The Way to Rainy Mountain
by N. Scott Momaday
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0826304362
- ISBN 13
- 9780826304360
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1995 University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM. 1995. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 12th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; storage crease on first few pages; light head, tail, and tip bumps; superficial scratches to panels. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 88 pp 8vo. In this book, the author retells the Kiowa myths that he learned from his grandmother, speculates on the actual history they may symbolize, and describes the Indian life he knew as a child. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
The Way to Rainy Mountain (1969) is a book by Pulitzer Prize winning author N. Scott Momaday. It is about the journey of Momaday's Kiowa ancestors from their ancient beginnings in the Montana area to their final war and surrender to the United States Cavalry at Fort Sill, and subsequent resettlement near Rainy Mountain, Oklahoma. The book is divided into three main parts: The Setting Out, which consists of early Kiowa legends and anthropological studies on the Kiowa people.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009144
- Title
- The Way to Rainy Mountain
- Author
- N. Scott Momaday
- Illustrator
- Al Momaday
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0826304362
- ISBN 13
- 9780826304360
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque, NM
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Kiowa Indians, Kiowa Indian myths, Kiowa Indian History, Oklahoma, Medicine Park, Rainy Mountain, Comanche County Oklahoma, Indian artwork,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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