Doctor John, as he was universally referred to, was John G. Neihardt a man of many talents, including erotic ones (he had a beautiful, talented wife), and taught at the U of Missouri.
I attended that institution in the Sixties and fell under his spell. And I recently downloaded some of his writings, including Audible books.
He would teach during the winter, but move to an Indian reservation in the summer, where his girls would ride horses with the Indian boys. Girls have strong thighs, and they can grip a bareback horse tightly.
l was here he met Black Elk, an Indian Medicine man, who did not speak English or cut his hair. He would tell Nheeihardt the story of his life, speaking thru an interpreter, and then Neihadt, back in his cabin, would type up what he remembered.
It became his best-seller and is still being sold today.
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