{"title":"Native American - Poetry","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-68bedd6f-bdc4-832e-b02d-a7dc78f26b99-47\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-164\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-sm:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"5b38bc3e-9ac0-49ef-be94-2af61d1f4c5d\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1248\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1169\"\u003eNative American Poetry Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e – Poetic works honoring culture, history, and the voices of Native peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-center\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-twilight-of-the-sioux-volume-ii-of-a-cycle-of-the-west-9780803257344","title":"The Twilight of the Sioux (Volume II of a Cycle of the West)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second volume of \u003ci\u003eA Cycle of the West\u003c\/i\u003e, dealing with the tragic defeat of the Plains Indians, includes \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Indian Wars\u003c\/i\u003e (1925) and \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Messiah\u003c\/i\u003e (1935). 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