Cogewea, The Half Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range [Paperback]

Mourning Dove (Author), Dexter Fisher (Introduction)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0803281102 | ISBN-13: 978-0803281103 | Publication Date: June 1, 1981

One of the first known novels by a Native American woman, Cogewea (1927) is the story of a half-blood girl caught between the worlds of Anglo ranchers and full-blood reservation Indians; between the craven and false-hearted easterner Alfred Densmore and James LaGrinder, a half-blood cowboy and the best rider on the Flathead; between book learning and the folk wisdom of her full-blood grandmother. The book combines authentic Indian lore with the circumstance and dialogue of a popular romance; in its language, it shows a self-taught writer attempting to come to terms with the rift between formal written style and the comfort-able rhythms and slang of familiar speech.

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About the Author

Mourning Dove, the author of Cogewea, was an Okanogan of eastern Washington. She lived as a migrant farmworker and, after ten-hour days in the hop fields and apple orchards, faithfully returned to the battered typewriter in her tent. Lucullus Virgil McWhorter, a respected and sympathetic student of Indian lore and history, encouraged her in her ambition to be a writer; finally she made her book a record of the folklore of the Okanogan tribe, a plea for the welfare of the half-blood, and above all the testimony to her own singleminded dedication.

Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press (June 1, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803281102
• ISBN-13: 978-0803281103
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #612,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good book for one I had to read for class, June 6, 2009

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I had to read this novel for a Women of the West class and I ended up enjoying the read. I would recommend the read even if you are not made to read it for a class. Give it a chance, it takes a few chapters to get into it, but I'm glad I read it.