William Morgan Sr (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This is a copy of a nonfiction childrens book about Navajo life called Stephanie and the Coyote, copyright 1970, hard cover, no dust jacket, written by Jack L. Crowder and translated the original English story into Navajo by William Morgan, Sr. The book is written in both english and Navajo language. The book has usual library markings, otherwise in good condition with tight binding, nice color photographs and 33 pages. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.…

1979, "North America", Alaska Geographic, Vol. 6, No. 3, 302 p., good paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Revised Edition. Signed by Young on the title page. Black cloth spine over blue boards. Modest rubbing to the boards, and dust soiling to the bottom page edges. Laid in is a typed ten page stapled essay from Young, titled An Analytical Approach to the Development of Effective Teaching Materials and Methodology in an Athapaskan Language. Robert W. Young, linguist, was born on May 18, 1912 in Chicago. He earned his BA from the University of Illinois in 1935, then enrolled in anthropology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) where he began a career working with the Navajo language. He was a Sergeant in the Marine Corps during World Was II, where he earned special merit as an Indian Interpreter,and where his fluency in Navajo was utilized in the testing and selection of Navajos trained as Code Talkers. He was employed by the BIA as a Specialist in Indian Languages, and then in Navajo Tribal Relations. He taught classes in Navajo linguistics at UNM. Young and William Morgan Sr. compiled The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, published in 1980. An Analytical Lexicon of Navajo by Young, Morgan, and Sally Midgette was published in 1992. Young compiled The Navajo Yearbook which was published annually during the 1950s. In 1989, Young wrote A Political History of the Navajo Tribe. Young's, The Navajo Verb System was published in 2000. ; 1069 pages; Signed by Author. …

Condition: gut. 1991. The Navajo Language : A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary : Revised Edition In englischer Sprache. pages.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 158 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.36 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. Vol. 1, Nos. 1-4 and No. 6. Text in Navajo. Five folio sheets measuring 17" x 22", printed rectos only. Two old folds, paper tanned with a tiny bit of wear, No. 6 with several tiny edge nicks and tears, overall near fine with the thin paper still supple. *Ádahooní?ígíí* was published from 1943 to 1957; until 1947 it was written entirely in Navajo. Reportedly, the paper's early function was to get information about WWII to the Navajo. These issues features references in English to Germany, German Submarines, Turkey, Russia, Italy, Eisenhower, Generals Marshal and MacArthur, and the United Nations. Each issue publishes one attributed article: two by Native American historian and one-time Director of Navajo Education for the Bureau of Indian Affairs George A. Boyce; one by J.M. Stewart, Navajo Service Superintendent in 1943; one by John M. Cooper of the Navajo Indian Agency; and one by Thomas K. Chamberlain. Printed on thin paper, presumably rare survivals. …