Ghost Dances

Ghost Dances
Title Ghost Dances PDF eBook
Author Josh Garrett-Davis
Publisher Little, Brown
Pages 192
Release 2012-08-21
Genre History
ISBN 0316199850

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Growing up in South Dakota, Josh Garrett-Davis knew he would leave. But as a young adult, he kept going back -- in dreams and reality and by way of books. With this beautifully written narrative about a seemingly empty but actually rich and complex place, he has reclaimed his childhood, his unusual family, and the Great Plains. Among the subjects and people that bring his Midwestern Plains to life are the destruction and resurgence of the American bison; Native American "Ghost Dancers," who attempted to ward off destruction by supernatural means; the political allegory to be found in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; and current attempts by ecologists to "rewild" the Plains, complete with cheetahs. Garrett-Davis infuses the narrative with stories of his family as well -- including his great-great-grandparents' twenty-year sojourn in Nebraska as homesteaders and his progressive Methodist cousin Ruth, a missionary in China ousted by Mao's revolution. Ghost Dances is a fluid combination of memoir and history and reportage that reminds us our roots matter.

Ghost Dances and Identity

Ghost Dances and Identity
Title Ghost Dances and Identity PDF eBook
Author Gregory E. Smoak
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 304
Release 2008-03-11
Genre History
ISBN 0520256271

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" This is a compellingly nuanced and sophisticated study of Indian peoples as negotiators and shapers of the modern world."—Richard White, author of The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815

The Ghost Dance

The Ghost Dance
Title The Ghost Dance PDF eBook
Author Alice Beck Kehoe
Publisher Waveland Press
Pages 207
Release 2006-06-14
Genre History
ISBN 1478609249

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In this fascinating ethnohistorical case study of North American Indians, the Ghost Dance religion is the backbone for Kehoes exploration of significant aspects of American Indian life and her quest to learn why some theories become popular. In Part 1, she combines knowledge gained from her firsthand experiences living among and speaking with Indian elders with a careful analysis of historical accounts, providing a succinct yet insightful look at people, events, and institutions from the 1800s to the present. She clarifies unique and complex relationships among Indian peoples and dispels many of the false pretenses promoted by United States agencies over two centuries. In Part 2, Kehoe surveys some of the theories used to analyze the events described in Part 1, allowing readers to see how theories develop, to think critically about various perspectives, and to draw their own conclusions. Kehoes gripping presentation and analysis pave the way for just and constructive Indian-White relations.

The Ghost-Dance Religion and Wounded Knee

The Ghost-Dance Religion and Wounded Knee
Title The Ghost-Dance Religion and Wounded Knee PDF eBook
Author James Mooney
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 578
Release 2012-08-15
Genre History
ISBN 0486143333

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Classic of American anthropology explores messianic cult behind Indian resistance, from Pontiac to the 1890s. Extremely detailed and thorough. Originally published in 1896 by the Bureau of American Ethnology. 38 plates, 49 other illustrations.

The Ghost Dance

The Ghost Dance
Title The Ghost Dance PDF eBook
Author James Mooney
Publisher World Publications (MA)
Pages 584
Release 1996
Genre History
ISBN

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First published a century ago, The Ghost Dance is a unique first-hand account of a messianic movement against white subjugation that arose among Native Americans of the West and the Plains in the latter part of the 19th-century.

Ghost Dance

Ghost Dance
Title Ghost Dance PDF eBook
Author Mark T. Sullivan
Publisher
Pages 405
Release 1999
Genre Detective and mystery stories, American
ISBN 9780340689233

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On the eve of his 40th birthday, Patrick Gallager, a New York documentary film producer, retreats to the mountainous river regions of Central Vermont to get away from his faltered past life to fish. In the shallows of the river, Gallagher's line catches on a submerged body.

"Ghost Dances" Study Notes

Title "Ghost Dances" Study Notes PDF eBook
Author Jane Pritchard
Publisher
Pages 19
Release 2000-01-01
Genre Ghost dances (Choreographic work : Bruce)
ISBN 9780950547862

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