Black Elk: Holy Man of the Oglala - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780806129884

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by Michael F. Steltenkamp (Author)

This biography of Black Elk is based on extensive interviews with Lucy Looks Twice, the holy man's last surviving child, as well as others who knew him personally. Michael F. Steltenkamp sheds new light on the figure portrayed in Black Elk Speaks as a victim of Western subjugation, doomed to live out his life as a relic of the past. Instead, Steltenkamp reveals that in 1904 Black Elk was baptized a Catholic and subsequently served as a devoted catechist and missionary to his fellow American Indians until his death in 1950.

Number of Pages: 240

Dimensions: 0.73 x 8.5 x 5.42 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: September 15, 1997

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