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Papers by Marvin Kroeker
A new work of fiction by the talented Sandra Birdsell is always a welcolne gift. When the book is... more A new work of fiction by the talented Sandra Birdsell is always a welcolne gift. When the book is as good as this one, her readers can enjoy an added bonus. Birdsell began as a writer of short fiction back in the eighties with two highly promising collections-Night Travellers (1982') andLadies oJtheHo~ise (1984)followed by two novels which fiirther enhanced her reputation. Now she is back with an even stronger collection of short stories, her first in a dozen years, and one that richly demonstrates what an accomplished short story writer she has become. In Mavis Gallant and Alice Monroe, Canada boasts two o r the finest writers of short fiction in English, and with this vol~une Sandra Birdsell proves she is not far behind. She lnay not yet display quite the wise coslnopolitanisln and subtlety of forln displayed by Gallant, or quite match the startling depths of insight of Monroe, but she is getting closer to both in all these qualities. Each of these nine stories is a polished gem, but then not all gems are of equal quality or value. And although Mennonite readers lilte to think of Birdsell as one ol'their own, only three of these stories draw explicitly on Mennonite back-gro~mds and contain identifiable Mennonite characters. But those three-"A Necessary Treason," "The Man from Mars" and the title story "The Two-I-Ieaded Calf1-are among the strongest in the book in their vivid authenticity, relevant themes and searing emotions. In "The Two-Headed Calf" she explores with wonderful colnplexity a theme close to her heart, the theme oftrying to find self-identity in the cultural and familial confusion ofgrowing up partly Mennonite and partly French-Metis. Sylvia, born out of wedlock to Betty, her rebel Jour-?in/ o /. M e~~r~o~~i t e
Chronicles of Oklahoma, 1989
This paper traces the coming of the Mennonites to Oklahoma, first as missionaries to the Indians,... more This paper traces the coming of the Mennonites to Oklahoma, first as missionaries to the Indians, then as settlers. Most were recent German-Russian immigrants, some coming from as far away as Central Asia. The main focus is on the Mennonites' participation in the Land Runs of 1889, 1892, and 1893 and the 44 church communities they established prior to statehood in 1907. This is a revised and updated study of this subject (2019}.
The American Indian Quarterly, Mar 22, 1994
... Page 2. Page 3. FOLLOWING THE INDIAN WARS The Story of the Newspaper Correspondents Among the... more ... Page 2. Page 3. FOLLOWING THE INDIAN WARS The Story of the Newspaper Correspondents Among the Indian Campaigners Th±s One 360D-A9X-2G26 Page 4. Page 5. ... Following the IndianWars, then, was a logical subject for this journal-ist-turned-historian . ...
The Journal of American History, 1976
American Indian Quarterly, 1994
... Page 2. Page 3. FOLLOWING THE INDIAN WARS The Story of the Newspaper Correspondents Among the... more ... Page 2. Page 3. FOLLOWING THE INDIAN WARS The Story of the Newspaper Correspondents Among the Indian Campaigners Th±s One 360D-A9X-2G26 Page 4. Page 5. ... Following the IndianWars, then, was a logical subject for this journal-ist-turned-historian . ...
American Indian Quarterly, 1991
... Routes of the Fleeing Cheyennes 215 12. ... of the expedition to paper in his memoirs; JEB St... more ... Routes of the Fleeing Cheyennes 215 12. ... of the expedition to paper in his memoirs; JEB Stuart, whose diary and letters add a broad dimension to the story; and Robert M. Peck, a journalist who in later life reconstructed the expedition from his diary and notes to create a ...
American Indian Quarterly, 1990
American Indian Quarterly, 1979
The American Historical Review, 1986
Paul Andrew Hutton PHIL SHERIDAN and His Army University of Nebraska Press LINCOLN AND LONDON.
The American Historical Review, 1977
American Indian Quarterly, 1986
... John, Jr., Jeremiah, David, and four daughters, children of John Scroggs by an earlier marria... more ... John, Jr., Jeremiah, David, and four daughters, children of John Scroggs by an earlier marriage, and Eleanor's six children found the union of the two families highly congenial. ... At the first sign of hostilities, earlier settlers had built Fort Kinkead, Fort Cooper, and Fort Hempstead. ...
The Journal of American History, 1992
Page 1. QUARTER THE WICHITA EXPEDITION ND THE FIGHT ON (ROOKED (REE BY WILLIAM Y* CHALFAN1 FOREWO... more Page 1. QUARTER THE WICHITA EXPEDITION ND THE FIGHT ON (ROOKED (REE BY WILLIAM Y* CHALFAN1 FOREWORD BY PAUL ANDREWftJTTON ILLUSTRATIONS BY RW GRIBNELL Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. ISBN: Q ...
Kindred Productions, Winnipeg MB, 1997, 1998
University of Oklahoma Press, 1976., 1977
A new work of fiction by the talented Sandra Birdsell is always a welcolne gift. When the book is... more A new work of fiction by the talented Sandra Birdsell is always a welcolne gift. When the book is as good as this one, her readers can enjoy an added bonus. Birdsell began as a writer of short fiction back in the eighties with two highly promising collections-Night Travellers (1982') andLadies oJtheHo~ise (1984)followed by two novels which fiirther enhanced her reputation. Now she is back with an even stronger collection of short stories, her first in a dozen years, and one that richly demonstrates what an accomplished short story writer she has become. In Mavis Gallant and Alice Monroe, Canada boasts two o r the finest writers of short fiction in English, and with this vol~une Sandra Birdsell proves she is not far behind. She lnay not yet display quite the wise coslnopolitanisln and subtlety of forln displayed by Gallant, or quite match the startling depths of insight of Monroe, but she is getting closer to both in all these qualities. Each of these nine stories is a polished gem, but then not all gems are of equal quality or value. And although Mennonite readers lilte to think of Birdsell as one ol'their own, only three of these stories draw explicitly on Mennonite back-gro~mds and contain identifiable Mennonite characters. But those three-"A Necessary Treason," "The Man from Mars" and the title story "The Two-I-Ieaded Calf1-are among the strongest in the book in their vivid authenticity, relevant themes and searing emotions. In "The Two-Headed Calf" she explores with wonderful colnplexity a theme close to her heart, the theme oftrying to find self-identity in the cultural and familial confusion ofgrowing up partly Mennonite and partly French-Metis. Sylvia, born out of wedlock to Betty, her rebel Jour-?in/ o /. M e~~r~o~~i t e
Chronicles of Oklahoma, 1989
This paper traces the coming of the Mennonites to Oklahoma, first as missionaries to the Indians,... more This paper traces the coming of the Mennonites to Oklahoma, first as missionaries to the Indians, then as settlers. Most were recent German-Russian immigrants, some coming from as far away as Central Asia. The main focus is on the Mennonites' participation in the Land Runs of 1889, 1892, and 1893 and the 44 church communities they established prior to statehood in 1907. This is a revised and updated study of this subject (2019}.
The American Indian Quarterly, Mar 22, 1994
... Page 2. Page 3. FOLLOWING THE INDIAN WARS The Story of the Newspaper Correspondents Among the... more ... Page 2. Page 3. FOLLOWING THE INDIAN WARS The Story of the Newspaper Correspondents Among the Indian Campaigners Th±s One 360D-A9X-2G26 Page 4. Page 5. ... Following the IndianWars, then, was a logical subject for this journal-ist-turned-historian . ...
The Journal of American History, 1976
American Indian Quarterly, 1994
... Page 2. Page 3. FOLLOWING THE INDIAN WARS The Story of the Newspaper Correspondents Among the... more ... Page 2. Page 3. FOLLOWING THE INDIAN WARS The Story of the Newspaper Correspondents Among the Indian Campaigners Th±s One 360D-A9X-2G26 Page 4. Page 5. ... Following the IndianWars, then, was a logical subject for this journal-ist-turned-historian . ...
American Indian Quarterly, 1991
... Routes of the Fleeing Cheyennes 215 12. ... of the expedition to paper in his memoirs; JEB St... more ... Routes of the Fleeing Cheyennes 215 12. ... of the expedition to paper in his memoirs; JEB Stuart, whose diary and letters add a broad dimension to the story; and Robert M. Peck, a journalist who in later life reconstructed the expedition from his diary and notes to create a ...
American Indian Quarterly, 1990
American Indian Quarterly, 1979
The American Historical Review, 1986
Paul Andrew Hutton PHIL SHERIDAN and His Army University of Nebraska Press LINCOLN AND LONDON.
The American Historical Review, 1977
American Indian Quarterly, 1986
... John, Jr., Jeremiah, David, and four daughters, children of John Scroggs by an earlier marria... more ... John, Jr., Jeremiah, David, and four daughters, children of John Scroggs by an earlier marriage, and Eleanor's six children found the union of the two families highly congenial. ... At the first sign of hostilities, earlier settlers had built Fort Kinkead, Fort Cooper, and Fort Hempstead. ...
The Journal of American History, 1992
Page 1. QUARTER THE WICHITA EXPEDITION ND THE FIGHT ON (ROOKED (REE BY WILLIAM Y* CHALFAN1 FOREWO... more Page 1. QUARTER THE WICHITA EXPEDITION ND THE FIGHT ON (ROOKED (REE BY WILLIAM Y* CHALFAN1 FOREWORD BY PAUL ANDREWftJTTON ILLUSTRATIONS BY RW GRIBNELL Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. ISBN: Q ...
Kindred Productions, Winnipeg MB, 1997, 1998
University of Oklahoma Press, 1976., 1977