Black Elk
Subtitle: the life of an American visionary
By: Joe Jackson
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 599
ISBN-13: 9780374253301
Subjects: Lakota Indians; Religion; Oglala Indians; Biography
Description: "Describes the life of the Native American holy man who fought at Little Big Horn, witnessed the death of his cousin Crazy Horse, traveled to Europe as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and became a traditionalist in the Ghost Dance movement"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [499]-564) and index.
Table of contents: title: "A sort of a preacher"; title: If you're not good, the Wasichus will get you. Chosen ; A casualty of the hundred slain ; The great vision ; Resurrection ; The Black Hills ; "It is war" ; When the Wasichus come; title: Childhood's end. The burning road ; Killing Crazy Horse ; Grandmother's land ; The fear ; Dances with thunder; title: The Messiah will come again. The land of darkness ; The making of a medicine man ; The "show man" ; The entrance to hell ; "La belle époque" ; The Messiah will come again ; Dances with ghosts ; Wounded Knee ; "There will be a better day to die"; title: "What is an Indian?" The underground ; Black robe days ; Vanishing Americans ; Black Elk speaks ; Defenders of the faith ; Disciples; title: Besieged.