Keep Going: The Art of Perseverance

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When a young man’s father dies, he turns to his sagacious grandfather for comfort. Together they sit underneath the family’s cottonwood tree, and the grandfather shares his perspective on life, the perseverance it requires, and the pleasure and pain of the journey. Filled with dialogue, stories, and recollections, each section focuses on a portion of the prose poem “Keep Going†and provides commentary on the text. Joseph M. Marshall III was born on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota and raised by his maternal grandparents. He is a historian, educator, motivational speaker, and Lakota storyteller, and has worked as both technical adviser and actor in television movies, including Return to Lonesome Dove. A recipient of the Wyoming Humanities Award, he is author of thirteen books that have been translated into seven languages. The Lakota have a vision that transcends the ages, and Joseph Marshall delivers it with grace and power.†—Marianne Williamson “It is rare to find a storyteller who is also a natural healer...with gentle humor and fierce beliefs, Joseph Marshall places his personal and magical words just so into the human heart, reminding us all through the stirring of memory that full capacity and beauty are still in each soul...†—Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. author of Women who Run with the Wolves and La Curandera