Touch the Earth: A Self-Portrait of Indian Existence by T. C. McLuhan

T. C. McLuhan brings together speeches, reflections and writings by Indigenous North Americans to trace their histories and relationships with the land. Accompanied by photographs by Edward S. Curtis, the selections explore spiritual values, encounters with settlers, dispossession and cultural survival, placing Indigenous voices at the centre of the narrative.

  • Compiled by: T. C. McLuhan
  • Publisher: Promontory Press
  • Year: Copyright 1971; reprint year not stated
  • Edition / printing: Promontory Press reprint; printing not stated
  • Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
  • Pages: 185
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0883940000
  • ISBN-13: 9780883940006

Condition: Used hardcover with dust jacket. The jacket is browned, spotted and marked, with light edge wear and a small crease at the upper spine. Pages are age-toned.

Book details

Title
Touch the Earth: A Self-Portrait of Indian Existence
Edition
Promontory Press reprint; printing not stated
ISBN-13
9780883940006

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