Informative and beautifully presented, this book offers a unique guide to the struggles and successes of Native peoples on and of the reserve. Would give 4 stars if it wasn't so expensive!

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I rate this book very low, because it wasn't laid out well and it always seemed lite there was a cloud of dsapair hoovering around the setting.

I disliked the book because it showed a life despair and the main characters faliures about becoming a "white man," and not staying as an Indian.

cannot find any other books that compare with this book, if I could they would easily beat this book in ratings. The book was very poorily written It didn't stick to the main plot at all. THe characters were always being switched around. For instance, the cheif got killde but he is still at the reservation talking to Alexander East (the main character).

The book was about some indians that were practicing a different religion and planning an uprissing. That scared the villagers, so they took great measures in protecting the rest of the villagers. Alexander East went into an immotional downfal about this time. Then the uprising began. But thats not the crux of the book. You have to read it to find out the rest, though I strongly discourage it.

The Book was written by Jamake Highwater and supposedly a true story. Over all it was book that was written poorlyabout a man who was dispearing and feeling soory for himself.

My critique over the book I read, Eyes of Darkness, was near a seven to an eight. Or in other words a three, to a four star. I enjoyed it, but it was a little hard to understand. The dialog was confusing because, to me, they spoke more in Indian and Chinese language. But still it kept me wondering what was up coming. This novel was like nothing I have ever read, so it was still a good change for me. I would maybe even like to read another type of book similar, but maybe by a different author to get a change in flavor. I'm not trying to put the book down, but I just didn't care of the way it was written. I did really enjoy the plot. It kept me reading on. The character each had their own "way". No one was too much the same. But if you enjoy something different of a different kind, then you'll probably really enjoy this paticular novel. I also was really into the placement of the book. It was new to me because I don't usually read a book form Canada in the "Indian" Time Frame located in Canada. I would really recommend this book to anyone who is into a different harder read. Thank you!

Based on the life of Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman, a full-blooded Sioux, who was taken from his people at age fifteen. In writing an introduction to the reissue of Eastman's own autobiography, Indian Boyhood, author and scholar Jamake Highwater became fascinated with the subject and wrote his own fictionalized version for young adult readers. It is a true story, gleaned from Eastman's own words. It vividly shows a man trying to live in two worlds, and it is written by a man who understands what it is like to do so.

Charles Whiting is an established author, with many fine books to his credit. His accounting of the Battle of Kasserine Pass leaves much to be desired though.

The book starts off describing the American Army coming to Britian and the tension that existed between the two armies. In writting; "The British thought the Yanks hopeless", he contrasted the spit and polish of the Brits with the Dough Boys. Mr. Whiting goes on to say that the U.S. soldiers were overweight, ill-trained and ill-disciplined. He makes comments like this about these men throughout the book. While it cannot be argued that at that time our troops lacked many qualities, his consistently negative remarks makes you question why we are not now speaking German. The British soldiers are shown to be the opposite of this, in fact the heros of the story.

Mr.Whiting also tells of the personal female aid to General Eisenhower, (Kay Sumersby), and gives many details of their relationship. There is implication of a sexual encounter between the two. While this may make interesting reading, it is not of the content that I would prefer in a book of this title.

The book goes on to speak of the Torch landings, and of the difficult time that was had with the nuetrality of the French in North Africa. There is good detail here; to a topic that is easily overlooked.

Mr. Whiting then speaks of the confusion and ineptitude of the American command staff, giving ample criticism to General Frendendall. This is well founded. Frendendall's horrible leadership can bear the brunt of the blame for the fiasco. But Mr.Whiting focuses too much on rheteric - "..Youthful innocence sacrificed at the altar of the God of war by incompetent, complacent old men, who lived on to die in bed." - and not to the tactical and strategic blunders that lead to the downfall in this battle.

The entire content is devoted to bashing Americans that were in the battle, and not to the challenges they faced. 'The Army was soundly routed, with many units just giving up', could be said of this battle. It could also be said of the inexperienced Eigth Army of Britain as it was chased across the North African frontier by Rommel, just a year earlier. A "green" army will have these setbacks. This is not noted here, but was reflected in Field Marshal Montgomery's memoirs of this battle.

While there are some notes regarding the German's superiority in equipment - the Mark 4 and Tiger tanks in paticular,- he did not elaborate on any other possible outcomes if confronted with an experienced enemy, with tactical air superiority, and being led by Rommel from the front. The conclusion of this battle was pre-ordained by the circumstances present at the time, not just the cowardice of the American troops involved in the battle.

There could be no better place for this to happen. The Americans needed to get a 'Bloody Nose'. It instilled changes in the way Americans fought the war, trained for the war, and led the war. The loss of a pass in Africa does not hold the same importance as it would have, say, if it had been on Normandy Beach. Of course I mean no disrespect to the brave that died there; I just think that Mr. Whiting has overdramatized the defeat that we endured.

Overall, the book reads well, and the research is well documented. There are ample pictures to see the equipment involved as well as to get a feel for the terrain in North Africa.

Kasserine, The Anatomy of Slaughter, is not a 'dry' book, as some historical accounts may be, but is fluid and well written. The conclusions drawn for the debacle are what is wrong.

Charles Whiting has a very low opinion of the High Command of the U.S. Army. In all of his books that I've read, he tells variations of the same story: the incompetence of senior American officers leading to the sacrifice of G.I.s. The Battle of Kasserine Pass in early 1943 should give Whiting the perfect opportunity for developing his theme: this first major encounter between U.S. forces and Rommel's Afrika Korps was badly botched by the Americans. But I finished the book not much wiser than I started about what exactly went wrong. Whiting seemed to be attributing the defeat to the alcoholism of the general commanding the American II Corps. A far more nuanced and balanced analysis of the battle is provided by Martin Blumenson in his book. The Blumenson volume is out of print, but, if you want to understand the complexities of the defeat at Kasserine, find it.

I found this book to be anything but the 'hilarious' work it's cover claimed it to be. It is mostly cynical, sarcastic, and insulting mixed with long periods of boredom. I found little entertainment value between its covers. If you want a travel essay written in the style of Bill Bryson, stick with Bill Bryson. Charles Jennings doesn't come close.

This is a facsimile copy of a very common 1909 "book" cheaply produced in 1909 and rushed to market to cash in on the sensation of the Cook hoax. In fact, the facsimile method shows up in some broken text but mostly in the poor photo quality. I have scanned and restored (digitally) many photos from the (1909) original so I know they can be made into decent prints. However, when this arrived I could tell that the publisher spent no time or effort restoring images - they are simply washed out facsimiles.

Used but original edition of "Finding The North Pole" are so common they just about drop out trees if you look on the used market or even ebay, so I can't fathom why this was put back in print. There can't be much demand for it as it was a hastily assembled venture of sensational and inaccurate information. The publisher simply couldn't wait to rush something to print in 1909 when Cook tried to claim he had miraculously reached the Pole before the Peary expedition. Shortly after publication, in fact, Cook was run out of town when his "data" was called a "childish attempt at cheating" by the scientists who examined it.

Mark Twain said that "A lie can travel halfway around the world in the time it takes the truth to put on its shoes". This book was a perfect testament to that clever observation in 1909. One wonders why the lie has to be put back on the market 90 years later. Maybe not everyone reads Twain?

This reprint is probably useful to researchers who want to appreciate what misinformation was presented to the "man on the street" during the brief 1909 "polar controversy" without contracting mildew from an original.