Waterless MountainSUMMARY: The story of a present-day Navaho Indian boy and the life of his tribe that has lived for centuries in Northern Arizona. The eight years of his training in the ancient religion of his people as well as in the practical knowledge of material existence is vividly painted against the arid sandy wastes of their homeland. |
Contents
THE FRIENDS OF YOUNGER BROTHER | 1 |
YELLOW BEAK | 9 |
A FRIEND IN NEED | 28 |
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