Red Bird, Red Power - The Life and Legacy of Zitkala-Üa

Informationen zum Autor Tadeusz Lewandowski is professor and head of the Department of American Literature and Culture at the University of Opole, Poland, and editor of Zitkala-Sa: Letters, Speeches, and Unpublished Writings, 1898-1929. Klappentext Red Bird, Red Power tells the story of one of the most influential--and controversial--American Indian activists of the twentieth century. Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938), also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a highly gifted writer, editor, and musician who dedicated her life to achieving justice for Native peoples. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of one of the most influential - and controversial - American Indian activists of the twentieth century. Tadeusz Lewandowski offers the first full-scale biography of the woman whose passionate commitment to improving the lives of her people propelled her to the forefront of Progressive-era reform movements.

Product details

• Authors: Tadeusz Lewandowski
• Publisher: University Of Oklahoma Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9780806151786
• ISBN: 978-0-8061-5178-6
• Series: American Indian Literature and; American Indian Literature and Critical Studies; American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries