{"product_id":"riding-the-earthboy-40-9780143034391","title":"Riding the Earthboy 40","description":"Now with an introduction from celebrated poet James Tate, \u003ci\u003eRiding the Earthboy 40\u003c\/i\u003e is the only volume of poetry written by acclaimed Native American novelist James Welch. The title of the book refers to the forty acres of Montana land Welch's father once leased from a Blackfeet family called Earthboy. This land and its surroundings shaped the writer's worldview as a youth, its rawness resonates in the vitality of his elegant poetry, and his verse shows a great awareness of a moment in time, of a place in nature, and of the human being in context. Deeply evoking the specific Native American experience in Montana, Welch's poems nonetheless speak profoundly to all readers. With its new introduction, this vital work that has influenced so many American writers is certain to capture a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Welch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.44w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143034391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Welch \u003c\/b\u003e(1940 - 2003) was the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eWinter in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Jim Loney\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFools Crow\u003c\/i\u003e (for which he received the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, an American Book Award, and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award), \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Heartsong of Charging Elk\u003c\/i\u003e. Welch also wrote a nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eKilling Custer: The Battle of the Little Bighorn\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFate of the Plains Indians\u003c\/i\u003e, and a work of poetry, \u003ci\u003eRiding the Earthboy 40\u003c\/i\u003e. He attended schools on the Blackfeet and Fort Belknap reservations in Montana, graduated from the University of Montana, where he studied writing with the late Richard Hugo, and served on the Montana State Board of Pardons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Tate\u003c\/b\u003e's honors include a National Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Poetry and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940886478963,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a6d53703-7b93-4a93-b3d3-061a3bae60f2.jpg?v=1758978942","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/riding-the-earthboy-40-9780143034391","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}