A review by that_was_then_this_is_now
Woman Walking Ahead: In Search of Catherine Weldon and Sitting Bull by Eileen Pollack

4.0

This is truly an intricate weave of fact and conjecture. Towards the end I realised I have no qualms watching films about historical figures which inevitably carry much imagination regarding emotions and motivation of characters we desire to become familiar with, so be it for this book. I can agree with the author or not. The author inudes much detail about white people's behaviour and despicable misdeeds regarding land, law and livelihood in their dealings with Native Americans, particularly Sitting Bull and his tribe. The book was a page turner til the very end. The author figures strongly in the narrative, which took a bit of getting used to. I came away from this experience all the richer by far.