Hostiles and Friendlies

Here in one volume are Mari Sandoz's reminiscences of life in the Sandhills country; a study of the two Sitting Bulls (the Hunkpapa and the Oglala) and other Indian pieces; a novelette,  Bone Joe and the Smokin' Woman ; and nine short stories, mostly with a rural setting, including  The Vine ," her first to be published. Introduced by an autogiographical sketch of the author's early years and linked by a commentary derived from her letters, articles, and interviews, the separate p