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Publication
Doubleday (1979), Edition: 1st, 834 pages
Description
A multigenerational saga that depicts the lives of two families of Teton Sioux from the late 1700s to the 1830s, before the arrival of the white man.
User reviews
LibraryThing member jveezer
This has to be one of my favorite books on Native American culture. In my mind, this is historical fiction at it's best. It's a multi-generational saga that gives us a glimpse into Sioux life right up to the 1830's when the onrush of settlers became torrential. This is a must-read for those wanting
Interestingly, the manuscript was translated from modern english into Lakotah and back into the english of the early 1800's with help from a full-blood Santee Sioux.
I will be re-reading this one again and again.
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a glimpse at pre-reservation plains life. Interestingly, the manuscript was translated from modern english into Lakotah and back into the english of the early 1800's with help from a full-blood Santee Sioux.
I will be re-reading this one again and again.
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LibraryThing member anniemktx
This is a fictionalized, multi generational story of a Lakota Sioux family. It's a story that makes you laugh and cry and love. The author lived with a Sioux tribe for many years to learn their language, customs and history. She wrote the novel in their native language, and then translated it to
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English. It's a powerful and fascinating novel. Show Less
LibraryThing member Pattern-chaser
I've read some unpleasant criticisms of this book that I have no way of evaluating. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
LibraryThing member DomingoSantos
Rings with authenticity! Very enjoyable. One of my all-time favorites! Be sure to first read the glossary at the end of the book before you start to read the novel. (I didn't and had to re-read the novel once I had a better understanding from the glossary of some of the terms used----but even then
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it was enjoyable to revisit!) Show Less
LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
I think this was quite a good book and Hill made a definite effort to make as much of a trip inside the Dakotah language as she could. I came away with an impression that we moderns are definitely living the most comfortable lives anyone has yet had. It takes about a hundred pages until one feels
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at ease but I think the experience well worth it. Show Less
LibraryThing member juniperSun
I was very engrossed in this depiction of Native American life, when I read it 40 years ago.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1979
ISBN
0385135548 / 9780385135542