{"product_id":"9780803254329","title":"Companion to James Welch's The Heartsong of Charging Elk","description":"\u003cbr\u003eJames Welch was one of the central figures in twentieth-century American Indian literature, and \u003ci\u003eThe Heartsong of Charging Elk\u003c\/i\u003e is of particular importance as the culminating novel in his canon. A historical novel, \u003ci\u003eHeartsong\u003c\/i\u003e follows a Lakota (Sioux) man at the end of the nineteenth century as he travels with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show; is left behind in Marseille, France; and then struggles to overcome many hardships, including a charge for murder. In this novel Welch conveys some of the lifeways and language of a traditional Sioux.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHere for the first time is a literary companion to James Welch’s \u003ci\u003eHeartsong \u003c\/i\u003ethat includes an unpublished chapter of the first draft of the novel; selections from interviews with the author; a memoir by the author’s widow, Lois Welch; and essays by leading scholars in the field on a wide range of topics. The rich resources presented here make this volume an essential addition to the study of James Welch and twentieth-century Native American literature.","brand":"UNP - Nebraska","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030390784240,"sku":"9780803254329","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780803254329_p0.jpg?v=1763726879","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780803254329","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}