Waterless Mountain
by Armer, Laura Adams
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Longmans, Green and Co, 1932. First Edition, later printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition, later printing with the Longman's Fiction Prize mentioned on the jacket. DJ is not price-clipped shows 2.50. Some wearing on top edges and spine with a few chips and tears. PO name is faint on first endpage. Newbery Medal winner.
Synopsis
Waterless Mountain is a novel by Laura Adams Armer that was awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1932. It is the story of Younger Brother, a Navajo Indian in the 1920s whose wish is to follow in the footsteps of his uncle and become a medicine man. To accomplish this task, he must undergo several arduous years of training, to learn all of the ancient songs and customs of his ancestors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Denali Bay LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100482
- Title
- Waterless Mountain
- Author
- Armer, Laura Adams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, later printing
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1932
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About the Seller
Denali Bay LLC
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