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The Box of God. [Broken Bird; Whistling Wings; Talking Waters; Green Altars; Red Gods: Drummer's Sing; Double-Bear Dances; Jumping-River Dances; Ghost-Wolf Dances; Iron-Wind Dances; Indian Sleep-song; To a Dead Pembina Warrior; Maple Sugar Chant]

The Box of God. [Broken Bird; Whistling Wings; Talking Waters; Green Altars; Red Gods: Drummer's Sing; Double-Bear Dances; Jumping-River Dances; Ghost-Wolf Dances; Iron-Wind Dances; Indian Sleep-song; To a Dead Pembina Warrior; Maple Sugar Chant]

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The Box of God. [Broken Bird; Whistling Wings; Talking Waters; Green Altars; Red Gods: Drummer's Sing; Double-Bear Dances; Jumping-River Dances; Ghost-Wolf Dances; Iron-Wind Dances; Indian Sleep-song; To a Dead Pembina Warrior; Maple Sugar Chant]

by Sarett, Lew, 1888-1954. [association copy, Hargrove J. Bishop]

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New York : Henry Holt, 1922., 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. [1st edition] ; 89 pp. ; 20 cm. ; LCCN: 22-20939 ; LC: PS3537.A795; PE3537.A795; Dewey: 811; OCLC: 2205456 ; red cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; signature of Hargrove J. Bishop, Librarian of the American Antiquarian Society, on the front ep ; poems by Lew Sarett, a Native American, reflect life among the Chippewa ; Contents: Part I The Box Of God -- I. Broken Bird -- II. Whistling Wings -- III. Talking Waters -- Part II Green Altars -- Wind In The Pine -- Teton Mountain -- Mesa-mist -- The Red Dragoon -- Dust -- Sweetwater Range -- Leave Me To My Own -- Marching Pines -- Yellow Moon -- Timber-line Cedar -- Whooping Crane -- Let Me Flower As I Will -- October Snow -- Indian Summer -- Drouth -- Fisher Of Stars -- Alkali Pool -- Old Oak -- Look For Me -- Part III Red Gods -- Thunderdrums -- I. The Drummers Sing -- II. Double-bear Dances -- III. Jumping-river Dances -- IV. Ghost-wolf Dances -- V. Iron-wind Dances -- VI. The Drummers Sing -- Indian Sleep-song -- To A Dead Pembina Warrior -- Medals And Holes -- Fire-bender Talks -- Maple-sugar Chant ; VG.

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Title
The Box of God. [Broken Bird; Whistling Wings; Talking Waters; Green Altars; Red Gods: Drummer's Sing; Double-Bear Dances; Jumping-River Dances; Ghost-Wolf Dances; Iron-Wind Dances; Indian Sleep-song; To a Dead Pembina Warrior; Maple Sugar Chant]
Author
Sarett, Lew, 1888-1954. [association copy, Hargrove J. Bishop]
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Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
New York : Henry Holt, 1922.
Date Published
1922
Keywords
Indians of North America poems pembina cranes pines teton mountains mesas cedars grand chippewa thunderbird lodges missionaries native american arbutus arms Baptism River basswood Beat big-knife Big-Spirit birchen blue broken bird buckskin Caribou ceremon
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