From the deep woods to civilization; chapters in the autobiography of an Indian. By: Charles A . Eastman - Softcover

Eastman, Charles A .

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1537593684 ISBN 13: 9781537593685

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Charles Alexander Eastman (born Hakadah and later named Ohíye S’a; February 19, 1858 – January 8, 1939) was a Santee Dakota physician educated at Boston University, writer, national lecturer, and reformer. In the early 20th century, he was "one of the most prolific authors and speakers on Sioux ethnohistory and American Indian affairs."[1] Eastman was of Santee Dakota, English and French ancestry. After working as a physician on reservations in South Dakota, he became increasingly active in politics and issues on Native American rights, he worked to improve the lives of youths, and founded thirty-two Native American chapters of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). He also helped found the Boy Scouts of America. He is considered the first Native American author to write American history from the Native American point of view.

About this title

About the Author:

Raymond Wilson, a professor of history at Fort Hays State University and author of Ohiyesa: Charles Eastman, Santee Sioux (1983), discusses Eastman's life and work in his introduction to this Bison Books edition.

Review:

"This stimulating book is one of the few that really deserve the over-worked term, a human document."

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1537593684
• ISBN 13: 9781537593685
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76