
The Names
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Of all of the works of N. Scott Momaday,The Namesmay be the most personal. A memoir of his boyhood in Oklahoma and the Southwest, it is also described by Momaday as "an act of the imagination. When I turn my mind to my early life, it is the imaginative part of it that comes first and irresistibly into reach, and of that part I take hold."Complete with family photos, The Namesis a book that will captivate readers who wish to experience the Native American way of life.
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