{"product_id":"lost-creeks-collected-journals-hardcover","title":"Lost Creeks: Collected Journals - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Posey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Wynn Sivils\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Wynn Sivils\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Creeks\u003c\/i\u003e collects for the first time all the journals and shorter autobiographical works of noted Muscogee (Creek) writer, humorist, and political activist Alexander Posey (1873-1908). In his brief but productive life Posey became an influential political spokesperson, man of letters, and advocate for better conditions in Indian Territory. Posey's journals reveal much about his turbulent but noteworthy political career, his personal aspirations and challenges, and the creative process behind not only his poetry and short stories but also his famed Fus Fixico letters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on extensive archival research, Matthew Wynn Sivils produces a carefully annotated edition of the journals and also provides abundant contextual information. This volume enriches and personalizes the legacy of this remarkable Native writer and provides new insight into the beginnings of twentieth-century Native intellectual, political, and literary movements and traditions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Wynn Sivils is an assistant professor of English at Iowa State University. He is the editor of Alexander Posey's \u003ci\u003eChinnubbie and the Owl: Muscogee (Creek) Stories, Orations, and Oral Traditions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSong of the Oktahutche: Collected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by the University of Nebraska Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757586645280,"sku":"9780803216280","price":72.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9075b059708aae4d8725c2412d481ecc.webp?v=1780105874","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lost-creeks-collected-journals-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}