Читать книгу The War of the Mormon Cow - Richard Jr. Jepperson - Страница 3

Perhaps the most difficult writing of all involves attempts to turn legend into a reality we can perceive. To begin with, the writer must steep himself completely in the legend so that it becomes real to him. Having done so, he then must visualize the events of the legend and portray them in a manner understandable to the audience.

This little segment of the history of our native people and their relationship with the white outsiders is an eye opener for anyone who reads it. Richard Jepperson has accomplished a formidable task and embellished it in great part with the aid of magnificent drawings of his gifted illustrator, Ken Mundie.

The reader will find the story and its characters: the young Crazy Horse and Black Robe Woman, coming to life as he reads, and then achieving a visual reality as he absorbs the beauty of the illustrations.

We can only hope there will not be too long a wait for the second and third chronicles.

Jack Hemingway

Sun Valley, Idaho

I thought again of the string of beads in my vision. There were bright beads and dull beads and plump beads and shriveled beads. There were beads that glowed with life and dark beads that ate the light.

- Crazy Horse -