Wild Harvest: A Novel of Transition Days in OklahomaWhite House, 1925 - 299 pàgines Wild Harvest, one the most important debuts of modern Native American writers, may rightfully be called the first Native American novel of the modern era. The author, John Milton Oskison, 1874-1947, was born near Tahlequah, Indian Territory to a part-Cherokee mother and a white father. He was a member of the first graduating class from Willie Halsell College in 1894, and later editor and editorial writer for the New York Evening Post and associate editor and finance editor for Collier's Weekly. He was a World War I veteran. |
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Pàgina 3
... don't want a beau , and I don't want skirts that trip me . " A reasonable protest , considering that she spent nearly all of the daylight hours in summer , when she was not at school , out of doors helping her father . Nan's face was ...
... don't want a beau , and I don't want skirts that trip me . " A reasonable protest , considering that she spent nearly all of the daylight hours in summer , when she was not at school , out of doors helping her father . Nan's face was ...
Pàgina 5
... Don't really know if it's interestin ' or not , " Susan Dines argued calmly . " I never could read one , nor you can't either . All I know is it's cheap trash , worst kind . It's hard enough to get your pa down to work without havin ' a ...
... Don't really know if it's interestin ' or not , " Susan Dines argued calmly . " I never could read one , nor you can't either . All I know is it's cheap trash , worst kind . It's hard enough to get your pa down to work without havin ' a ...
Pàgina 24
... don't know what they want your Dad for , but I sh'd think he'd need time to think things over . If there's a chance for me to help in any way , Nan ? " · " I don't see how you could , Tom . " Nan's words came from between tight - shut ...
... don't know what they want your Dad for , but I sh'd think he'd need time to think things over . If there's a chance for me to help in any way , Nan ? " · " I don't see how you could , Tom . " Nan's words came from between tight - shut ...
Pàgina 25
... don't think I ought to stay . " " No , don't stay , Tom ; go on to Big Grove an ' take the train just as if you didn't know anything . " " Yes , that's the thing to do , but I sure don't like to leave you this way . . . . Well , " he ...
... don't think I ought to stay . " " No , don't stay , Tom ; go on to Big Grove an ' take the train just as if you didn't know anything . " " Yes , that's the thing to do , but I sure don't like to leave you this way . . . . Well , " he ...
Pàgina 28
... Don't tell Sue . Make out like you an ' him's goin ' to our place . After supper ; an ' , Nancy , don't forget . You bring me somethin ' to eat . Sh - h - h- ! " A sound of something moving in the brush struck him dumb ; he crouched ...
... Don't tell Sue . Make out like you an ' him's goin ' to our place . After supper ; an ' , Nancy , don't forget . You bring me somethin ' to eat . Sh - h - h- ! " A sound of something moving in the brush struck him dumb ; he crouched ...
Frases i termes més freqüents
ain't arms asked Aunty baler baling began Bess Big Grove Bill Ridge Billy Dines Billy's brother Buster called cattle cheeks Ches Forest cowboy dance Davis Dines's door Dunkin face farm father folks Gabe Horner girl goin grinned hand Harve Harvey Stokes Harvey's head heard Henry Bear's herd Homeville honey lamb Honeywell horns Indian Jack Hayes Jennie Joe Tiger Julia Ellery Jumbo Kate Kearns kiss kitchen laughed listened long grass country longhorns look Madden Nan's eyes Nancy Nigger horse night old woman outfit pistol prairie pulled quirt ride rode rose Ruby Engel Ruby's saddle Sam Davis Shorty smile somethin stack steers stood supper sure Susan Dines talk tell Texas things thought Thunder Creek Tom Winger Tom's turned Uncle Billy Vergil voice wagon wait Walnut Creek watched whispered Winger young
Passatges populars
Pàgina 20 - Yes, we'll gather at the river, The beautiful, the beautiful river — Gather with the saints at the river That flows by the throne of God.
Pàgina 38 - Bible states that the sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the children.
Pàgina 133 - Father, dear father, come home to me now, The clock in the steeple strikes One with a concealed chorus of sentimental lady singers in the background.
Pàgina 19 - Wait till the clouds roll by, Jennie, Wait till the clouds roll by !