The Portable North American Indian Reader - Turner, Frederick

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The Portable North American Indian Reader by Turner, Frederick Format: PaperbackPublished by Penguin, 1977 The Portable North American Indian Reader compiles myths, tales, poetry, and oratory from the Iroquois, Cherokee, Winnebago, Sioux, Blackfeet, Hopi, and many other tribes. In addition, Frederick Turner includes a number of “culture contact” selections—explorers’ accounts, captives’ narratives, and Indian autobiographies—as well as a section on the conflicting popular images of the Indian in white literature and, finally, contemporary reassessments by such writers as Luther Standing Bear, N. Scott Momaday, Vine Deloria, Jr., James Welch, Simon Ortiz, and Gary Snyder.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more