Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux, 50th Anniversary Edition by Helen H. Blish Originally published in 1967, this pictographic history consists of more than four hundred drawings and script notations by Amos Bad Heart Bull, an Oglala Lakota man from the Pine Ridge Reservation, made between 1890 and the time of his death in 1913. The text, resulting from nearly a decade of research by Helen H. Blish, provides ethnological and historical background and interpretation of the content. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Originally published in 1967, this remarkable pictographic history consists of more than four hundred drawings and script notations by Amos Bad Heart Bull, an Oglala Lakota man from the Pine Ridge Reservation, made between 1890 and the time of his death in 1913. The text, resulting from nearly a decade of research by Helen H. Blish and originally presented as a three-volume report to the Carnegie Institution, provides ethnological and historical background and interpretation of the content. This 50th anniversary edition provides a fresh perspective on Bad Heart Bulls drawings through digital scans of the original photographic plates created when Blish was doing her research. Lost for nearly half a century-and unavailable when the 1967 edition was being assembled-the recently discovered plates are now housed at the Smithsonians National Anthropological Archives. Readers of the volume will encounter new introductions by Emily Levine and Candace S. Greene, crisp images and notations, and additional material that previously appeared only in a limited number of copies of the original edition. Author Biography Amos Bad Heart Bull (1869-1913) sought to preserve the story of his people through ledger drawings. He began his picture history during the 1890s and continued to add and revise his record until his death. Helen H. Blish (1898-1941) was a trained ethnographer who also taught high school English in Detroit between her visits and research trips to the Pine Ridge Reservation. Mari Sandoz (1896-1966) is the noted author of Cheyenne Autumn, Old Jules, and Crazy Horse: Strange Man of the Oglalas, all available in Bison Books editions. Emily Levine is an independent scholar. She is the editor of Josephine Waggoners Witness: A Hunkpapha Historians Strong-Heart Song of the Lakotas (Nebraska, 2013), winner of the American Historical Associations J. Franklin Jameson Award. Candace S. Greene is an ethnologist in the Department of Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. She is the coeditor of The Year the Stars Fell: Lakota Winter Counts at the Smithsonian (Nebraska, 2007). Table of Contents Publishers Preface for the new edition A Short History of Amos Bad Heart Bull and Helen Blish, by Emily Levine Significance of the Ledger Drawings, by Candace Greene Publishers Preface List of Color Plates List of Illustrations Introduction by Mari Sandoz Foreword by Helen H. Blish Dedication PART ONE Chapter I The Artist and His Work Chapter II Dakota Histories and Historical Art Chapter III The Bad Heart Bull Manuscript as History Chapter IV Bad Heart Bull as an Artist Chapter V Dakotan Art and Thought PART TWO Chapter VI Introduction to the Drawings Chapter VII The Drawings Bibliography Appendix: Descriptive Listing of the Drawings A Note on the Editing The Artist and The Author Note on Images Index Review "The significance of Amos Bad Heart Bulls work to our understanding of Plains Indian history cannot be overstated. It is an unparalleled Native account documenting Oglala Lakota life during the tumultuous period of the 1860s to the 1910s. This anniversary issue provides both enhanced illustrations and additional context from the past fifty years, making it even more valuable to the Native and scholarly communities and everyone interested in American Indian art, culture, and history."-Christina E. Burke, curator of Native American and non-Western art at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma -- Christina E. Burke "A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux was published in 1967, instantly becoming a landmark volume of Native history and art, a status that it retains five decades later. Until this month, however, [the text] could only be found in libraries, private collections and, for a price, at booksellers. . . . To remedy that and celebrate a half-century of the book, a 50th Anniversary Edition of A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux has just been published. On shelves for a little over a week, the 648-page volume . . . reproduces and augments the original with newly reproduced images of the drawings and a pair of introductory essays."-L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star -- L. Kent Wolgamott * Lincoln Journal Star * Review Text The significance of Amos Bad Heart Bulls work to our understanding of Plains Indian history cannot be overstated. It is an unparalleled Native account documenting Oglala Lakota life during the tumultuous period from the 1860s to 1910s. This anniversary issue provides both enhanced illustrations and additional context from the past fifty years, making it even more valuable to the Native and scholarly communities and everyone interested in American Indian art, culture, and history."" - Christina E. Burke, curator of Native American and non-Western art at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma Review Quote "This lavish 50th anniversary edition of A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux is indispensable not just for specialists, but anyone interested in American Indian history. Through a careful reading of Bad Heart Bulls drawings, Lakota history and culture come to life, offering a wholly Native perspective on this transformational time."--Bradley Shreve, Tribal College Journal Details ISBN1496203593 Author Helen H. Blish Publisher University of Nebraska Press Year 2017 Edition 50th ISBN-10 1496203593 ISBN-13 9781496203595 Format Hardcover Imprint University of Nebraska Press Place of Publication Lincoln Country of Publication United States Illustrations 458 b&w illustrations, 32 color illustrations, 8 photographs, index Pages 648 DEWEY 978.0049752 Publication Date 2017-12-01 Language English UK Release Date 2017-12-01 AU Release Date 2017-12-01 NZ Release Date 2017-12-01 US Release Date 2017-12-01 Edition Description Special edition, 50th Anniversary Edition Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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ISBN-13: 9781496203595
Book Title: A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux, 50th Anniversary Edit
Subject Area: Regional History
Item Height: 305 mm
Item Width: 229 mm
Author: Helen H. Blish
Publication Name: A Pictographic History of the Oglala Sioux
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Subject: Anthropology, History
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 648 Pages
