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Te-Ata
Chickasaw Storyteller • American Treasure
Collector’s Edition


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Book Info


ISBN

978-1-935684-33-6

Published

2015

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Length9 "
Width6 "
Depth1 "
Weight2.3 lbs.

Description


The definitive biography of one of history’s most famous Chickasaws, Te Ata Thompson Fisher, is reintroduced by Chickasaw Press as a collector’s edition in hardcover, featuring additional photos, many previously unpublished, from Te Ata’s private family collection.

Contents


  1. List of Illustrations …ix
  2. Introduction… xi
  3. Prologue…3
  4. CHAPTER 1 . Listening to the Corn Grow…7
  5. CHAPTER 2 . Oklahoma College for Women…27
  6. CHAPTER 3 . Chautauqua Experiences…45
  7. CHAPTER 4 . In Transition: Carnegie Tech and the Great White Way…62
  8. CHAPTER 5 . Command Performances in England…81
  9. CHAPTER 6 . Clyde Fisher…99
  10. CHAPTER 7 . From Lake Te Ata to the White House…117
  11. CHAPTER 8 . Coast-to-Coast Honeymoon…135
  12. CHAPTER 9 . Talking Leaves and Repertoire Building…152
  13. CHAPTER 10. Sailing Big Waters…170
  14. CHAPTER 11 . Peruvian Expedition…186
  15. CHAPTER 12 . Hyde Park and the Mississippi Homeland…200
  16. CHAPTER 13 . Heart Loaded Down and Heavy…218
  17. CHAPTER 14 . Loon Island…231
  18. CHAPTER 15 . Final Journeys…246
  19. CHAPTER 16. Sun Dance of the Bloods…258
  20. CHAPTER 17. Alone…272
  21. Epilogue…288
  22. Afterword by Rayna Green and John Troutman…297
  23. Notes…309
  24. Bibliography…335
  25. Sources and Acknowledgments…341
  26. Index…345
  27. New Photographs…354

Awards


  • Oklahoma Book Award | Finalist
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