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Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, who called themselves the Nimipu, "the real people" : a poem / by Robert Penn Warren.

Author/creator Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989
Other author/creatorWright, Stuart, 1948- former owner.
Other author/creatorWarren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 former owner.
Format Book and Print
EditionUncorrected proof.
Publication InfoNew York : Random House ; Barnstable, Mass. : Crane Duplicating Service, ©1983.
Description16 unnumbered pages, 4-66 pages ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Abstract A narrative poem based upon the heroic life of the great chief of the Nez Perce Indians, is told partly in the first person by Joseph, partly in the voice of the poet.
Local noteInscribed on front fly-leaf "To Stuart [Wright], my very dear friend, Red [Robert Penn Warren]." Paperback. Stuart Wright Book Collection #168.13. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, Robert Penn Warren Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections.
General note"An earlier version of this poem appeared in The Georgia Review"--T.p. verso.
Acquisitions source Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2012

Available Items

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Joyner Stuart Wright Collection PS3545.A748 C5 ✔ Available Request Material