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Main entry under title:
A Literary history of the American West.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. American literatureWest (U.S.)History and
criticism.     2. West (U.S.) in literature. I. Western
Literature Association (U.S.)
PS271.L58   1986       810'.9'978       85-50538
ISBN 0-87565-021-X

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      An excerpt from "Estimated Prophet" by John Barlow and Bob Weir is reprinted by permission of Ice-Nine Publishing Co., Inc. © 1977, 1979 by Ice-Nine Publishing Co., Inc.

      An excerpt from "The Night Chant: A Navajo Ceremonial" is reprinted from Four Masterworks of American Indian Literature, edited and translated by John Bierhorst. © 1974 by John Bierhorst. Reprinted by permission of John Bierhorst.

      "AbiquiuThursday in Holy Week" is reprinted from New & Selected Poems by Peggy Pond Church. © 1976 by Ahsahta Press at Boise State University. Reprinted by permission of Ahsahta Press.

      "Tin Cans at Keeler" is reprinted from If There Is Time by Hildegarde Flanner (published 1942 by New Directions Publishing Corp.). © 1942 by Hildegarde Flanner. Reprinted by permission of Hilde garde Flanner.

      "The Occultation of Venus" and "Sheep Herding" by Sharlot Hall are reprinted from Women Poets of the West: An Anthology, 18501950. © 1978 by Ahsahta Press at Boise State University. Re printed by permission of Ahsahta Press.

      An excerpt from Letter to an Imaginary Friend, Parts III & IV by Thomas McGrath is reprinted by permission of Copper Canyon Press. © 1985 by Thomas McGrath.

      "Like Chief Joseph, the Nez Perce" is reprinted from Selected Poems by Norman Macleod. © 1975 by Ahsahta Press at Boise State University. Reprinted by permission of Ahsahta Press.

      "Tired" is reprinted from If I Could Sleep Deeply Enough, Poems by Vassar Miller, by permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation. Copyright © 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974 by Vassar Miller.

      "Black Hair" is reprinted from Black Hair by Gary Soto, by permission of the University of Pittsburgh Press. © 1985 by Gary Soto.

      "Watching a Storm" is reprinted from In the Clock of Reason by William Stafford (published 1973 by Soft Press, Victoria, British Columbia). © 1973 William Stafford. Reprinted by permission of William Stafford.

      "Hills Brothers Coffee" is reprinted from Seasonal Woman by Luci Tapahonso (published 1982 by Tooth of Time Books, Santa Fe, New Mexico). © 1982 Luci Tapahonso. Reprinted by permission of Luci Tapahonso.

A LITERARY HISTORY of the AMERICAN WEST

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