{"product_id":"9780803266476","title":"A Sender of Words: Essays in Memory of John G. Neihardt","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor of more than thirty books of poetry, Western history, stories, fiction, biography, criticism, and Native studies, John G. Neihardt (1881–1973) was born in Illinois, taught for many years at the University of Missouri, and was named by act of legislature Poet Laureate of Nebraska and the Prairies. Neihardt was devoted to his ideals of art, spirit, humanity, and understanding. This volume brings together fourteen lifelong admirers, who each contribute a portrait or an appreciation of this American original.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBest known for his 1932 classic \u003ci\u003eBlack Elk Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e, done in collaboration with the Lakota holy man Nicholas Black Elk, Neihardt is also justly regarded as an epic poet, travel writer, newspaperman, teacher, mystic, and spokesman for the beauty of the Great Plains and the drama of ordinary and exceptional lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNP - Nebraska Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016190116080,"sku":"9780803266476","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780803266476_p0.jpg?v=1763728046","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780803266476","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}