The Resource The heartsong of Charging Elk : a novel, James Welch
The heartsong of Charging Elk : a novel, James Welch
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- Summary
- "Inspired by actual historical fact, James Welch's The Heartsong of Charging Elk tells the story of an Oglala Sioux who travels the extraordinary geographical and cultural distance from tribal life in the Black Hills of South Dakota to existence on the streets of Marseille. As a young boy, Charging Elk witnessed his people's massacre of Custer's Seventh Cavalry at Little Big Horn, followed by years of futile fighting and wandering until the Sioux were finally lured to the Pine Ridge reservation. But he prefers life in the Stronghold, living by his wits and skills in the old way." "Ironically, it is Charging Elk's horsemanship and independent air that cause Buffalo Bill to recruit him for his Wild West Show, which travels across "the big water" to create a sensation in the capitals of Europe. Charging Elk and his Sioux companions are living a life touched by fame and marked by previously unthinkable experiences - until he falls ill in Marseille and, through a bureaucratic mix-up, is left behind in a hospital while the show travels on. Scared, disoriented, Charging Elk escapes - only to fall into a series of events, including a love affair with a prostitute and a shocking murder, that will change his life utterly beyond his imagination."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The heartsong of Charging Elk : a novel
- Title
- The heartsong of Charging Elk
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- James Welch
- Title variation
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- Charging Elk's heartsong
- Heart song of Charging Elk
- Subject
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- Americans -- France -- Fiction
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show -- Fiction
- Fiction
- France
- trueFrance -- History -- 19th century
- France -- Marseille
- Historical fiction
- Marseille (France) -- Fiction
- trueMurder -- Marseille
- trueNative Americans in France
- Oglala Indians
- Oglala Indians -- Fiction
- trueOglala Indians -- Marseille
- trueOglala Indians in France
- trueProstitutes -- Marseille
- trueMarseille -- History -- 19th century
- Americans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Inspired by actual historical fact, James Welch's The Heartsong of Charging Elk tells the story of an Oglala Sioux who travels the extraordinary geographical and cultural distance from tribal life in the Black Hills of South Dakota to existence on the streets of Marseille. As a young boy, Charging Elk witnessed his people's massacre of Custer's Seventh Cavalry at Little Big Horn, followed by years of futile fighting and wandering until the Sioux were finally lured to the Pine Ridge reservation. But he prefers life in the Stronghold, living by his wits and skills in the old way." "Ironically, it is Charging Elk's horsemanship and independent air that cause Buffalo Bill to recruit him for his Wild West Show, which travels across "the big water" to create a sensation in the capitals of Europe. Charging Elk and his Sioux companions are living a life touched by fame and marked by previously unthinkable experiences - until he falls ill in Marseille and, through a bureaucratic mix-up, is left behind in a hospital while the show travels on. Scared, disoriented, Charging Elk escapes - only to fall into a series of events, including a love affair with a prostitute and a shocking murder, that will change his life utterly beyond his imagination."--Jacket
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 061506
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1940-2003
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Welch, James
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- Oglala Indians
- Americans
- Americans
- Oglala Indians
- Marseille (France)
- France
- France
- Label
- The heartsong of Charging Elk : a novel, James Welch
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 386164
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 440 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385496742
- Lccn
- 99058875
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780385496742
- (OCoLC)43114197
- Label
- The heartsong of Charging Elk : a novel, James Welch
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 386164
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 440 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385496742
- Lccn
- 99058875
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780385496742
- (OCoLC)43114197
Subject
- Americans -- France -- Fiction
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show -- Fiction
- Fiction
- France
- trueFrance -- History -- 19th century
- France -- Marseille
- Historical fiction
- Marseille (France) -- Fiction
- trueMurder -- Marseille
- trueNative Americans in France
- Oglala Indians
- Oglala Indians -- Fiction
- trueOglala Indians -- Marseille
- trueOglala Indians in France
- trueProstitutes -- Marseille
- trueMarseille -- History -- 19th century
- Americans
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