Mari Sandoz's Native Nebraska (NE) (Images of America) [Paperback]

LaVerne Harrell Clark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 14, 2000

When the Mari Sandoz High Plains Center opens in Chadron, Nebraska in 2001, it will be one of three centers at which Nebraska honors its outstanding writers. Through the compilation of over 200 images in this new book, taken from historical collections and her own work, author and photographer LaVerne Harrell Clark contributes to that same purpose. In it, she recreates the frontier life of settlers and the neighboring Sioux and Cheyenne Indians of the sandhills region of northwestern Nebraska. Accompanied by in-depth captions detailing Mari Sandoz's life and works, these images illustrate how she came to hold an outstanding place as an American writer until her death in 1966. Born in 1896, in the "free-land" region of the Nebraska Panhandle, Sandoz was greatly influenced in her writing by the people who called at her homestead. Her acquaintances included Bad Arm, a Sioux Indian who fought at the Little Bighorn and was present at Wounded Knee, "Old Cheyenne Woman," a survivor of both the Oklahoma and Fort Robinson conflicts, and William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, the legend of the Old West.

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About the Author

Winner of the 1998 Medicine Pipe Bearer's Award of Western Writers of America, LaVerne Harrell Clark is the author/illustrator of six other books of non-fiction, fiction, and folklore, including seven articles on Mari Sandoz.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing; First Edition edition (November 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738507849
• ISBN-13: 978-0738507842
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,917,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A truly impressive compendium of period photography, July 5, 2001

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Accompanied by in-depth captions, Mari Sandoz's Native Nebraska: The Plains Indian Country is a truly impressive compendium of period photography showcasing her life and work. Born on the Nebraska Panhandle in 1896, Mari Sandoz grew to become an outstanding American writer until her death in 1966. Her writing was profoundly influenced by the people who called at her homestead. Her acquaintances included Bad Arm, a Sioux Indian who fought at the little bighorn and was present at Wounded Knee; "Old Cheyenne Woman", a survivor of both the Oklahoma and Fort Robinson conflicts; and the legendary William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Mari Sandoz's Native Nebraska will prove of profound interest to students of Native American studies, women's studies, and American history.

2.0 out of 5 stars Emphasis on locations Sandoz lived and her relatives, not on Indians, June 30, 2011

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This review is from: Mari Sandoz's Native Nebraska (NE) (Images of America) (Paperback)

The book with its annotated photos focuses on Sandoz's Nebraska experiences rather than her time in NYC. Lincolnites will enjoy the photos--both new and historical--of sights in Lincoln that Sandoz frequented, including the Nebraska Historical Society, the Capitol and the University of Nebraska. While in Lincoln, Sandoz pursued writing but Clark shows that she could also become very discouraged. One UNL professor, Mamie Meredith, witnessed Sandoz burning almost 100 of her stories that she could not get published.
From Nebraska Life: Clark is a Texan, but she knows Sandoz, though had never met her. She has written several articles on the author. For Native Nebraska she collected more than 200 black and white photographs [most of them of her own making] of the Sandoz family and places important to them.