New York: Harper & Row, 1976. Revised Edition. Soft cover. Very Good+. Revised Edition. Pictorial wraps. 71pp. Excellent poetry by the young Blackfeet poet. One critic has written, "Welch was a part of the Montana literary renaissance of the 1970s" "Welch's first book ... was also one of the first books of poetry by an unambiguously Indian writer, about Indian subjects. It was also the first such book arguably legitimate literature in its own right rather than a literary curiosity. " Vg+.

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Now with an introduction from celebrated poet James Tate, Riding the Earthboy 40 is the only volume of poetry written by acclaimed Native American novelist James Welch. The title of the book refers to the forty acres of Montana land Welch?s father once leased from a Blackfeet family called Earthboy. This land and its surroundings shaped the writer?s worldview as a youth, its rawness resonates in the vitality of his elegant poetry, and his verse shows a great awareness of a moment in time, of a place in nature, and of the human being in context. Deeply evoking the specific Native American experience in Montana, Welch?s poems nonetheless speak profoundly to all readers. With its new introduction, this vital work that has influenced so many American writers is certain to capture a new generation of readers.

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Bookseller: Gene W. Baade Books on the West (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0903155
Title: RIDING THE EARTHBOY 40 - Poems
Author: Welch, James
Format/Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Revised Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0064519910
ISBN 13: 9780064519915
Publisher: Harper & Row
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1976
Keywords: Blackfeet, Montana
Bookseller catalogs: Western Fiction & Poetry;

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