Native: Studies in Criticism \u0026amp; Culture \u003c\/i\u003eand the novel \u003ci\u003eWoodsmen, or Thoreau and the Indians\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at Sarah Lawrence College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Swann \u003c\/b\u003ehas published a number of collections of poetry and fiction, including \u003ci\u003eWearing the Morning Star: Native American Song-Poems \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eComing to Light: Contemporary Translations of the Native Literatures of North America\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at the Cooper Union in New York City.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8.74 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43778504654911,"sku":"9780375751387","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/here-first-autobiographical-essays-by-native-american-writers-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}