{"product_id":"indian-old-man-stories-more-sparks-from-war-eagles-lodge-fire-the-authorized-edition-9780803280014","title":"Indian Old-Man Stories: More Sparks from War Eagle's Lodge-Fire (the Authorized Edition)","description":"The Indians of the northwestern plains always laughed at the tales about \u003ci\u003eOld\u003c\/i\u003e-man, heard around the lodge fire in the wintertime after sunset. For a powerful character, he was comically flawed. \u003ci\u003eOld\u003c\/i\u003e-man made the world but sometimes forgot the names of things. Victim and victimizer, he seemed closer to common experience than the awesome god Manitou. Frank B. Linderman thought \u003ci\u003eOld\u003c\/i\u003e-man was, under different names, a god for many Indian communities. These stories--collected from Chippewa and Cree elders and first published in 1920--are full of wonder at the way things are. Why children lose their teeth, why eyesight fails with age, why dogs howl at night, why some animals wear camouflage--these and other mysteries, large and small, are made vividly sensible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank B. Linderman (1869-1938) spent his adult life in Montana, first as a trapper and then as a publisher, politician, and businessman. He lived closely with the Flatheads, Blackfeet, Crows, and other Native Americans in the region for many years. A number of his works are available in Bison Books editions, including \u003ci\u003eIndian Why Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKootenai Why Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePretty-Shield: Medicine Woman of the Crows\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHenry Plummer: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e. Celeste River is a Montana scholar, photographer, and research consultant who has lectured throughout the state on the life and writings of Linderman.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503863435538,"sku":"9780803280014","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d449794-10e4-4d84-bcfb-5abd4591c815.jpg?v=1730801176","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/indian-old-man-stories-more-sparks-from-war-eagles-lodge-fire-the-authorized-edition-9780803280014","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}