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ISBN: 978-0-930588-79-3
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paperback, 6 x 9, 446 pages ISBN: 978-0-930588-79-3 $18.95 Life Amongst the Modocs: Unwritten History
Joaquin Miller; Introduction by Malcolm Margolin; Afterword by Alan Rosenus
Although Joaquin Miller is widely viewed as one of the "founding fathers" of the literature of the west, this new edition of his classic work proves him to be a writer of considerable power and appeal, with something fresh and vital to say to the readers of today. First printed in 1873, Life Amongst the Modocs is based on Miller's years among the mining towns and Indian camps of northernmost California during the tumultuous 1850s. As a nature writer, he was among the first to capture the fierce power and sublime beauty of California's wild landscape. He was also a maverick in his portrayal of the state's emotional landscape, dealing as no one has before or since with themes such as loneliness and defeat, melancholy and rage, weakness and strength, joy and loyalty. Reviews "A powerfully felt narrative of survival and warfare in the gold-digger slums and Indian emcampments of northern California."—William Kittredge, Northwest Review About the Author Joaquin Miller, born Cincinnatus Hiner Miller in 1837, was a colorful, controversial, and important figure in early California literature. Malcolm Margolin is publisher of Heyday Books and author of several books on California history, including The Ohlone Way and The Way We Lived. Alan Rosenus, historian and scholar, has written extensively on Miller and has kept Miller's works in print under the Urion imprint. His most recent book is General Vallejo and the Advent of the Americans. |
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