Encounters at the Heart of the World : A History of the Mandan People (Paperback)

from mreed61

Believe it or not, this is another book that is overfilled with footnotes. Still, it was fantastic research on the Mandans,Hidatsas, Arikaras, Yankton Sioux, and a little bit on the Crees, Blackfeet, Crow and a few others. I learned a great deal about the northern end of the Louisiana Purchase, i...

from muddyboy

A detailed well researched study on the Mandan native American tribe who once flourished in what is today South Dakota. This book graphically portrays the typical struggle that many tribes had to go through once they made contact with European white men. At first there is mutual optimism that the...

from japaul22

I have to admit to being a bit disappointed in this 2015 Pulitzer prize winner for nonfiction. Fenn has written a history of the Mandan people, a Native American tribe mainly located in North Dakota, by the Missouri River. A lot of the information was interesting. I had never heard of the Mandan...

from bness2

A fascinating and unvarnished look at the Mandans and related tribes in North and South Dakota. Fenn has done meticulous research for this book, and although sometimes the information content is a bit dense, it is still quite an enjoyable read. It is also a sad book, as the Mandans are one of the...

from mreed61

Believe it or not, this is another book that is overfilled with footnotes. Still, it was fantastic research on the Mandans,Hidatsas, Arikaras, Yankton Sioux, and a little bit on the Crees, Blackfeet, Crow and a few others. I learned a great deal about the northern end of the Louisiana Purchase, i...