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Fig Tree John : an Indian in fact and fiction
- Title
- Fig Tree John : an Indian in fact and fiction / Peter G. Beidler.
- Author
- Beidler, Peter G.
- Publication
- Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1977.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PS3505.O669 F533 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxiv, 152 pages; 23 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 139-147.
- Contents
- Foreword / Lawrence Clark Powell -- Preface -- Introduction -- Fig Tree John in fact: An independent Cahuilla; Tribal affiliation; Homeland; Age; Family; Clothing; Relationship with whites; Desert gold; Earning a living; Real estate difficulties -- Fig Tree John in fiction: A proud Apache; The facts Corle knew; From Cahuilla to Apache; From easy adaptation to Fierce resistance; From everyday life to murder and revenge; Corle and Apache ethnography; A ring of authenticity; A cultural benchmark; A question of motivation; Literary evaluation -- Notes to text: In fact; In fiction.
- Illustrations: Fig Tree John -- At ninety years of age -- Marriage card -- John and wife in wagon -- "Gene" Hill's store in Mecca -- John's railroad-tie cabin -- Covers of paperback editions of Edwin Corle's Fig Tree John.
- Maps: Map of Southern California -- Map of Fig Tree John's Springs.
- ISBN
- 0816506000
- 9780816506002
- 0816505225
- 9780816505227
- LCCN
- 76026345
- OCLC
- ocm03003821
- 3003821
- SCSB-652431
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- Princeton University Library