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Capturing the essence of the Southwest in 1915, Oliver La Farge's Pulitzer Prize-winning first novel is an enduring American classic. At a ceremonial dance, the young, earnest silversmith Laughing Boy falls in love with Slim Girl, a beautiful but elusive "American"--Educated Navajo. A...

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Main Author: La Farge, Oliver, 1901-1963 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Edition:1st Mariner books ed.
Subjects:
Navajo Indians > Fiction.
Navajo > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Navajo Indians.
Western stories.
novels.
Western fiction.
Historical fiction.
Ethnographic fiction.
Fiction.
Novels.
Romance fiction.
Romans.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Summary:Capturing the essence of the Southwest in 1915, Oliver La Farge's Pulitzer Prize-winning first novel is an enduring American classic. At a ceremonial dance, the young, earnest silversmith Laughing Boy falls in love with Slim Girl, a beautiful but elusive "American"--Educated Navajo. As they experience all of the joys and uncertainties of first love, the couple must face a changing way of life and its tragic consequences.-publisher's description.
Item Description:"A Mariner book."
Physical Description:193 pages ; 21 cm
Awards:Pulitzer Prize, 1930.
ISBN:0618446729
9780618446728
9781439527368
1439527369