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A review by farfromginger
The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk
informative
slow-paced
2.5
2.5 stars rounded up.
Pros: tons of great research. Myriad references and so many new perspectives. A true reflection of a love and passion for rectifying the historical narrative from an indigenous lens.
Cons: this book is unreadable. It feels as if the author gathered facts and interesting connections for 500 pages, dropped the stack, hurriedly shoved them in his brief case and then the book was published that way.
I know, it won awards. But truly were the award committees off their Ritalin so this worked for them?
Pros: tons of great research. Myriad references and so many new perspectives. A true reflection of a love and passion for rectifying the historical narrative from an indigenous lens.
Cons: this book is unreadable. It feels as if the author gathered facts and interesting connections for 500 pages, dropped the stack, hurriedly shoved them in his brief case and then the book was published that way.
I know, it won awards. But truly were the award committees off their Ritalin so this worked for them?