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Completing the Circle
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
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Description for Completing the Circle
Paperback. Presents the author's own story and the story of her family. This title recalls her grandmother, Flora Driving Hawk, teaching her how storytelling enthralls and how a quilt can represent all that holds a family together. Series: North American Indian Prose Award. Num Pages: 121 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 199.
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve tells her own story and the story of her family. An expert quilter, she recalls her grandmother, Flora Driving Hawk, teaching her how storytelling enthralls and how a quilt can represent all that holds a family together. "I think of how she and her woman friends sat around the quilt frame, gossiping, laughing, sighing as they stitched the joys and sorrows of their lives into the quilt."
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve tells her own story and the story of her family. An expert quilter, she recalls her grandmother, Flora Driving Hawk, teaching her how storytelling enthralls and how a quilt can represent all that holds a family together. "I think of how she and her woman friends sat around the quilt frame, gossiping, laughing, sighing as they stitched the joys and sorrows of their lives into the quilt."
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
Series
North American Indian Prose Award
Number of Pages
121
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803292543
SKU
V9780803292543
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
National Humanities Medalist for the year 2000,Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve is the author of The Chichi Hoohoo Bogeyman, When Thunders Spoke, and The Trickster and the Troll, all available from the University of Nebraska Press.
Reviews for Completing the Circle
"This is storytelling at its best as Sneve combines history, legend, and autobiography to create a loving look at a fascinating people."-Booklist Booklist "A heartfelt account of Indian history and tradition by a masterful storyteller."-Kirkus Reviews Kirkus Reviews "Piecing together the stories of her grandmothers in much the same way she pieces together colored cloth to make a quilt, Virginia ... Read more