Mari Sandoz was a tireless researcher, a true storyteller, an artist passionately dedicated to a place little known and a people largely misunderstood. This work includes letters written by her - from 1928, the year of her father's death and a critical one for her creative development, to 1966, the year of her own death.
Mari Sandoz came out of the Sandhills of Nebraska to write at least three enduring books: Old Jules, Cheyenne Autumn, and Crazy Horse, the Strange man of the Oglalas. She was a tireless researcher, a true story-teller, an artist passionately dedicated to a place little know and a people largely misunderstood.