The balanceīetween anger and sorrow shifts according to the writer's viewpoint, but those two emotions seem unavoidable when the subject is any aspect of Indian life since the advent in North America of white settlers, traders, missionaries, $17.95.ĪLMOST every book about the American Indian in recent decades, no matter how broad or narrow its historical perspective and no matter what nationality its author may be, is a combination of accusation and lament. Section 7, Column 1 Book Review Deskīy Peter Matthiessen. July 29, 1984, Sunday, Late City Final Edition
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