{"product_id":"waterlily-1","title":"Waterlily","description":"“Exquisite evocation, in novelistic form, of the life of a female Dakota (Sioux) in the mid-nineteenth century, before whites settled the plains. . . . An unself-conscious and never precious or quaint pairing of scholarship and fiction.”—Kirkus\nWhen Blue Bird and her grandmother leave their family’s camp to gather beans for the long, threatening winter, they inadvertently avoid the horrible fate that befalls the rest of the family. Luckily, the two women are adopted by a nearby Dakota community and are eventually integrated into their kinship circles. Ella Cara Deloria’s tale follows Blue Bird and her daughter, Waterlily, through the intricate kinship practices that created unity among her people.\nWaterlily, published after Deloria’s death and generally viewed as the masterpiece of her career, offers a captivating glimpse into the daily life of the nineteenth-century Sioux.\nThis new Bison Books edition features an introduction by Susan Gardner and an index.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0803219040\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0803219040.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Deloria, Ella Cara|Gardner, Susan|DeMallie, Raymond J.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41499510210618,"sku":"DBV.0803219040.G","price":7.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0803219040-0_f084a811-2552-49c8-8ea6-9d749fa6820e.jpg?v=1783033686","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/waterlily-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}