Description: Through insightful analysis of his major works, especially his semiautobiographical novel Sundown and his meditative Talking to the Moon, Snyder revises this impression. The story he tells, of one remarkable individual, is also the story of the Osage Nation, the state of Oklahoma, and Native America in the twentieth century.
Brief description: Michael Snyder is Professor of English at Oklahoma City Community College and author of scholarly articles on John Joseph Mathews and other American Indian writers.
Review Quotes:
"This is a critical biography, delving into both the literary and the personal sides of Mathews. In the end the story is edifying. . . . I was transfixed by the interactions of literary legends traipsing through the narrative--Savoie Lottinville, . . . J. Frank Dobie, . . . Carter Revard." --Plains Folk