Madonna Swan; A Lakota Woman's Story
by Mark St. Pierre
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0806126760
- ISBN 13
- 9780806126760
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994 University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK. 1994. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 6th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light tip bumping; light rubbing to panels. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 209 pp 8vo. The author attempts to capture the indomitable spirit of a Lakota woman as she celebrates the joys and endures the sufferings of her remarkable life on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. Stricken with TB at age 16, she went to marry, have a family, go to college, and teach in the reservation Head Start program. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006120
- Title
- Madonna Swan; A Lakota Woman's Story
- Author
- Mark St. Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0806126760
- ISBN 13
- 9780806126760
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman, OK
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, tuberculosis, Head Start, Indian Reservations, native women, American Indian Women,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.