1. Target
  2. Movies, Music & Books
  3. Books
  4. Non-Fiction

American Indian Stories - (Modern Library Torchbearers) by Zitkala-Sa (Paperback)

American Indian Stories - (Modern Library Torchbearers) by  Zitkala-Sa (Paperback)
Store: Target
Last Price: 13.39 USD

Similar Products

Products of same category from the store

All

Product info

<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Bright and carefree, Zitkâala-Sâa grows up on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota with her mother until Quaker missionaries arrive, offering a free education to all Sioux children. The catch: the children must leave their parents behind and travel to Indiana. Curious about the world beyond the reservation, Zitkâala-Sâa begs her mother to let her go--and her mother, aware of the advantage that an education offers, reluctantly agrees. But the missionary school is not the adventure that Zitkâala-Sâa expected: the school is a strict one, her long hair is cut, and only English is spoken. She encounters racism and ridicule. Slowly, she adapts to her environment--excelling at her studies, winning prizes for essay-writing and oration. Vivid and poignant, this memoir is the story of an activist in the making, a woman whose extraordinary career partially inspired the events of Killers of the Flower Moon."--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A groundbreaking Dakota author and activist chronicles her refusal to assimilate into nineteenth-century white society and her mission to preserve her culture<b>--with an introduction by Layli Long Soldier, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award for <i>Whereas <p/></i></b></b> Bright and carefree, Zitkála-Sá grows up on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota with her mother until Quaker missionaries arrive, offering the reservation's children a free education. The catch: They must leave their parents behind and travel to Indiana. Curious about the world beyond the reservation, Zitkála-Sá begs her mother to let her go--and her mother, aware of the advantages that an education offers, reluctantly agrees. <p/> But the missionary school is not the adventure that Zitkála-Sá expected: The school is a strict one, her long hair is cut short, and only English is spoken. She encounters racism and ridicule. Slowly, Zitkála-Sá adapts to her environment--excelling at her studies, winning prizes for essay-writing and oration. But the price of success is estrangement from her cultural roots--and is it one she is willing to pay? <p/> Combining Zitkála-Sá's childhood memories, her short stories, and her poetry, <i>American Indian Stories </i>is the origin story of an activist in the making, a remarkable woman whose extraordinary career deserves wider recognition. <p/><b>The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.</b><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Zitkála-Sá </b>(1876-1936) was a member of the Yankton Dakota (also known as Sioux) tribe. An accomplished violinist, writer, and politician, she co-founded the National Council of American Indians, lobbied Congress to pass the Indian Citizenship Act, and wrote articles for <i>The</i> <i>Atlantic</i> and <i>Harper's</i>, as well as two books and an opera.

Price History

Cheapest price in the interval: 13.39 on November 8, 2021

Most expensive price in the interval: 13.39 on December 20, 2021