Tales of the Old Indian Territory and Essays on the Indian Condition (American Indian Lives) - Softcover

Oskison, John Milton

 
9780803237926: Tales of the Old Indian Territory and Essays on the Indian Condition (American Indian Lives)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0803237928 ISBN 13: 9780803237926
Verlag: University of Nebraska Press, 2012

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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Indian Territory, which would eventually become the state of Oklahoma, was a multicultural space in which various Native tribes, European Americans, and African Americans were equally engaged in struggles to carve out meaningful lives in a harsh landscape. John Milton Oskison, born in the territory to a Cherokee mother and an immigrant English father, was brought up engaging in his Cherokee heritage, including its oral traditions, and appreciating the utilitarian value of an American education.

Oskison left Indian Territory to attend college and went on to have a long career in New York City journalism, working for the New York Evening Post and Collier’s Magazine. He also wrote short stories and essays for newspapers and magazines, most of which were about contemporary life in Indian Territory and depicted a complex multicultural landscape of cowboys, farmers, outlaws, and families dealing with the consequences of multiple interacting cultures.

Though Oskison was a well-known and prolific Cherokee writer, journalist, and activist, few of his works are known today. This first comprehensive collection of Oskison’s unpublished autobiography, short stories, autobiographical essays, and essays about life in Indian Territory at the turn of the twentieth century fills a significant void in the literature and thought of a critical time and place in the history of the United States.

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John Milton Oskison (1874–1947) had a long career in New York City journalism and was also a well-known and popular writer in his time, writing short stories and essays for newspapers and magazines in both the United States and London. Lionel Larré is an associate professor of English at the Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3. He has published two books in France and numerous articles on Native American subjects.

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Verlag
University of Nebraska Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0803237928
ISBN 13 
9780803237926
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
665
Herausgeber
Larre Lionel
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