Project Gutenberg 2025-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 201 Garland, Hamlin 1860 1940 Remington, Frederic 1861 1909 Remington, Frederic Sackrider Remington, Frederick 23012977 The book of the American Indian $aNew York :$bHarper & Brothers Publishers, $c1923. Wahiah, a Spartan mother -- Nistina -- The Iron Khiva -- The new medicine house -- Rising Wolf, ghost dancer -- The river's warning -- Lone Wolf's old guard -- Big Moggasen -- The storm-child -- The blood lust -- The remorse of Waumdisapa -- A decree of council -- Drifting Crane -- The story of Howling Wolf -- The silent eaters. Aaron Adrignola, Tim Lindell, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Book of the American Indian" by Hamlin Garland is a collection of narratives written in the early 20th century that explores the lives, cultures, and struggles of Native Americans, particularly during the period of their confinement to reservations. Through vivid storytelling, Garland seeks to bridge understanding between the two cultures, portraying the emotional depth and resilience of Indigenous peoples as they navigate the conflicts and transformations brought by Western encroachment. At the start of the book, the narrative focuses on the Indian Agency in Darlington, depicting a mundane and seemingly bleak environment that serves as the backdrop for the cultural clash between the Cheyenne tribe and white settlers. The opening chapter introduces the struggles faced by a teacher attempting to quell resistance to education among the Cheyenne children, spotlighting the traditional attachments of the Native community to their identity and way of life. Key characters, such as the chief Tomacham, his wife Wahiah, and the teacher Seger, illuminate the tension inherent in the desire for progress versus the fear of losing cultural identity. The beginning sets the stage for deeper explorations into the complexities of Native American life amid the forces of change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/bookofamericanin01garl/page/n9/mode/2up 20231228210356garland 1923 US Reading ease score: 89.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs E011 Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 583873 2025-07-29T15:20:21.989357 text/html 556434 2025-01-20T12:36:46 text/html 5246278 2025-07-29T15:20:34.850810 application/epub+zip 5245126 2025-07-29T15:20:24.824858 application/epub+zip 397499 2025-07-29T15:20:23.340362 application/epub+zip 5788338 2025-07-29T15:20:41.682792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5738520 2025-07-29T15:20:33.268799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521174 2025-07-29T15:20:20.237457 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501164 2025-01-20T12:36:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17689 2025-07-29T15:20:41.865831 application/rdf+xml 16676 2025-07-29T15:20:23.587374 image/jpeg 2723 2025-07-29T15:20:23.461353 image/jpeg 5602925 2025-07-29T15:20:22.155508 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia