{"product_id":"patterns-and-coincidences-john-g-neihardt-9780803233126","title":"Patterns and Coincidences: A Sequel to All Is But a Beginning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume is a continuation of the autobiography of John G. Neihardt \u003ci\u003eAll Is But a Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e offering a final glimpse into his fascinating life.\u003c\/b\u003e Covering the years 1901-1908, he weaves a mosaic of personal fulfillment, joy and sorrow, reflecting on the successes and failures he experienced during his \"mature\" years. As only he could, Neihardt shares a mingling of romantic anecdotes alive with names and faces he sought out or fought for along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting with warmth and sensitivity, the late Poet Laureate of Nebraska tells of his early newspaper days, his struggle to write poetry, his family, his encounters with nature, his relationships with Indians, and the various people who, whether met once or often, had a profound effect on his life. Using a conversational style, the author does not present episodes in chronological order. Rather he begins to elaborate on one memorable experience, then quickly draws out, without warning, another one that occurred years later, tying them into a pattern or coincidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's Epilogue is written by Neihardt's daughter, Hilda Neihardt Petri. Summarizing her father's visions, daydreams, and philosophy, she movingly concludes that with his death on 3 November 1973 Neihardt's \"great adventure had begun.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late John G. Neihardt is best remembered as an authority on the traditions and customs of the Sioux Indians. Neihardt, named Poet Laureate of Nebraska in 1921 and Prairie Poet Laureate of America in 1968, was literary editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1926 to 1938 and poet in residence and lecturer in English at the University of Missouri-Columbia from 1949 to 1965. The author of some twenty-five volumes of poetry, fiction, and philosophy, his works include \u003ci\u003eBlack Elk Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLyric and Dramatic Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Cycle of the West\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John G. Neihardt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803233124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803233126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.28w x 0.63d","brand":"John G. Neihardt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47422706286847,"sku":"9780803233126","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df19a0a4-55b9-4f4a-9af7-96bfbecdfb4d.jpg?v=1761527960","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/patterns-and-coincidences-john-g-neihardt-9780803233126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}