{"product_id":"life-amongst-the-modocs-unwritten-history-paperback","title":"Life Amongst the Modocs: Unwritten History - 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\u003eJoaquin Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Margolin\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eAlan Rosenus\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst printed in 1873, \u003ci\u003eLife Amongst the Modocs\u003c\/i\u003e is based on Joaquin Miller's years among the mining towns and Indian camps of northernmost California during the tumultuous 1850s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a nature writer, Miller was among the first to capture the fierce power and sublime beauty of California's wild landscape. He was also a maverick in his portrayal of the state's emotional landscape, dealing as no one has before or since with themes such as loneliness and defeat, melancholy and rage, weakness and strength, joy and loyalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Joaquin Miller is widely viewed as one of the \"founding fathers\" of the literature of the west, this new edition of his classic work proves him to be a writer of considerable power and appeal, with something fresh and vital to say to the readers of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoaquin Miller\u003c\/b\u003e, born Cincinnatus Hiner Miller in 1837, was a colorful, controversial, and important figure in early California literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Margolin\u003c\/b\u003e founded Heyday in 1974. Margolin is author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area\u003c\/i\u003e, named by the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the hundred most important books of the twentieth century by a western writer. He has received dozens of prestigious awards and helped found the Bay Nature Institute and the Alliance for California Traditional Artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Rosenus\u003c\/b\u003e, a historian and writer, has reintroduced a number of California classics, including \u003ci\u003eThe Indian History of the Modoc Wa\u003c\/i\u003er, Joaquin Miller's \u003ci\u003eLife Amongst the Modocs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSelected Writings of Joaquin Miller\u003c\/i\u003e. A grantee of the National Endowment for the Arts, Rosenus has taught at Coe College, the College of Marin, and San Francisco State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52910930297056,"sku":"9780930588793","price":39.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/tT9_mPk_Gj9780930588793.webp?v=1781302401","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/life-amongst-the-modocs-unwritten-history-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}