Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography

by John Joseph Mathews

Book Overview

When John Joseph Mathews (1894-1979) began his career as a writer in the 1930s, he was one of only a small number of Native American authors writing for a national audience. Today he is widely recognized as a founder and shaper of twentieth-century Native American literature. Twenty Thousand Mornings is Mathews's intimate chronicle of his formative years. Written in 1965-67 but only recently discovered, this work captures Osage life in pre-statehood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080616574X
• ISBN13: 9780806165745
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"