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Riding the Earthboy 40
by Welch, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
World Publishing Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1971. First Edition : Signed. Hardcover. Small octovo hardcover, Signed by the author, tight binding, fresh pages, small bump to corner, else NFINE in bright DJ, faint wear at tips, else VG+++, now in clear mylar. Welch's first book, one of the high spots of American Indian literature. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
Now with an introduction from celebrated poet James Tate, Riding the Earthboy 40 is the only volume of poetry written by acclaimed Native American novelist James Welch. The title of the book refers to the forty acres of Montana land Welch?s father once leased from a Blackfeet family called Earthboy. This land and its surroundings shaped the writer?s worldview as a youth, its rawness resonates in the vitality of his elegant poetry, and his verse shows a great awareness of a moment in time, of a place in nature, and of the human being in context. Deeply evoking the specific Native American experience in Montana, Welch?s poems nonetheless speak profoundly to all readers. With its new introduction, this vital work that has influenced so many American writers is certain to capture a new generation of readers.
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- Bookseller
- Mossback Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28682
- Title
- Riding the Earthboy 40
- Author
- Welch, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition : Signed
- Publisher
- World Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Indian Poetry; American Indian Poetry
Terms of Sale
Mossback Books
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About the Seller
Mossback Books
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Hartland, Michigan
About Mossback Books
Sales through the internet and at book shows in the midwest.
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