John Joseph Mathews (1895-1979), a mixed-blood Osage, was the author of Wah'Kon-Tah: The Osage and the White Man's Road; Talking to the Moon; Sundown; Life and Death of an Oilman: The Career of E. W. Marland; and Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography. Susan Kalter is editor of Twenty Thousand Mornings, an autobiography by John Joseph Mathews, and Professor of American Literature and Native American Studies at Illinois State University.

With Old Three Toes, John Joseph Mathews creates vivid mental images that convey a rare level of respect for nonhuman creatures. His fascination with the natural world is entertaining and ageless."" - Charles H. Red Corn, author of A Pipe for February: A Novel

John Joseph Mathews (1895-1979), a mixed-blood Osage, was the author of Wah'Kon-Tah: The Osage and the White Man's Road; Talking to the Moon; Sundown; Life and Death of an Oilman: The Career of E. W. Marland; and Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography. Susan Kalter is editor of Twenty Thousand Mornings, an autobiography by John Joseph Mathews, and Professor of American Literature and Native American Studies at Illinois State University.

With Old Three Toes, John Joseph Mathews creates vivid mental images that convey a rare level of respect for nonhuman creatures. His fascination with the natural world is entertaining and ageless."" - Charles H. Red Corn, author of A Pipe for February: A Novel

John Joseph Mathews (1895-1979), a mixed-blood Osage, was the author of Wah'Kon-Tah: The Osage and the White Man's Road; Talking to the Moon; Sundown; Life and Death of an Oilman: The Career of E. W. Marland; and Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography. Susan Kalter is editor of Twenty Thousand Mornings, an autobiography by John Joseph Mathews, and Professor of American Literature and Native American Studies at Illinois State University.

With Old Three Toes, John Joseph Mathews creates vivid mental images that convey a rare level of respect for nonhuman creatures. His fascination with the natural world is entertaining and ageless."" - Charles H. Red Corn, author of A Pipe for February: A Novel