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 13
... keep the white man out , " her uncle would tell the old men , " but you can make friends of ' em . Now there's Vergil Stokes , ain't he a good friend of the Indians ? " A nod of agreement from all present , and Billy Dines would add ...
... keep the white man out , " her uncle would tell the old men , " but you can make friends of ' em . Now there's Vergil Stokes , ain't he a good friend of the Indians ? " A nod of agreement from all present , and Billy Dines would add ...
Pàgina 35
... keep up that little branch that runs into the creek just above the footlog . About a mile up , you'll come to a grove of blackjacks . Stay there , an ' I'll " " What's that ! " Forest exploded hysterically , his fingers tightening as ...
... keep up that little branch that runs into the creek just above the footlog . About a mile up , you'll come to a grove of blackjacks . Stay there , an ' I'll " " What's that ! " Forest exploded hysterically , his fingers tightening as ...
Pàgina 42
... keep up with Uncle Billy's mowing machine . ” " Yes . " Susan Dines nodded , and presently added : " I might come over myself before ten o'clock to sort of get dinner started , an ' help wash up the dishes after dinner . I expect that ...
... keep up with Uncle Billy's mowing machine . ” " Yes . " Susan Dines nodded , and presently added : " I might come over myself before ten o'clock to sort of get dinner started , an ' help wash up the dishes after dinner . I expect that ...
Pàgina 50
... keep them flourishing as symbols of a future that should mean for her father and herself the beauty and fragrance of blossom time . Early on the morning of October first Uncle Billy took Nan and her little brown - strapped trunk in his ...
... keep them flourishing as symbols of a future that should mean for her father and herself the beauty and fragrance of blossom time . Early on the morning of October first Uncle Billy took Nan and her little brown - strapped trunk in his ...
Pàgina 57
... keep up with my classes . It's to help Dad , too ; and that's more important than school ! Don't you think so ? " " Looks like it's goin ' to be a longer fight for your pa than we thought at first , " the old man observed slowly ...
... keep up with my classes . It's to help Dad , too ; and that's more important than school ! Don't you think so ? " " Looks like it's goin ' to be a longer fight for your pa than we thought at first , " the old man observed slowly ...
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 thump-hah 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 !