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'As important as Chandler to any literary conception of L.A., it is impossible to imagine Bukowski's novels or Tom Waits's 1970s albums without the lead shown by this viciously funny baring of the soul'
THE TIMES

"Isabel Fonseca's book is a passionate and dramatic defence of the defenceless... This beautifully written story speaks in a way of all who do not want to submit to the reverses of fortune, who seek their own place on earth".
Ryszard Kapuscinski
(Black & White photos/illustrations throughout)

(Many fine black & white illustrations throughout)
The Imaginary Indian is ever with us, oscillating throughout our history from friend to foe, from Noble Savage to blood-thirsty warrior, from debased alcoholic to wise elder, from monosyllabic "squaw" to eloquent princess, from enemy of progress to protector of the environment.
... is rooted in the colonial past and continues to be part of the modern tradition stemming from that past. This is not a book about Native people; it is the story of the images projected upon Native people - and the desperate uses to which they are put.