17 Ergebnisse.

Boy Almighty is an autobiographical novel that recounts the terrifying two years from 1940 to 1942 that Frederick Manfred spent at the Glen Lake Sanatorium in Minnesota, trying to recover from tuberculosis.

Frederick Manfred (1912¿94) is the author of twenty-four novels, including the five-volume series The Buckskin Man Tales, which includes Conquering Horse, Lord Grizzly (finalist for the 1954 National Book Award), and Scarlet Plume, all available in Bison Books editions, as well as King of Spades.

Frederick Manfred (1912�) is the author of twenty-four novels, including the five-volume series The Buckskin Man Tales, of which Lord Grizzly (available in a Bison Books edition) was a finalist for the 1954 National Book Award. Arthur R. Huseboe (1931�10) was the executive director of the Center for Western Studies and is the author and editor of several books, including The Letters of Frederick Manfred. John Calvin Rezmerski is a professor em...

Frederick Manfred (1912�) grew up on a farm in Iowa with six brothers, attended Calvin College in Michigan, and then hitchhiked for two years across America, which provided him with rich materials for his writing. His twenty-five novels include the five-volume series The Buckskin Man Tales, of which Lord Grizzly and Scarlet Plume are also available in Bison Books editions. Manfred also published volumes of poetry, short stories, and essays. De...

Frederick Manfred (1912�) grew up on a farm in Iowa with six brothers, attended Calvin College in Michigan, and then hitchhiked for two years across America, which provided him with rich material for his novels. He is the author of twenty-four novels, including a five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales, which includes Lord Grizzly, a finalist for the 1954 National Book Award, Conquering Horse, Scarlet Plume, King of Spades, and Riders of Ju...

Frederick Manfred (1912¿94) is the author of twenty-four novels, including the five-volume series The Buckskin Man Tales, which includes Lord Grizzly (finalist for the 1954 National Book Award), Riders of Judgment, Conquering Horse, and Scarlet Plume, all available in Bison Books editions. ¿Joel Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Government and International Affairs at Augustana College. ¿

A popular volume from Frederick Manfred's acclaimed series, The Buckskin Man Tales.

A popular volume from Frederick Manfred's acclaimed series, The Buckskin Man Tales.

A popular volume from Frederick Manfred's acclaimed series, The Buckskin Man Tales.

A popular volume from Frederick Manfred's acclaimed series, The Buckskin Man Tales.

The final book in Frederick Manfred's five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales.

The final book in Frederick Manfred's five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales.

The first of Frederick Manfred's five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales.

The first of Frederick Manfred's five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales.

The final volume of Frederick Manfred's acclaimed five-volume series.

The final volume of Frederick Manfred's acclaimed five-volume series.

This large, all-encompassing introductory reader presents excerpts from novels and short stories from the lifework of Frederick Manfred (1912-1994). For the Midwest, Manfred's work epitomizes the literature of place. He coined the name "Siouxland" to refer to the region in which most of his work is set: Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and especially where the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers join. His many books tell of the ways of the D...