{"product_id":"the-life-and-traditions-of-the-red-man-9780822340096","title":"The Life and Traditions of the Red Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Life and Traditions of the Red Man\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary rendering of Eastern Algonquian history, story, and prophecy, self-published in the nineteenth century by a native writer from the northeast coast of the United States. As remarkable as the text was Joseph Nicolar himself, a brilliant and largely self-educated member of the Penobscot tribe who fervently wished to pass on what he could to the younger generations.”—Patricia Clark Smith, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eOn the Trail of Elder Brother: Glous’gap Stories of the Micmac Indians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Joseph Nicolar’s \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Traditions of the Red Man\u003c\/i\u003e is surely a landmark text, and Annette Kolodny’s framing helps make the narrative come alive.”—Philip Deloria, author of \u003ci\u003eIndians in Unexpected Places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Joseph Nicolar’s \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Traditions of the Red Man\u003c\/i\u003e, reissued with Annette Kolodny’s excellent prefatory material, provides students and scholars of American Indian literatures with a valuable text in a reader-friendly edition, which is, crucially, endorsed by the Penobscot Nation.”— Eric Cheyfitz, editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Guide to American Indian Literatures of the United States since 1945\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations vii\u003cbr\u003e Preface \/ Charles Norman Shay ix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xiii\u003cbr\u003e A Summary History of the Penobscot Nation \/ Annette Kolodny 1\u003cbr\u003e Introduction to Joseph Nicolar's 1893 \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Traditions of the Red Man\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Annette Kolodny 35\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Nicolar's Text 89\u003cbr\u003e Joseph Nicolar's \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Traditions of the Red Man\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface 95\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Creation.—Klose-kur-beh's Journey.—Meeting his Companions.—The Marriage 97\u003cbr\u003e 2. With the aid of May May, Klose-kur-beh destroyed the Serpent.—The Sea Voyage. 114\u003cbr\u003e 3. Klose-kur-beh's hunting.—The first mother changed into corn and tobacco. 130\u003cbr\u003e 4. The winter and the seven years famine.—The discovery of the frist white man's track. 142\u003cbr\u003e 5. The fish famine.—The capture of the white swan and the white spiritual men driven away. 161\u003cbr\u003e 6. The winding up the war with the May-Quays.—The grand council established—The arrival and settlement of the white man. 184\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion 195\u003cbr\u003e Notes to the Nicolar Text 201\u003cbr\u003e Afterword \/ Bonnie D. Newsom 213\u003cbr\u003e Works Consulted and Recommendations for Further Reading 215\u003cbr\u003e Illustration Credits 221","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406046601559,"sku":"9780822340096","price":90.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822340096.jpg?v=1730494355","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-life-and-traditions-of-the-red-man-9780822340096","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}