From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Chapters in the Autobiography of an Indian: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Chapters in the Autobiography of an Indian, credited to Charles Alexander Eastman, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Chapters in the Autobiography of an Indian by Charles Alexander Eastman. Read in English by Laura Victoria From the Deep Woods to Civilization is the sequel to Indian Boyhood. Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) gives his account of what it was like to transition from the ways of his Inidan life to that of the white man. His father, long thought dead, had converted to Christianity and wished the same for his son as well as receiving education in the white man's school. At the age of 15, Ohiyesa must learn to balance the old familiar life of the American Indian with that of the new in the world of the white man, one of his first acts being the cutting of his long hair and attending school. It also chronicles his life of college to becoming a doctor at Pine Ridge in South Dakota, his marriage to Elaine Goodale, and his involvement in politics, the YMCA, and Boy Scouts of America. ( Laura Victoria)

Recording facts

• Recording title: From the Deep Woods to Civilization: Chapters in the Autobiography of an Indian
• Author credits: Charles Alexander Eastman
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 3:47:19

Catalogue topics

• american indian
• ohiyesa
• charles a. eastman

Track guide

1. 00 - Forward — 2:09
2. 01 - The Way Opens — 14:57
3. 02 - My First School Days — 18:52
4. 03 - On the White Man's Trail — 23:24
5. 04 - College Life in the West — 11:18
6. 05 - College Life in the East — 17:26
7. 06 - A Doctor Among the Indians — 17:59
8. 07 - The Ghost Dance War — 27:37
9. 08 - War with the Politicians — 23:44
10. 09 - Civilization as Preached and Practised — 17:05
11. 10 - At the Nation's Capital — 17:14
12. 11 - Back to the Woods — 18:29
13. 12 - The Soul of the White Man — 17:05

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