Mari Sandoz

Mari Susette Sandoz (May 11, 1896 – March 10, 1966) was a Nebraska novelist, biographer, lecturer, and teacher. She became one of the West's foremost writers, and wrote extensively about pioneer life and the Plains Indians.

Quotes

• The honor of the people lies in the moccasin tracks of the women.
  • These Were the Sioux (New York, NY: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1961), "The Young Woman"
  • Misattributed on the Internet as a Sioux proverb

• The hills of one's youth are all mountains.
  • The Story Catcher (Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press, 1963), ch. 9

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Mari Sandoz on Wikipedia