{"product_id":"crashing-thunder-paul-radin-9780472086320","title":"Crashing Thunder: The Autobiography of an American Indian","description":"Paul Radin, one of America's first and most reputable professional anthropologists, lived among the Winnebago Indians for years, and for years he tried without success to interview the notorious younger son of the Blow Snake family, the Crashing Thunder of this book. At last Crashing Thunder agreed to tell Radin his life story, one that Radin calls \"a true rake's progress.\"\u003cbr\u003eSpeaking through Radin, Crashing Thunder told of his childhood, stories of Winnebago gods, his appetite for women and beer, and his extraordinary friends and relatives, including his brother-in-law, Thunder Cloud, then in his third incarnation. Crashing Thunder also told of his redemption through his new religion, peyote.\u003cbr\u003eTo enhance understanding of the autobiography and its place in anthropology and literature, a new foreword, appendix, and index have been prepared by eminent Native American scholar, Arnold Krupat.\u003cbr\u003ePaul Radin (1883-1959) was an American anthropologist who was considered an authority on the culture of primitive societies, especially the tribal societies of native North Americans. Among his many works are the books \u003ci\u003eThe Winnebago Tribe, The Road of Life and Death: A Ritual Drama of the American Indians\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e. Arnold Krupat is Professor of English, Sarah Lawrence College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Radin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472086324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472086320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 5.20w x 0.47d","brand":"Paul Radin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056457871615,"sku":"9780472086320","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19fcb31f-ba63-49c2-bf30-aa90c3475dee.jpg?v=1685041419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crashing-thunder-paul-radin-9780472086320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}