A rare blend of history and art, Buffalo Dance is a unique collection of persona poems that tell the story of the infamous Lewis and Clark expedition from the point of view of Clark's slave, York. Breathing lyrical life into an important but often ignored historical figure, these poems form a narrative of York's saga -- a journey from slavery to freedom, from the plantation to the great northwest, from humble servant to soul yearning to be free.While referencing actual…
Author: Frank X. Walker · Original publisher: University Press of Kentucky (2003)
Tier 3 — Partial text + link. No text is hosted on Gary NOI. Read free: https://archive.org/details/buffalodancejour0000walk (Internet Archive lending copy — borrowable; IA item ID as recorded in Tranche B1: buffalodancejour0000walk; no hosting rights).
