Contents

Series Foreword by Joanne M. Braxton

One The Earth from Which It Springs

Two Seeds and Sprouts

Three Grafting: Two Become Many

Four A Withered Branch

Five New Shoots from Old Roots

Six Miracles, Birchbark, and Prestidigitation

Seven The Second Flowering

Eight From Page to Stage and Beyond

Nine A Place at the Table

Ten Conclusions

Appendix

Bibliography

Index