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 4
... told him I'd thank him not to make fun of Dad ! " " Trash ! " Her aunt lifted a lid from the small wood stove and dropped the book on the fire . " Tom Winger's right to make fun of such truck . . . . Your pa's always readin ' blood an ...
... told him I'd thank him not to make fun of Dad ! " " Trash ! " Her aunt lifted a lid from the small wood stove and dropped the book on the fire . " Tom Winger's right to make fun of such truck . . . . Your pa's always readin ' blood an ...
Pàgina 9
... worked for Dines , called Nan " Sis " ; told her wonderful tales of the big G. H. ranch near San Antone , of the wild long - horned and long - legged dun steers that covered the Texas ranges ; he sang " 9 THE DAWN OF A PRAIRIE EPOCH.
... worked for Dines , called Nan " Sis " ; told her wonderful tales of the big G. H. ranch near San Antone , of the wild long - horned and long - legged dun steers that covered the Texas ranges ; he sang " 9 THE DAWN OF A PRAIRIE EPOCH.
Pàgina 25
... told her , to fight off the fear that was clutching at her heart . Her Dad was somewhere near the Little Walnut Road , concealed in the bordering woods , waiting until after dark to come to Uncle Billy's . · Did he know that the ...
... told her , to fight off the fear that was clutching at her heart . Her Dad was somewhere near the Little Walnut Road , concealed in the bordering woods , waiting until after dark to come to Uncle Billy's . · Did he know that the ...
Pàgina 73
... told him , but didn't , of her most recent course at her aunt's boarding house , at Joplin , when she was supposed to be attending school : after- noons of truancy and buggy riding with a young den- tist , midnight escapes from her room ...
... told him , but didn't , of her most recent course at her aunt's boarding house , at Joplin , when she was supposed to be attending school : after- noons of truancy and buggy riding with a young den- tist , midnight escapes from her room ...
Pàgina 74
... the stuff . Joe's been drinkin ' , an ' he Then he tried to get fresh , but I told him to bring me back pronto . . . . Say , Joe ain't so slow for an Indian ! ” Nan listened with uncomfortable surprise , and de- cided that 74 WILD HARVEST.
... the stuff . Joe's been drinkin ' , an ' he Then he tried to get fresh , but I told him to bring me back pronto . . . . Say , Joe ain't so slow for an Indian ! ” Nan listened with uncomfortable surprise , and de- cided that 74 WILD HARVEST.
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 !