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- Corbett Mack: The Life of a Northern Paiute
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Nevada Press
summary
Corbett Mack (1892–1974), was a Northern Paiute of mixed ancestry, caught between Native American and white worlds. A generation before, his tribe had brought forth the prophet Wovoka, whose Ghost Dance swept the Indian world in the 1890s. Mack’s world was a harsh and bitter place after the last Native American uprisings had been brutally crushed; a life of servitude to white farmers and addiction to opium. Hittman uses Mack’s own words to retell his story, an uncompromising account of a traumatized life that typified his generation, yet nonetheless made meaningful through the perseverance of Paiute cultural traditions.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 1-6
- Illustrations
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Note on Orthography
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-22
- 1. Birth and Family (1892)
- pp. 23-42
- 2. Boyhood (1892-1905)
- pp. 43-64
- 3. Boarding School (1905-10)
- pp. 65-80
- Image Plates
- pp. 101-104
- 4. Work and Girls (1912-23)
- pp. 81-108
- 5. Italians, Potatoes, Homemade Wine
- pp. 109-128
- 6. Chinese Opium (1896-1931)
- pp. 129-172
- 7. Some Real Old-Timers (1896-1940)
- pp. 173-206
- 8. Retirement Years (1954-74)
- pp. 207-238
- Bibliography
- pp. 371-384
Additional Information
ISBN
9780874179163
Related ISBN(s)
9780874179156
MARC Record
OCLC
858282647
Pages
414
Launched on MUSE
2013-10-21
Language
English
Open Access
No