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Fighting off a pack of starving wolves, wrestling alligators in the swamp, romping with bear cubs, drawing off the venom of a giant rattlesnake bite with the heart of a fresh-killed deer--it's all in a day's work for the Baxter family of the Florida scrublands. But young Jody Baxter is not content with these electrifying escapades, or even with the cozy comfort of home with Pa and Ma. He wants a pet, a friend with whom he can share his quiet cogitations and his corn pone. Jody gets his pet, a frisky fawn he calls Flag, but that's not all. With Flag comes a year of life lessons, frolicking times, and achingly hard decisions. This powerful book is as compelling now as when it was written over 60 years ago. Read simply as a naturalist study of the Florida interior, it fascinates and entices. Add the heart-stopping adventure and heart-wrenching human elements, and this is a classic well worth its Pulitzer Prize. Earthy dialect and homespun wisdom season the story, giving it a unique and unforgettable flavor, and N.C. Wyeth's warm, soft illustrations capture an era of rough subsistence and sweet survival. (Ages 12 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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In this classic story of the Baxter family of inland Florida and their wild, hard, satisfying life, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings has written one of the great novels of our times. A rich and varied story - tender in its understanding of boyhood, crowded with the excitement of the backwoods hunt, with vivid descriptions of the primitive, beautiful hammock country, with humor and earthy philosophy - The Yearling is a novel for readers of all tastes and ages. Its glowing picture of life that is far and refreshingly removed from modern patterns of living becomes universal in its revelation of simple courageous people and the abiding beliefs they live by. Winner of Pulitzer Prize in 1938, The Yearling was made available the following year in a special edition illustrated by the distinguished American artist, N.C. Wyeth. The original paintings have been re-photographed and new plates made for this handsome volume.
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Part of growing up.......2007-06-27
I read this book as a young person while still in school. Now, while picking some books for a 10 year old nephew who is becoming an avid reader, I read it again. It is a beautiful book but it made me cry at 74 as well as when I first read it at about 14. I now live close to the Rawlings home in Cross Creek and have a keener apreciation of the setting but the writing itself is what makes the book. Of course the story represents another era and a poor southern family but the characterizations are well drawn and universal. Fodderwing and his family are people that every young person should meet.
Just as the opening words, to my mind, of "Mr. Roberts" transcend good writing and are superb, so the final few sentences of "The Yearling" speak to me in universal terms about youth and "where has it all gone?"
the yearling.......2007-02-22
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The Yearling.......2007-01-10
The Yearling is one of the most emotionally provocative classics I have ever had the fortune to come across. Being a 12 year old myself, I empathize greatly with our young hero, Jody Baxter, who resides in a dense florida scrub, leading an agrarian lifestyle with his father and mother. Coming of age in the savage, untamed heart of late ninteenth century Florida is not an easy task, and Jody will need to mature swiftly if he wants to survive in the wild enviorment that is his own. Luckily, many things aid him, mostly indirectly, such as his pet fawn, that he cares for with such a passion, that in the end, a very difficult and demanding choice is required of him.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings writes this splendid tale with an honest and unwavering hand, thankfully not romanticizing the protaganist, as can be seen with novels of a lesser quality. Our heroe's flaws and redeeming qualities are portrayed in a realistic fashion, as Rawlings shifts between comedy and tragedy with the deft skill of a very gifted writer. This delightful story is bereft of all unconvincing melodrama that often plagues such novels, and tells this innocent boys experiences with vivid imagery. No matter how impassive the reader might be, Rawlings eventually delves into our minds, hearts, and memories.
A bonding read aloud novel for parents and children.......2006-11-17
My 10 year old son and I read this aloud to each other. We were so moved by the story and it opened up many discussions about life. It is written beautifully! I lost myself in Rawlings poetic literature. Some of the people who reviewed the book, calling it boring, missed the experience altogether!!!!!
I hope by reading novels like this one, my son will think about the simple things in life differently. This novel teaches humans to have a conscience. I loved it.
I Feel Sorry for the So-Called "Kids" and Teens of the 1 Star.......2006-10-10
I originally wasn't planning to write another review for amazon.com, but the movie of "The Yearling" was on TV last night. Remembering how it touched me, especially the sorrowful end, I decided to take a look at the reviews posted here.
Most were brilliant, right to the point, and then I saw "kid's review" and a few others that found the book boring.
Sorry, children, that in an age of Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan, not to mention strumpets like Britney and Jessica Simpson you don't have the chance to come of age. Or to appreciate a classic, moving read. Yes, we're an image and media-driven society, and the negative effect of it all falls on these kids who not only hate a classic, but can't even write why they hate it in a meaningful review.
This the price we are paying when our kids can't feel struggle, pity, or hurt.
"The Yearling" was a very realistic tale of the life of a poor American family struggling to make ends meet in late 19th Century Florida, and of a boy who like many today, doesn't understand that there is bitter besides the sweet in life - especially when it comes to the loss of a beloved pet. I can only wish that some of the sorry weirdos who have recently murdered schoolchildren or another weirdo denizen of Florida had read this book, or the Twain and Jack London classics when they were children. They might have learned something good and moral beyond the twisted thoughts that they came of age with.
This book, along with the aforementioned Twain and London classics, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", and Bill Bennett's "Book of Virtues" should belong on the bookshelf of any and all American mid-and upper-elementary school age children.
I teach 6th grade and I would not hesitate in recommending this book or any of the classics that I grew up reading to my students.
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Steve Chapman, bestselling author of A Look at Life from a Deer Stand (more than 220,000 copies sold)—shares even more lessons of life and faith learned on the hunt. With humorous and insightful writing, Scriptures, song lyrics, and lots of tales from the woods, Chapman trains the reader’s eye on wisdom such as this:
- It’s not too late to sow love in the lives of others
- Errors on the hunt offer answers for life at home
- Changing one’s course can lead to “singing a new songâ€
Hunters, outdoorsmen, and anyone who enjoys devotional stories and Steve’s own pencil sketches will look forward to time spent following the trail of truth to the heart of the Creator.
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Spiritual parable from a master story teller.......2007-05-10
Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (4/07)
Steve Chapman in "Another Look at Life from a Deer Stand" masterfully weaves homespun stories, drawn from his growing up experiences in West Virginia. He uses these every day incidents and unusual events from the past and present to make spiritual applications for daily living. He compares his trail for truth and wisdom from the Bible with the "hunt" or with "going deeper into the woods."
Steve's writing is filled with subtle humorous stories from nature. He uses these stories, Scriptures and song lyrics to point the reader to simple truths and principles such as the importance of showing love to others. He relates errors in choices made on the hunt to working out answers for life at home. Steve shows how changing one's course can lead to fullness in life. His writing reflects his understanding of the unique spiritual needs of men.
The book is filled with practical pointers on life drawn from the life of a hunter. These short stories can be read as devotionals for meditation at home or during those, long quiet hours on a "deer stand." They are uplifting with a focus on God's priorities in parenting, as a husband, in business, and as a sports lover.
Pen and ink illustrations, drawn by Steve himself, add an interesting dimension to his writing as they open the windows to the creative imagination of the reader. These simple drawings can bring out an almost forgotten memory, a spiritual lesson, or a place in time where questions were rewarded with discovery.
Chapman's love for music comes through as he uses the lyrics of a song to illustrate important lessons on life, applicable to the hunter, the sportsman, husband, or father.
"Another Look at Life from a Deer Stand" is an ideal gift for the "hard-to-buy-for-man" or for any man interested in a new glimpse of His creator.
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Wildlife biologist Jim Heffelfinger has combed the scientific literature, researched the historical archives, rousted researchers out of retirement, and badgered other southwestern deer biologists for information to create the most comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date reference yet on mule deer and white-tailed deer (including Coues whitetails) in the North American Southwest.
In this book, anyone interested in deer will be treated to authoritative but nontechnical discussions of deer evolution, natural history, human use, physical characteristics, antler growth, movement, home ranges, density, diets, water requirements, mortality rates, rutting behavior, hybridization, and management. Special attention is given to the questions that continually arise regarding deer:
Can deer see color?
What do they eat?
Can they hear deer-repelling car whistles?
How large is an average home range?
When is the rut?
What causes deformed antlers?
Are "antlered does" really does?
Do predators affect deer populations?
Do mule deer and white-tailed deer interbreed?
Deer of the Southwest will be the definitive popular guide to these highly valued and critically important animals in this region.
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On deer and on wildlife of the Southwest.......2007-08-17
With "Deer of the Southwest", Jim Heffelfinger has the merit of creating a performing work for every one wants to learn about Mule Deer and With-Tailed Deer and the wildlife in the America's Southwestern environments.
The work includes 9 chapters treating the taxonomy of the deer, their historical perspectives (including the evolution of the family in America), physical characters (especially those which let people distinguish the two species), their antlers in particular (their shape, variation, and main anomalies), animals' requirements in water and food, their density, home range, and movements, their reproduction, their mortality, and finally, their management.
The book marks an important step in the understanding American wildlife and makes its author as one of the most authoritative specialist on knowledge and management of deer in the America's Southwestern.
Its style is easy and pleasant and the book can be easily read by the scientist as well as all non specialist. Wildlife management agents, university teachers and researchers, people found of wildlife of simple curious in natural history can found here a lot of interesting knowledge and information about this subject.
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This comprehensive new reference work provides a unique source of information about all 45 of the worlds deer species, covering everything from the ubiquitous North American whitetail to the hairy-fronted muntjac of east China. "The Encyclopedia of Deer" thoroughly covers each species physical characteristics, behavior, range, and population (many species are rare and/or endangered), and its relationship to humans in the areas in which it lives. The text is complemented by Rues amazing photographs, which capture deer in every season and activity. Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III, the most published wildlife photographer in North America, has spent much of his life studying, photographing, and living with wildlife in its natural habitat. This lifelong dedication and knowledge is sure to make "The Encyclopedia of Deer" a valuable reference work for years to come.
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No good deer books.......2007-02-09
There are nice pictures and nice tidbits of info about deer but generally there are no good, unbiased deer books that exist. Most books are loaded with jargon about hunting and "management" practices. Sadly, I have yet to find a good deer book with unbiased educated information about deer. I wish the book had more pictures for each type of deer and more specific info about the animals. Many deer books just talk about deer and people, something I don`t care about. If I wanted to read a hunting magazine I`d buy one for my bathroom reading.
Informative book.......2006-11-19
Good book about deer around the U.S., along with moose and reindeer. Includes info about deer habitat and breeding, etc. Better price buying through Amazon.com than Barnes and Noble.
A M A Z I N G.......2005-04-22
THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOK EVER! ITS GOT REALLY GREAT PICRURES AND NICE LITTLE TID BITS OF INFO ON TONS OF DEERS! REALLY GREAT FOR ARTS AND CRAFT INSPERATIONS! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.
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Even the youngest child can enjoy a special adaptation of a classic Little House tale, as Laura and Mary listen to Pa talk about meeting a mother deer and her baby fawn deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin.
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This series is flat, lifeless, precious.......2001-03-03
Each book is not a story so much as a scene from a department store window. The stories have no plot to speak of. The characters have no personality at all. Production values are high, and my daughter was interested in a glimpse of life in another place and time. But these books are so much less than they could have been. Bide your time and get the originals instead.
I wish there were more like this!!.......2001-02-06
My 3 year old daughter loves her "Laura Books" and can't wait till night so she can hear another. I fell in love with the novels when I was a little girl and am so happy that I can share the stories with my little girl. The stories are easy to read. I have almost every one and plan on getting all of them.
Wonderful way to start reading Little House Books.......2000-05-25
I've been a fan of Little House books since I was in second grade. With this series made for young readers, I can start reading my favorite books to my niece before she is even in school. This book in particular was a very endearing story about a mama deer and her baby. Madelyn loved it! I thought the illustrations would make Garth Williams proud.
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Capturing the excitement of matching wits with the elusive whitetail, Steve invites hunters to join him in the breath–taking joy of entering God’s presence. Readers will encounter the quiet wisdom and often humorous adventures that accompany the pursuit of big game and discover insights into hunting and spiritual growth.
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Great Devotional for Outdoorsman.......2007-07-31
Enjoyed Steve Chapman and his down to earth and close to God experiences. Highly recommend to anyone. Thanks.
Still Hunting with God.......2001-11-04
Steve Chapman follows up his "A Look at LIfe from a Deer Stand" with a fine pocket devotional that can be a part of every person's hunting experience. Each one can be read in several minutes and provide hours of meditative fodder for the quiet, still hours one often spends on a Deer Stand. I recommend it. Great gift for fellow hunters, too. Not preachy. Very practical.
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Gift of Power is a classic story of one man's journey through alienation and struggle to epiphany and redemption. Archie Fire Lame Deer embodies the Native American struggle for survival in a homeland that has become foreign. In vivid first- person narrative, Lame Deer recalls his tumultuous life in a stereotypical Indian world of bottles, feathers, and horses. After enough booze and fighting to kill an average man, he transcends his self-destructive tendencies by reclaiming the spiritual elements of his traditional culture. We learn along with Lame Deer the power and secrets of native medicine and the gifts that they bring to the beholder. This Lakota medicine man is a teacher and a model.
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With surprising candor, Archie Fire Lame Deer describes the magic and power of the Native American spirit life. Archie's compelling narrative recaptures his boyhood years under the tutelage of his medicine-man grandfather on a South Dakota farm. We follow him from Catholic school runaway to Army misfit, from bartender to boozer, from Hollywood stuntman to chief rattlesnake catcher of the state of South Dakota. And we exult with him when he comes home to the world of spirit.
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The Badlands.......2007-05-25
Growing up nurtured in the many faces and realities of nature - and the beauties & dangers therein - provided a school of knowledge for Archie Fire Lame Deer. Along side of this, were the brutalities and horrors of another type of school; this school sought to shame, beat, and abuse the native spirit out of him. This place was one of the many much written about Christian Indian Schools. Within both settings were men who set examples for Archie of humans who realized they had to do nothing else but provide him with acceptance and kindness: his grandfather and a priest at the Indian School. Archie was sent to this school by his Grandfather for the knowledge to be gained there. Grandfather was a Shaman;he knew that Archie would be one someday,too. I think the real reason he sent him to that school was to expose him - first hand - to the ugliest parts of human nature that he knew about. Archie going to Indian School was tantamount to hurricane Katrina being stopped by the frivolous levy systems in New Orleans. Despite all this violence, Archie was able to learn...the kindly Priest at the school was there, right on time, to provide support when Archie needed it most. After freeing himself from this place, his journey was soaked by alcohol. It accompanied Archie everywhere: with lots of women; in lots of fights; in just as many jail cells. It then took him to Hollywood where he became a stuntman. Under all of this was his calling as a healer and a Shaman: this is a terrifying calling. The physical and emotional demands are overwhelming. Here are the facts: only someone willing to throw away, time and again, friends, relatives, jobs, and opportunites is fit for such a job. It seems that such a person would be a narcissist; on the contrary, this kind of person walks with death and loss every day. They have no ego; they have no feelings. We have called them sociopaths. The difference between a sociopath and someone who grabs THE GIFT OF POWER is simple; the former dies or goes insane, while the latter somehow recognizes the destruction in him/herself - and in the wake they cast - as only another possession to be tossed aside. Then that empty hole is filled with the GIFT OF POWER. Archie's natural Father died. In this dying he passed the gift on to his son. Archie was born and raised in the Badlands; but other lands were just as bad. There is beauty in the Badlands...you just have to recognize it. This book should be on all required reading lists.
The "Indian" in our US culture's background.......2007-01-11
If you like me, before I read this book, are naive to what true American Indian culture is all about (or maybe you won't realize how naive you are until you read the book), then this biography of Archie Fire Lame Deer, a Lakota Indian is definitely an excellent crash course to bring you up to date! Much of American Indian culture, especially their religion and intense beliefs about people, animals and our earth make a lot of sense to me. So many suppressed or simply not understood parts of this culture are clearly explained and described in fascinating detail. Though I don't plan to change my personal Christian beliefs, I'm moved by the depth and intensity of this culture; Archie Fire's descriptions moved me to intense shame regarding the many horrible things that were, and are still being done in the name of Christianity to this culturally rich, intelligent, colorful and generally peaceful people (Archie Fire Lame Deer, somewhat similarly, also expresses his shame of so many false medicine men promoting Indian religion & culture). And we claim to be a free country guaranteeing freedom of religion? As has become apparent to me, so many things that we believe to be a part of our white North American cultures are actually rooted in American Indian tradition. I say thanks very much to Archie Fire for recording this valuable, enlightening information for we, the unindoctrinated. I wish him and the American Indian people the realization of all of the wonderful dreams described here (as I wish to share in them also).
Introduction to the Native-American Shaman.......2006-11-10
This is a first-person account of the life of a "medicine man," or Native-American shaman. The style is personal and engaging. This is a good introduction to the topic for the novice.
Gift of Power.......2006-11-10
This book was totally amazing. Written in Archie Lame Deer's own words. Archie really takes us deep into the Lakota culture and brings us into the world of American Indian life. The style in which Archie teaches instills in the reader the importance of laughter to the American Indian people as a way of dealing with the horror dealt by the government and settlers throughout history.
One Of the Greatest books I ahve ever read........1999-03-06
Lame deer pulls no punches and tellyou how it was and how it is. I wish I could have met him in person. He teachings are carried on through others that he has taught.
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This book and beautifully illustrated deck draw on the ancient Lakota ritual of healing and purification known as the sacred Inipi, or sweat lodge ceremony, which has existed in the Lakota culture for thousands of years. The cards and accompanying book comprise a self-contained and highly original system that will help you harness creative energies to deal with issues that are of concern in your life. Used for self-discovery rather than divination, the cards gently guide you toward inner growth and self-knowledge in the time-honored tradition of the Lakota people.Â
Fifty cards, illustrated in vibrant color, access the powerful symbols and teachings of the Inipi, capturing the spirit of this ancient ceremony.
In a variety of spreads the authors show you how the cards can provide you with an expanded vision of your being and purpose, offering an intimate sense of walking in balance between the conscious world and the world of spirit.Â
Publication coincides with the U.N. Year of Indigenous People.
Archie Fire Lame Deer is one of the leaders of the Native American spirituality movement.Â
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Divination in many forms. Creator knows his path........2004-07-26
As a follower of the Red Road, I rebuke the individuals claim that this is "Nativism (tarot with a feather on it)". As a matter of fact, if the individual owns the cards at all - there is hypocrisy abound.
Tarot is comprised of a Major Arcana and a Minor Arcana, with over 70 cards and more than twice the interpretations - as the cards have meanings when forward, reversed (upside-down), and even sideways.
The Lakota Sweat Lodge Deck - a deck I've been using for many years, consists of 50 cards that do NOT reverse (they only can be read in the forward position).
Tarot focuses on fortune telling, a path of gypsies and witches and mystics. Chief Lame Deer is focusing on Healing, and irregardless of the methods he chooses to employ in doing so - whether it be by piercing at the Sundance, or crafting these cards - he still is doing Wakan Tanka's work ...
These cards .... "speak" .... to me. I have never used the book as more than a nice fallback item in case their is no use for a reading and the message isn't clear. But the vibrance in the artwork, the messages it reveals, is beyond words. Simply holding the deck gives me a sense of the Chief's fullfilment in Creator's Gifts. I respect what The authors, illustrators, and publishers have allowed me to share with others.
This is THE BEST DECK I OWN. I own many and, quite simply, the energy from most "Tarot" type decks do not work with my own - they even seem to counter it. This energy ... flows.
As with Black Elk;
"I cured with the power that came through me.
"Of course, it was not I who cured, it was the power from the Outer World, the visions and the ceremonies had only made me like a hole through which the power could come to the two-leggeds.
"If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come through.
"Then everything I could do would be foolish."
These cards help to create that hole from which the power flows.
Mitakuye Oyasin, Aho.
Oh, please! More wannabee new-age stuff........2004-06-14
People see the author's name and assume the book/cards have some sort of legitimacy as representatyions of American Indian traditions. But this EXACTLY the sort of cultural misappropriation that we have been resisting for decades--the endless charade of "shamans," hucksters, new-age "culture vultures" and mysticism-disguised-as-Indianism (tarot with a feather on it!).
Please, readers, understand that this is NOT a fair, accurate, useful, or even respectful representation of Lakota (or ANY Indian) traditions. Go read some Vine Deloria, jr. or James Treat instead.
The Best Tarot I Own.......2003-01-24
This is one of the most powerful tarots I have ever worked with. Not only is it good for divination, but it also gives you positive affirmations, and even some ritual ideas for getting your own answers. If you are on a spiritual path that favors divination and self exploration this is a must have.
Watch out, because these cards will hook you........2002-09-27
My favorite tarot deck was the OSHO Zen Tarot, but the Sweat Lodge cards are much more powerful. These cards gave me an insight into a meditation and riutal that I should do. It was one to heal and calm. Well I couldn't figure out what it was about, but soon dicovered why I needed it. I highly recommend this deck.
Awakening.......2002-04-07
I found this deck in a 80% off bin in a bookstore. How could I go wrong, as an avid tarot and card collector. I had never heard of the deck, but once i got home and opened it, i was in for a real awakening. I had absolutely no idea how intuitive these cards would be. They are a great tool for self reflection and growth, and come with an informative book, and beautifully illustrated. A great tool for anyone interested in spirituality, or self discovery. I am fortunate to have gotten them for such a deal, but with what I have learned from using them, I would consider then a great buy at full price.
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Taking readers on his successful and not–so–successful hunts, Chapman shares the skills for successful hunting–and living. With excitement and humor, he shares the parallels between hunting and walking with God.
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Great book for hunters & family/friends of hunters.......2006-11-12
This is a great book to read. Its easy reading and the author tells a lot of great hunting stories and relates them to real life and scripture. This is not just a book for hunters. It will also give anyone that must put up with a hunter, and their addiction, a better understanding of why the call of the wild has such a strong pull. The chapters are short and do not run together so it makes for good throne reading material. : )
Eye opener.......2005-04-05
Very well written, easy read, opens your eye to what God wants you to see when hunting.
very fine book of hunting for life with God.......2002-07-18
I received this book for Christmas and enjoyed its insights and thoughts on a variety of subjects. Good gift book for the hunting Christian. If you liked this book, I would suggest another called Wild at Heart by John Eldrege
A Look At Life From A Deer Stand.......2001-09-14
This book was very enjoyable. It is written in the form of short chapters that tell multiple deer hunting stories that are then compared to ones personal relationship with God and family. Any hunter, sportsman, or outdoorsman can easily relate to the stories in this book. I would recommend reading A Look At Life From A Deer Stand, because it helps us hunters better understand how God, family, and hunting all tie in together to make our lives more enjoyable.
Real life and hunting.......2001-03-19
Great read for people who like to read about hunting and that maybe experiencing a difficult time in their life. Either way a great book. Mr. Chapman combines his hunts and true life stories on how hunting has put things into perspective for him and also how he has learned to appreciate family, life and things we have in such a limited amount of time. I would recommend it to anyone. I also purchased a copy for a dear friend and hunting partner who is minister. I haven't given it to him yet but I am sure he will enjoy it as much as I. THANKS
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From earliest times, the Yaqui people have had to overcome many oppressive and exploitative conditions to continue their own laws and customs in their own homeland in harmony and freedom. Many of their tribal stories reflect this struggle in this collection of Yaqui legends and myths.
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An excellent introduction to the Yaqui culture.......2006-09-12
The Yaqui are a Native American group whose original homeland was on both sides of the Gulf of California in what is now Mexico. The wars that they fought against encroachment and extermination were largely against the Mexican government. As was the case nearly everywhere else, they were overwhelmed and were scattered throughout northwest Mexico and the southwestern United States. Despite their hardships, they have managed to preserve much of their traditions and culture and some of it is explained in this book.
They have many legends of the origin of their environment and the animals that inhabit it. Those legends involve the origin of the first deer, the first corn, why the moon waxes and wanes, how humans acquired fire and are recounted here. The history of the Yaqui people before the arrival of the Spaniards and how they reacted is briefly retold. Christianity was not rejected, in fact the Yaqui generally embraced it, and a large part of the book gives detailed descriptions of the Yaqui Easter ceremony. A combination of traditional Yaqui beliefs and Christian worship, it is a demonstration of how cultures can simultaneously coexist in the same ceremonies.
The Yaqui are a tribal group of Native Americans who faced the same extermination and absorption pressures that the others did. It is a common myth that only the Europeans engaged in policies designed to eradicate other cultures. This book explains that other groups in power in the Western Hemisphere engaged in similar policies. If you have any interest in the ancient and rich culture of the Yaqui, then this is a book you should read.
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