James Welch was one of the central figures in twentieth-century
American Indian literature, and The Heartsong of Charging Elk is of
particular importance as the culminating novel in his canon. A
historical novel, Heartsong follows a Lakota (Sioux) man at the end
of the nineteenth century as he travels with Buffalo Bill's Wild
West show; is left behind in Marseille, France; and then struggles
to overcome many hardships, including a charge for murder. In this
novel Welch conveys some of the lifeways and language of a
traditional Sioux. Here for the first time is a literary companion
to James Welch's Heartsong that includes an unpublished chapter of
the first draft of the novel; selections from interviews with the
author; a memoir by the author's widow, Lois Welch; and essays by
leading scholars in the field on a wide range of topics. The rich
resources presented here make this volume an essential addition to
the study of James Welch and twentieth-century Native American
literature.
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