Good Seeds - A Menominee Indian Food Memoir

Menominee author Thomas Pecore Weso remembers colorful characters and stories as he recreates recipes from his northern Wisconsin childhood. His food memoir brings together his firsthand memories of reservation life from the 1950s through the 1970s and beyond.

About the author

Thomas Pecore Weso (1953-2023) was an author, educator, artist, and enrolled member of the Menominee Indian Nation of Wisconsin. His book Good Seeds: A Menominee Indian Food Memoir, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press in 2016, was reviewed widely and won a national Gourmand Award. He also wrote many articles and personal essays, a biography of Langston Hughes with coauthor Denise Low, and the children's book Native American Stories for Kids (Rockridge Press, 2022), which was named a 2023 Kansas Notable Book. Weso was an alumnus of Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas, where he earned a master's degree in Indigenous studies. He died in Sonoma County, California, on July 14, 2023.

Product details

• Authors: T. F. Pecore Weso, Thomas Pecore Weso
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9780870207716
• ISBN: 978-0-87020-771-6
• No. of pages: 124
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 218 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Food & drink > International cuisine