Credits

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Richard Green

Author

Description

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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is reintroduced by Chickasaw Press as a collector’s edition in hardcover, featuring additional photos, many previously unpublished, from Te Ata’s private family collection.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

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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

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• Oklahoma Book Award | Finalist

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