{"product_id":"earth-keeper-n-scott-momaday-9780063009332","title":"Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dazzling. . . . In glittering prose, Momaday recalls stories passed down through generations, illuminating the earth as a sacrosanct place of wonder and abundance. At once a celebration and a warning, \u003cem\u003eEarth Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e is an impassioned defense of all that our endangered planet stands to lose.\" -- \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA magnificent testament to the earth, from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet N. Scott Momaday.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most distinguished voices in American letters, N. Scott Momaday has devoted much of his life to celebrating and preserving Native American culture, especially its oral tradition. A member of the Kiowa tribe, Momaday was born in Lawton, Oklahoma and grew up on Navajo, Apache, and Peublo reservations throughout the Southwest. It is a part of the earth he knows well and loves deeply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEarth Keeper, \u003c\/em\u003e he reflects on his native ground and its influence on his people. \"When I think about my life and the lives of my ancestors,\" he writes, \"I am inevitably led to the conviction that I, and they, \u003cem\u003ebelong\u003c\/em\u003e to the American land. This is a declaration of belonging. And it is an offering to the earth.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wise and wonderous work, Momaday shares stories and memories throughout his life, stories that have been passed down through generations, stories that reveal a profound spiritual connection to the American landscape and reverence for the natural world. He offers an homage and a warning. He shows us that the earth is a sacred place of wonder and beauty, a source of strength and healing that must be honored and protected before it's too late. As he so eloquently and simply reminds us, we must all be keepers of the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e N. Scott Momaday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063009331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063009332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2020 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2020 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/13\/2020","brand":"N. Scott Momaday","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055298736383,"sku":"9780063009332","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd28b0b3-0795-4de1-a373-e646b5795cab.jpg?v=1685034869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/earth-keeper-n-scott-momaday-9780063009332","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}