{"product_id":"left-handed-son-of-old-man-hat-a-navajo-autobiography-paperback","title":"Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat: A Navajo Autobiography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeft Handed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Denetdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eWalter Dyk\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a simplicity as disarming as it is frank, Left Handed tells of his birth in the spring of 1868 \"when the cottonwood leaves were about the size of [his] thumbnail,\" of family chores such as guarding the sheep near the hogan, and of his sexual awakening. As he grows older, his account turns to life in the open: nomadic cattle-raising, farming, trading, communal enterprises, tribal dances and ceremonies, lovemaking, and marriage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Left Handed grows in understanding and stature, the accumulated wisdom of his people is revealed to him. He learns the Navajo lifeway, which is founded on the principles of honesty, foresightedness, and self-discipline. The style of the narrative is almost biblical in its rhythms, but biblical, too, in many respects, is the traditional way of life it recounts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e​Left Handed \u003c\/b\u003e(Navajo) (1868-?) was a Diné man who was born at Hweéldi (the Bosque Redondo prison camp), where the American military held Navajos from 1863 to 1868, and then returned to the Navajo homeland with his family. At the time of Walter Dyk's interviews about his life, he was positioned as an elder who had lived well and prospered. \u003cb\u003eWalter Dyk\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1972) was a linguist who studied under Edward Sapir. He studied Navajo language and published \u003ci\u003eOld Mexican\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJennifer Denetdale \u003c\/b\u003e(Diné\/Navajo) is the first Diné\/Navajo to earn a PhD in history and is an associate professor of American studies at the University of New Mexico. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eReclaiming Diné History: The Legacies of Navajo Chief Manuelito and Juanita\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Long Walk: The Forced Exile of the Navajo\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.18 x 7.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44840348516454,"sku":"9781496205155","price":35.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/OTZkZzNiWG5DMUtiOWZDekMwM1F5Zz09.webp?v=1772531386","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/left-handed-son-of-old-man-hat-a-navajo-autobiography-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}