Alex Posey - Creek Poet, Journalist, and Humorist

Most of Alexander Posey's short and remarkable life was devoted to literary pursuits. Through a widely circulated satirical column published under the pseudonym Fus Fixico, he did much to document and draw attention to conditions in Indian Territory. He rose to prominence among the Creeks and played a leading role as spokesman on a number of serious political issues. Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. has written the first full biography of Alexander Posey, a pioneer of American Indian literature and a shaper of public opinion.

About the author

Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. is a professor of English at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and director of the American Native Press Archives. He is the editor, with Carol A. Petty Hunter, of Alexander Posey's Fus Fixico Letters (Nebraska 1993).

Summary

Most of Alexander Posey's short and remarkable life was devoted to literary pursuits. Through a widely circulated satirical column published under the pseudonym Fus Fixico, he did much to document and draw attention to conditions in Indian Territory. This book tells his story.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel F Littlefield, Daniel F. Littlefield, Daniel F. Jr. Littlefield, Jr. Daniel F. Littlefield
• Publisher: Univ Of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1997
• EAN: 9780803279681
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-7968-1
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: American Indian Lives; American Indian Lives
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology