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A review by christytidwell
Cogewea, The Half Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range by Lucullus Virgil McWhorter, Dexter Fisher, Mourning Dove
2.0
There's not too much to say about this one.
It's a romance with a western setting. Instead of focusing on lovers separated by class or family strife, it focuses on lovers separated by race--and then lovers brought together by race.
It's pretty predictable in its plot and in its criticisms of white people and of the emphasis on pure blood (the protagonist being half white and half Indian), but it is notable for its place as the first novel written by a Native American woman, even if there is some question as to what role Lucullus McWhorter, her collaborator, played in shaping the narrative.
It's a romance with a western setting. Instead of focusing on lovers separated by class or family strife, it focuses on lovers separated by race--and then lovers brought together by race.
It's pretty predictable in its plot and in its criticisms of white people and of the emphasis on pure blood (the protagonist being half white and half Indian), but it is notable for its place as the first novel written by a Native American woman, even if there is some question as to what role Lucullus McWhorter, her collaborator, played in shaping the narrative.