John Joseph Mathews (1895–1979) is the author of Wah’Kon-tah: The Osage and the White Man’s Road; Sundown; Talking to the Moon; Life and Death of an Oilman: The Career of E. W. Marland; The Osages: Children of the Middle Waters; Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography; and a children’s book, Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction.Susan Kalter is a professor of American literature and Native American studies at Illinois State University. She is the editor of Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography and Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction.

• IntroductionWesternsThe Thinkin’ ManToo Small for a HorseOld Bob (Unpublished and unedited version)Old Bob (Manuscript antecedent to the published version)Travel StoriesLady of the InnAllah’s GuestYellow HairOnly a BlondeStories from Indian CountryThe Apache WomanThe Talk of the FaceThe Flower on Cadron CreekMoccasin PrintsBad MedicineStories of World War II and the Cold WarNo TimeThe Liberal ViewWhat Thing Is FairestNatural ScienceThe Meek Shall Inherit?Source AcknowledgmentsNotesSelected Bibliography

"Composed of seventeen unpublished short stories written mostly between 1945 and 1951, this remarkable collection that Susan Kalter has brought together reveals a fascinating and unexpected side of John Joseph Mathews."-Alexander Steele, Western American Literature “Susan Kalter’s work brings to life the wider world of Mathews beyond his well-known Osage works. . . . Mathews remains a towering figure, and the short stories will only add to his reputation.”-Blue Clark, professor of law at Oklahoma City University and author of Indian Tribes of Oklahoma: A Guide “This book deftly weaves literary analysis, author biography, archival work, and historical context into literary recovery. . . . It is thoroughly researched and communicates that research in clear and accessible prose.”-Alyssa Hunziker, assistant professor of English at Oklahoma State University

John Joseph Mathews (1895–1979) is the author of Wah’Kon-tah: The Osage and the White Man’s Road; Sundown; Talking to the Moon; Life and Death of an Oilman: The Career of E. W. Marland; The Osages: Children of the Middle Waters; Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography; and a children’s book, Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction.Susan Kalter is a professor of American literature and Native American studies at Illinois State University. She is the editor of Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography and Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction.

• IntroductionWesternsThe Thinkin’ ManToo Small for a HorseOld Bob (Unpublished and unedited version)Old Bob (Manuscript antecedent to the published version)Travel StoriesLady of the InnAllah’s GuestYellow HairOnly a BlondeStories from Indian CountryThe Apache WomanThe Talk of the FaceThe Flower on Cadron CreekMoccasin PrintsBad MedicineStories of World War II and the Cold WarNo TimeThe Liberal ViewWhat Thing Is FairestNatural ScienceThe Meek Shall Inherit?Source AcknowledgmentsNotesSelected Bibliography

"Composed of seventeen unpublished short stories written mostly between 1945 and 1951, this remarkable collection that Susan Kalter has brought together reveals a fascinating and unexpected side of John Joseph Mathews."-Alexander Steele, Western American Literature “Susan Kalter’s work brings to life the wider world of Mathews beyond his well-known Osage works. . . . Mathews remains a towering figure, and the short stories will only add to his reputation.”-Blue Clark, professor of law at Oklahoma City University and author of Indian Tribes of Oklahoma: A Guide “This book deftly weaves literary analysis, author biography, archival work, and historical context into literary recovery. . . . It is thoroughly researched and communicates that research in clear and accessible prose.”-Alyssa Hunziker, assistant professor of English at Oklahoma State University

John Joseph Mathews (1895–1979) is the author of Wah’Kon-tah: The Osage and the White Man’s Road; Sundown; Talking to the Moon; Life and Death of an Oilman: The Career of E. W. Marland; The Osages: Children of the Middle Waters; Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography; and a children’s book, Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction.Susan Kalter is a professor of American literature and Native American studies at Illinois State University. She is the editor of Twenty Thousand Mornings: An Autobiography and Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction.

• IntroductionWesternsThe Thinkin’ ManToo Small for a HorseOld Bob (Unpublished and unedited version)Old Bob (Manuscript antecedent to the published version)Travel StoriesLady of the InnAllah’s GuestYellow HairOnly a BlondeStories from Indian CountryThe Apache WomanThe Talk of the FaceThe Flower on Cadron CreekMoccasin PrintsBad MedicineStories of World War II and the Cold WarNo TimeThe Liberal ViewWhat Thing Is FairestNatural ScienceThe Meek Shall Inherit?Source AcknowledgmentsNotesSelected Bibliography

"Composed of seventeen unpublished short stories written mostly between 1945 and 1951, this remarkable collection that Susan Kalter has brought together reveals a fascinating and unexpected side of John Joseph Mathews."-Alexander Steele, Western American Literature “Susan Kalter’s work brings to life the wider world of Mathews beyond his well-known Osage works. . . . Mathews remains a towering figure, and the short stories will only add to his reputation.”-Blue Clark, professor of law at Oklahoma City University and author of Indian Tribes of Oklahoma: A Guide “This book deftly weaves literary analysis, author biography, archival work, and historical context into literary recovery. . . . It is thoroughly researched and communicates that research in clear and accessible prose.”-Alyssa Hunziker, assistant professor of English at Oklahoma State University