Michael Snyder is Professor of English at Oklahoma City Community College and author of scholarly articles on John Joseph Mathews and other American Indian writers.Russ Tall Chief (Osage) is a writer, an educator, and Director of Student Engagement, Inclusion, and Multicultural Programs at Oklahoma City University.

[Michael] Snyder's meticulous biography explodes long-standing myths about Mathews. . . . In filling gaps both personal and cultural, the book does fine service."" - Times Literary Supplement""John Joseph Mathews: Life of an Osage Writer is a major contribution to the growing field of biographies of American Indian literary figures. Students of Native American literature will find this a significant addition to the canon of Mathews scholarship. Others will find it an engaging read."" - Daniel F. Littlefield Jr., author of Alex Posey: Creek Poet, Journalist, and Humorist""This is a critical biography, delving into both the literary and the personal sides of Mathews. In the end the story is edifying. I was transfixed by the interactions of literary legends traipsing through the narrative - Savoie Lottinville. J. Frank Dobie. Carter Revard."" - Plains Folk

Michael Snyder is Professor of English at Oklahoma City Community College and author of scholarly articles on John Joseph Mathews and other American Indian writers.Russ Tall Chief (Osage) is a writer, an educator, and Director of Student Engagement, Inclusion, and Multicultural Programs at Oklahoma City University.

[Michael] Snyder's meticulous biography explodes long-standing myths about Mathews. . . . In filling gaps both personal and cultural, the book does fine service."" - Times Literary Supplement""John Joseph Mathews: Life of an Osage Writer is a major contribution to the growing field of biographies of American Indian literary figures. Students of Native American literature will find this a significant addition to the canon of Mathews scholarship. Others will find it an engaging read."" - Daniel F. Littlefield Jr., author of Alex Posey: Creek Poet, Journalist, and Humorist""This is a critical biography, delving into both the literary and the personal sides of Mathews. In the end the story is edifying. I was transfixed by the interactions of literary legends traipsing through the narrative - Savoie Lottinville. J. Frank Dobie. Carter Revard."" - Plains Folk

Michael Snyder is Professor of English at Oklahoma City Community College and author of scholarly articles on John Joseph Mathews and other American Indian writers.Russ Tall Chief (Osage) is a writer, an educator, and Director of Student Engagement, Inclusion, and Multicultural Programs at Oklahoma City University.

[Michael] Snyder's meticulous biography explodes long-standing myths about Mathews. . . . In filling gaps both personal and cultural, the book does fine service."" - Times Literary Supplement""John Joseph Mathews: Life of an Osage Writer is a major contribution to the growing field of biographies of American Indian literary figures. Students of Native American literature will find this a significant addition to the canon of Mathews scholarship. Others will find it an engaging read."" - Daniel F. Littlefield Jr., author of Alex Posey: Creek Poet, Journalist, and Humorist""This is a critical biography, delving into both the literary and the personal sides of Mathews. In the end the story is edifying. I was transfixed by the interactions of literary legends traipsing through the narrative - Savoie Lottinville. J. Frank Dobie. Carter Revard."" - Plains Folk