Description
Book SynopsisSusan Kalter presents seventeen previously unpublished short stories by John Joseph Mathews and skillfully intertwines literary analysis, author biography, and archival research from the short stories themselves with Mathews's journals and personal correspondence.
Trade Review"Composed of seventeen unpublished short stories written mostly between 1945 and 1951, this remarkable collection that Susan Kalter has brought together reveals a fascinating and unexpected side of John Joseph Mathews."—Alexander Steele,
Western American Literature“Susan Kalter’s work brings to life the wider world of Mathews beyond his well-known Osage works. . . . Mathews remains a towering figure, and the short stories will only add to his reputation.”—Blue Clark, professor of law at Oklahoma City University and author of
Indian Tribes of Oklahoma: A Guide“This book deftly weaves literary analysis, author biography, archival work, and historical context into literary recovery. . . . It is thoroughly researched and communicates that research in clear and accessible prose.”—Alyssa Hunziker, assistant professor of English at Oklahoma State University
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Westerns The Thinkin’ Man
Too Small for a Horse
Old Bob (Unpublished and unedited version)
Old Bob (Manuscript antecedent to the published version)
Travel Stories Lady of the Inn
Allah’s Guest
Yellow Hair
Only a Blonde
Stories from Indian Country The Apache Woman
The Talk of the Face
The Flower on Cadron Creek
Moccasin Prints
Bad Medicine
Stories of World War II and the Cold War No Time
The Liberal View
What Thing Is Fairest
Natural Science
The Meek Shall Inherit?
Source Acknowledgments
Notes
Selected Bibliography
