Description: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Laughing Boy is a model member of his tribe. Raised in old traditions, skilled in silver work, and known for his prowess in the wild horse races, he does the Navajos of T’o Tlakai proud.
But times are changing. It is 1914, and the first car has just driven into their country. Then, Laughing Boy meets Slim Girl -- and despite her “American” education and the warnings of his family, he gives in to desire and marries her. As Laughing Boy and Slim Girl settle away from traditional villages -- their different upbringings clashing within both their relationship and the ever-encroaching culture around them -- each of their worlds are thrown into a heart-wrenching turmoil of love, honor, hope, and heritage.
Written by: Oliver La Farge
Genre: Fiction
Cover: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Publisher & Date: Houghton Mifflin Company - 1929 copyright
Approximate Dimensions: 5-1/4” x 7-5/8” – 302 pages
Condition: Book = Good to Very Good. A previous owner has neatly written his name and the year ‘61’ inside the front of the book; Dust Jacket = Fair to Good. There is light wear along the dust jacket’s edges. There is a small scribble mark on the front of the dust jacket (see pic). There is a ‘scuff’ mark in the lower portion of the back of the dust jacket where it appears that a tag was removed. The dust jacket’s front end-flap has been price-clipped.
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