Katie Gale : A Coast Salish Woman's Life on Oyster Bay (Hardcover)

from meldridge

This book is full of a lot of information and detail. It is a highly recommended read for those interested in American Indian history as a whole and Pacific Northwest Indians specifically. I did not enjoy the book as to me it read more like a history book with Katie Gale's story woven throughout,...

from gbelik

This book tells the story of Katie Gale, an enterprising Native American woman married to a white settler in the Puget Sound area in the second half of the 19th century. It combines geography, cultural anthropology, history and the author's personal reflections about the area. I found many of the...

from Johnny112

The book was not what I expected, it was more from an 'activists' perspective in my opinion and written to play to such an audience. That's not to say there was not truth in it, I'm certain there was and that many injustices occurred. I'm certain the author did her homework too, yet it did not se...

from book58lover

It must be very difficult to write a book about someone that leaves very little information; no diaries, no letters, only legal documents. The author does an admirable job describing the life of a native woman living on Puget Sound, working the oyster beds. The description is over long about the ...

from Helenoel

[Katie Gale]is history written by an anthropologist about a personal interest in the area where she lives. This has both good and bad points. De Danaan's personal interest in the character of Katie Gale is evident, but there is only a bit of real historical data about her, so much of the book is ...