{"product_id":"cogewea-the-half-blood-by-mourning-dove-hum-ishu-ma","title":"Cogewea the Half-Blood \/ by Mourning Dove (Hum-Ishu-Ma)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBison Books. Trade pb. Light rubbing of covers. VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0803281102\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"g2z99n-bett3o-jy4v5c-2aniuq\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOne of the first known novels by a Native American woman, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCogewea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1927) is the story of a half-blood girl caught between the worlds of Anglo ranchers and full-blood reservation Indians; between the craven and false-hearted easterner Alfred Densmore and James LaGrinder, a half-blood cowboy and the best rider on the Flathead; between book learning and the folk wisdom of her full-blood grandmother. The book combines authentic Indian lore with the circumstance and dialogue of a popular romance; in its language, it shows a self-taught writer attempting to come to terms with the rift between formal written style and the comfort-able rhythms and slang of familiar speech.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0803281102\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"irekfb-gzh71p-te7vam-i859nu\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0803281102\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"eqnmm4-81rbqm-kmvv0k-638mm4\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46806651175078,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/cogewea.webp?v=1762287521","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/cogewea-the-half-blood-by-mourning-dove-hum-ishu-ma","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}