Omaha Indian Music

Of general interest:

Bailey, Garrick A., ed. The Osage and the Invisible World: From the Work of Francis La Flesche. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.

Frazier, Patrick, and the Library of Congress Publishing Office, eds. Many Nations: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Indian and Alaska Native Peoples of the United States. Washington, Library of Congress, 1996.

Lee, Dorothy Sara, and Maria La Vigna. Omaha Indian Music: Recordings from the Fletcher/La Flesche Collection. Washington, D.C.: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, 1985.

Mark, Joan. A Stranger in Her Native Land: Alice Fletcher and the American Indians. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1988.

O'Shea, John M. and John Ludwickson. Archaeology and Ethnohistory of the Omaha Indians: The Big Village Site. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992.

Especially for younger readers:

Ferris, Jeri. Native American Doctor. The Story of Susan LaFlesche Picotte. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda, 1991.

Hubbard-Brown, Janet. When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans. New York: National Museum of the American Indian/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1999.

Wilkerson, J. L. A Doctor to Her People: Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte. Kansas City, Missouri: Acorn Books, 1999.

Origins of American Animation

Of general interest:

Gifford, Denis. American Animated Films: 1897-1929. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland and Company, 1990.

Lenburg, Jeff. The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. New York: Facts on File, 1991.

Maltin, Leonard. Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. Rev. ed. New York: New American Library, 1987.

McIntire, Joy A., comp. Silent Animated Films at the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1995.

Solomon, Charles. Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

Especially for younger readers:

Brenner, Barbara. The Boy Who Loved to Draw: Benjamin West. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999.

Cross, Robin. Movie Magic. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 1996.

Hahn, Don. Animation Magic: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How An Animated Film is Made. New York: Disney Press, 1996.

Lightfoot, Marge. Cartooning for Kids. Toronto: Greey de Pencier/Firefly, 1993.

Rozakis, Laurie. Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera: Yabba-Dabba-Doo! Woodbridge, Conn.: Blackbirch Press, 1994.