Komantcia harold keith book

Keith found a great deal of fresh material about the civil war in the indian country. The author gives a vivid description of the often grim indian life. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Having read komantcia recently, i was amazed at keiths detail on the life of the comanches. His first book, boys life of will rogers, combines these interests, describing not only rogerss success, but also the story of his familys role in oklahoma history and tribal politics. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international.

A native oklahoman, he was educated at northwestern state teachers college at alva and at the university of oklahoma. After being kidnapped by a raiding comanche war party, pedro. The sound of strings by harold keith, 1992, levite of apache edition, in english. Harold keith, first edition abebooks passion for books. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the. See all books authored by harold keith, including rifles for watie, and the obstinate land, and more on. Komantcia with harold keith hardcover, 299 pages, published 1991 by levite of apache pub isbn. The real book about george washington harold coy 1952. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The real book about george washington, by harold coy, 1952, garden city books. Booklength publications by keith are located in the library division.

The sound of strings by harold keith, 1992, levite of apache edition, in english 1st ed. The author has based his story roughly on an historical case. Buy a cheap copy of komantcia book by harold keith. Harold keith biography harold keith biography and list of works harold keith books. He won the newberry medal and lewis carroll shelf award for rifles for watie 1957. Harold keiths favorite topics are oklahoma history, native americans, and individual achievement that surpasses reasonable expectations. Harold keith thompson september 17, 1922 march 3, 2002 was a new york citybased corporate executive and a figure within american far right and fascist circles.

The comanche indians found the insult applied to them suitable and called their vast empire by that name. Keith, harold, 19031998 book, government publication. Harold keith harold keith is the author of books such as rifles for watie. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Oklahoma new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio. The state was his abiding passion and he used oklahoma as the setting for most of his books.

But as he learns to hunt, track and shoot he learns to love these people. The state was his abiding passion and he used oklahoma as. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Harold keith, komantcia, oxford university press, 1966 lace kendall, rain boat, hamish hamilton, 1966 frank knight, they told mr hakluyt, macmillan, 1964 david kossoff, the little book of sylvanus. Books like rifles for watie by harold keith suggested. Komantcia by harold keith meet your next favorite book. Last month, my 12year old son was casting around for something to read, so i went out to abes used books and grabbed a copy of komantcia. Sports publictity legend harold keith working on book no. Komantcia by harold keith 2 editions first published in 1965. He also wrote features, kept statistics and tackled a wide variety of tasks long before the convenience of computers, but he also took time to be a.

Harold keith books list of books by author harold keith. Keith found a great deal of fresh material about the. A young spaniard, pedro, is captured by the comanches and resists his captors attempts to make him one of them. Discount prices on books by harold keith, including titles like spirituality without god. Poems of the city, franklin watts, 1975 walter macken, island of the great yellow ox, macmillan, 1966. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Harold keith books biography and list of works author. The novel komantcia 1965, won the new york times best book award in 1965. Keith paperback, 338 pages, published 2010 by nabu press isbn. As an author, keith wrote many novels that were set in oklahoma. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The real book about george washington, by harold coy, 1952.

Harold verne keith april 8, 1903 february 24, 1998 was a newbery medalwinning american author. The sound of strings by harold keith is a sequel to his book komantcia. Harold keith students britannica kids homework help. Harold keiths adventure novelcumsocialstudy renders an arresting portrait of comanche territory or what the rival ute tribe called komantcia. The obstinate land by keith, harold and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Harold keith books biography and list of works author of. Harold keith is currently considered a single author. Keith e book country financial representative in hanna city, il. Komantcia was originally a ute word meaning anyone who wants to fight me all the time. Harold keith while traveling in eastern oklahoma doing research on his masters thesis in history, mr.

Komantcia by keith, harold and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This hardcover book is in overall very nice condition, with its stamped red cover. Harold keith grew up near the cherokee country he describes in rifles for watie. Our guide through this wild land is pedro pavon, a world. Keith, harold verne the encyclopedia of oklahoma history. Keith, harold 19031998 people and organisations trove. Despite his resistence, pedro absorbs the folkways. Harold keith was born on april 8, 1903 in lambert, oklahoma territory to malcom a. His first book, boys life of will rogers, combines these interests. Deciding he might someday write a historical novel, he interviewed twentytwo civil war veterans then living in oklahoma. He attended northwestern state teachers college later renamed as northwestern.

The book, which also won the 1964 lewis carroll shelf award, takes place during the american civil war and focuses on a young union soldier who gets captured while spying behind. Harold sirota, do is a neuromusculoskeletal medicine specialist in valley stream, ny and has been practicing for 33 years. Except in harold keiths stunning komantcia the comanches have generally been slighted, while the other indians of texaswho occupy half this volumemostly disappeared early and are little noted today. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Harold keith s adventure novelcumsocialstudy renders an arresting portrait of comanche territory or what the rival ute tribe called komantcia. Keith was born and raised in oklahoma, where he also lived and died. The tribesmen were among the most savage in their customs. Harold keith a young spaniard, pedro, is captured by the comanches and resists his captors attempts to make him one of them.

Harold keith, komantcia, oxford university press, 1966 lace kendall, rain boat, hamish hamilton, 1966 frank knight, they told mr hakluyt, macmillan, 1964 david kossoff, the little book of sylvanus, collins, 1975 martin lines, tower blocks. After being kidnapped by a raiding comanche war party, pedro encounters his younger brother roberto, who had also been kidnapped, rapidly adapting to comanche life and ideals. All this seems a long way from the harold keith i knew in the 1950s, running a press box with a precisionlike efficiency and orchestrating publicity of allamericans in the bud wilkinson era. From prairie city to selden lindsey, us deputy marshal, from historical atlas of oklahoma to prairie citythe story of an american community, we can help you find the oklahoma books you are. While traveling in eastern oklahoma doing research on his masters thesis in history, mr. Apr 26, 2011 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Our guide through this wild land is pedro pavon, a worldclass guitarist on tour in northern mexico, captured by the warlike tribe after watching his mother be scalped. Western history collections harold keith collection 1998. A book in the komantcia series a novel by harold keith an adventure story for boys set in the old west about survival, combat, and heroism. Harold verne keith was a newbery medalwinning american author. Author of rifles for watie, sports and games, the obstinate land, komantcia, fortyseven. Harold keith s favorite topics are oklahoma history, native americans, and individual achievement that surpasses reasonable expectations. Keith e book country financial representative in hanna. Pedro pavon, a young spanish nobleman is captured by the comanches.