Museum of Human Beings : A Novel (Paperback)

from meltedfrootloops

Really interesting book. I have always been interested in Native american history and studies and it was an interesting read. Historical fiction is always a fascinating genre of book to read . No one ever knows the full story behind the topics, but the fiction gives us interesting speculation. Ch...

from meltedfrootloops

Really interesting book. I have always been interested in Native american history and studies and it was an interesting read. Historical fiction is always a fascinating genre of book to read . No one ever knows the full story behind the topics, but the fiction gives us interesting speculation. Ch...

from CarlaR

This book had a lot of promise and I went into it with a gusto. I was disappointed that I was not able to get into the characters, they lacked depth. I appreciated the story but was looking for more and this book did not give it to me.

from Oregonreader

In Museum of Human Beings, Colin Sargent follows the life of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, the son of Sacagawea, from his early childhood with the Lewis & Clark Expedition to his death. Born to an Indian mother and her French captor, he is taken as a foster child by Clark and raised at his home. The...

from enyaj2002

Colin Sargent's "The Museum of Human Beings" imagines the life and struggles of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, the son of Sacagawea and a French-Canadian fur trader, from the time when he was an infant riding on Sacagawea's back as she served as guide to Lewis and Clark, to his travels in Europe, and...