num_pages: 254
description: Here in one volume are Mari Sandoz's reminiscences of life in the Sandhills country; a study of the two Sitting Bulls (the Hunkpapa and the Oglala) and other Indian pieces; a novelette, Bone Joe and the Smokin' Woman ; and nine short stories, mostly with a rural setting, including The Vine ," her first to be published. Introduced by an autogiographical sketch of the author's early years and linked by a commentary derived from her letters, articles, and interviews, the separate pieces coalesce into an illuminating picture both of the Niobrara River country and of Mari Sandoz's emergence as a major American writer.
language: English
title: Hostiles and Friendlies: Selected Short Writings of Mari Sandoz
titlecomplete: Hostiles and Friendlies: Selected Short Writings of Mari Sandoz (Landmark Edition)
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Bison Books