Wolfkiller Pod: Wisdom from a Nineteenth-Century Navajo Shephered

by Harvey Leake and Alex Brown

Book Overview

Fascinating history and compelling storytelling make Wolfkiller, the memoir of a Navajo shepherd man who lived in the Monument Valley region of the Southwest, a page-turning epic. In these stories compiled by Harvey Leake, Wolfkiller shares the ancient wisdom of the Navajo elders that was passed to him while a boy growing up near the Utah/Arizona border. Wolfkiller's story was recorded and translated by pioneer trader Louisa Wade Wetherill,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423649249
• ISBN13: 9781423649243
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Navajo History and Culture

This is a primary source of Navajo culture, folklore, history and philosophy. Harvey Leake, great grandson of the trader to the Navajos, John Wetherill, has compiled the handwritten notes written by his great grandmother, Louisa Wetherill, wife of the trader, John Wetherill. At the turn of the early 20th century, they lived among the Navajo's, and were traders to them. Wolfkiller, the Navajo Shephered, relates to Louisa tales told to him by his own grandfater. Her handwritten notes are from her talks with Wolfkiller. The tales depict a fascinating history of Navajo customs, philosophy, history, and folklore. This book should be read by all who love Native American history and the West.

Wolfkiller

Superb compilation of Navajo Native American folklore. Would recommend it to any interested in such history and lore. Entertaining as well.