LESLIE MARMON SILKO SIGNED SACRED WATER rare book Native American
Sacred Water: Narratives and Pictures. Leslie Marmon Published by Flood Plain Press, 2nd edition, 1993; (trade) edition, SIGNED by the author on the title page; very good paperbound wraps; 84pp, illustrated throughout b+w photos, An autobiographical narrative, with emphasis on the importance of water. Was born in 1948 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Growing up on a reservation, she went to Bureau of Indian Affairs schools before attending the University of New Mexico. She taught at the Navajo Community College in Arizona and is a professor of English at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Marmon has written short stories, poetry, plays and novels. Her books include Laguna Woman, Ceremony and Yellow Woman.