They Sang for Horses
LaVerne Harrell Clark
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They Sang for Horses
Published
2001
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pages
340
ISBN-13
9781607320807
Description
Among the Indians of the Southwest, none placed more emphasis on the horse than did the Navajo and the various Apache groups which comprise the Southern Athapascan linguistic family. Now the great horse age of these peoples — an age which had its beginning in the seventeenth century — is coming to an end. In this book Mrs. Clark examines for the first time at length the impact of the horse upon traditional forms of Navajo and Apache folklore during more than three centuries of influence. She shows how the horse, an acquisition from the Spaniards, became the "gift of the gods," and how the storytellers, singers, medicine men — even painters — transformed the new elements in their folklore after the likeness of the old. Using translations of recorded material, she defines or clarifies the horse's symbolic significance in ceremony, song, prayer, custom, and belief. Poetic in tone, scholarly in treatment, its beauty enhanced by six full-color horse paintings by the well-known Indian artists Harrison Begay, Adee Dodge, Andy Tsinajinie, and Beatien Yazz, this book is truly one to be treasured and enjoyed.
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How many pages are in They Sang for Horses?
This edition of They Sang for Horses has approximately 340 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read They Sang for Horses?
For most readers, They Sang for Horses typically takes between 7h 5m and 4h 43m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 85,000 words and common reading speeds.
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The estimated word count for They Sang for Horses is approximately 85,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of They Sang for Horses?
They Sang for Horses was written by LaVerne Harrell Clark.
When was They Sang for Horses published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2001. The original work may have been published on a different date.