{"product_id":"they-sang-for-horses-laverne-harrell-clark-9780870814969","title":"They Sang for Horses: The Impact of the Horse on Navajo \u0026 Apache Folklore","description":"No Native American groups placed more emphasis on the horse in their lives than did the Navajo and Apache of the Southwest. \u003ci\u003eThey Sang for Horses, \u003c\/i\u003e first published in 1966 and now considered a classic, remains the only comprehensive treatment of the profound mystical influence that the horse has exerted for more than three hundred years. \u003cp\u003eIn this completely redesigned and expanded edition, LaVerne Harrell Clark examines how storytellers, singers, medicine men, and painters created the animal's evolving symbolic significance by adapting existing folklore and cultural symbols. Exploring the horse's importance in ceremonies, songs, prayers, customs, and beliefs, she investigates the period of the horse's most pronounced cultural impact on the Navajo and the Apache, starting from the time of its acquisition from the Spanish in the seventeenth century and continuing to the mid-1960s, when the pickup truck began to replace it as the favored means of transportation. In addition, she presents a look at how Navajos and Apaches today continue to redefine the horse's important role in their spiritual as well as material lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis classic work is a must for historians, readers interested in Native American folklore and mythology, and anyone who has ever been captivated by the magic and romance of the horse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCo-winner of the 1967 University of Chicago Folklore Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laverne Harrell Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870814966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870814969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.02w x 0.81d","brand":"Laverne Harrell Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46640802726143,"sku":"9780870814969","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09a327cf-0bbd-48f8-8ed6-7f681dc1e63a.jpg?v=1740670559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/they-sang-for-horses-laverne-harrell-clark-9780870814969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}