Review: A 39-page Summary of the People Who Produced Sacajawea - a terrific booklet worth every penny of its list price
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 28, 2014
This 39-page summary of the Shoshone is a useful, if brief, booklet about a most unique among the various Native American.Unlike many of the other Native American groups, the Shoshone came to occupy the vast Great Basin and beyond, to the north into Idaho, and east of Yellowstone, where the assimilated into the Plains Indian lifestyle, and to the south and around a Death Valey, Southern California and so forth.In each region, the adapted to their environment --- no simple feat.Further, through Sacajawea (Tsi-ka-ki-wi-as), the Shoshone were of huge assistance to Lewis and Clark on their Voyage of Discovery when President Jefferson completed the Louisiana Purchase.Shame though that before many decades elapsed, Americans set out to usurp the best Shoshone lands and killed vast numbers of their people.The 39-page Native American Tribes: The History and a culture of the Shoshone is not intended to be a comprehensive history. It is, though, a valuable quick read that I believe is a must-read booklet at a bargain price.