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Autobiography of a Yaqui Poet

Autobiography of a Yaqui Poet

by Savala, Refugio
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This is the major literary achievement of a sensitive, gifted man. The author is a Yaqui Indian, a railroad gandy dancer who sees beauty in iron spikes and rail clamps as well as in twilight-purple mountains and glossy-leafed cottonwood trees. In the seventy years following his flight from the Yaqui-Mexican wars in Sonora, Savala became a talented poet and loving recorder of his people's cultural heritage. A large sampling of his original works appears in the interpretations section of this book. Together with the beautifully written autobiography, they offer a unique view of Arizona Yaqui culture and history, railroading in the American West, and the personal and artistic growth of a Native American man of letters.

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BrandUniversity of Arizona Press
Pub dateMar 1, 1980
ISBN-100816506280
ISBN-139780816506286
Paperback228.0 pages
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions8.5 × 0.7 × 5.5 in
Weight1 lb
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