Bibliograph

A pipe for February, a novel, Charles H. Red Corn ; foreword by Martin Scorsese

Type

Label

A pipe for February, a novel, Charles H. Red Corn ; foreword by Martin Scorsese

Language

eng

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

A pipe for February

Responsibility statement

Charles H. Red Corn ; foreword by Martin Scorsese

Series statement

American Indian literature and critical studies series, volume 44

Sub title

a novel

Summary

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Osage Indians owned Oklahoma's most valuable oil reserve and became members of the world's first wealthy oil population. Osage children and grandchildren continued to respect the old customs and ways, but now they also had lives of leisure: purchasing large homes and expensive cars, eating in fancy restaurants, and traveling to faraway places. In the 1920s, they also found themselves immersed in a series of murders. Tracing the experiences of John Grayeagle, the story's main character, Red Corn describes the Osage murders from the perspective of a traditional Osage

Target audience

adult

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