Crashing Thunder by Radin, Paul - 1983

Lincoln, NE: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1983. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Color illustrated wrapper with gold and white lettering. 215 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "Paul Radin, one of America's first and most reputable professional anthropologists, lived among the Winnebago Indians for years, and for years he tried without success to interview the notorious younger son of the Blow Snake family, the Crashing Thunder of this book. At las Crashing Thunder agreed to tell Radin his life story, one that Radin calls 'a true rake's progress.; Speaking through Radin, Crashing Thunder told of his childhood, stories of Winnebago gods, his appetite for women and beer, and his extraordinary friends and relatives, including his brother-in-law, Thunder Cloud, then in his third incarnation. Crashing Thunder told of his redemption through his new religion: peyote.....