Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux, The Premier Edition
By John G. Neihardt.
Description
The famous life story of the Lakota healer and visionary, Nicholas Black Elk.Widely hailed as a spiritual classic, this inspirational and unfailingly powerful story reveals the life and visions of the Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) and the tragic history of his Sioux people during the epic closing decades of the Old West. In 1930, the aging Black Elk met a kindred spirit, the famed poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881–1973) on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The Lakota elder chose Neihardt to share his visions and life with the world. ...
ISBN(s)
1438425406, 9781438425405
