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Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat - A Navajo Autobiography (Paperback, Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition) Loot Price: R611
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Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat - A Navajo Autobiography (Paperback, Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition): Left Handed

Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat - A Navajo Autobiography (Paperback, Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition)

Left Handed; Introduction by Jennifer Denetdale; Edited by Walter Dyk; Foreword by Edward Sapir

Series: Bison Classic Editions

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With a simplicity as disarming as it is frank, Left Handed tells of his birth in the spring of 1868 "when the cottonwood leaves were about the size of [his] thumbnail," of family chores such as guarding the sheep near the hogan, and of his sexual awakening. As he grows older, his account turns to life in the open: nomadic cattle-raising, farming, trading, communal enterprises, tribal dances and ceremonies, lovemaking, and marriage. As Left Handed grows in understanding and stature, the accumulated wisdom of his people is revealed to him. He learns the Navajo lifeway, which is founded on the principles of honesty, foresightedness, and self-discipline. The style of the narrative is almost biblical in its rhythms, but biblical, too, in many respects, is the traditional way of life it recounts.

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Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Bison Classic Editions
Release date: June 2018
Authors: Left Handed
Introduction by: Jennifer Denetdale
Editors: Walter Dyk
Foreword by: Edward Sapir
Dimensions: 229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages: 354
Edition: Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-4962-0515-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN: 1-4962-0515-4
Barcode: 9781496205155

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