Lacey L. (laceylosh) reviewed Sister to the Sioux: The Memoirs of Elaine Goodale Eastman, 1885-91 (Pioneer Heritage) on + 53 more book reviews
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While I found the subject of this book very intriguing, much of the actual writing was dry and factual, without enough human emotion or interesting detail.
Elaine Goodale-Eastman was a teacher to the Sioux and lived among the native people. She was sympathetic to the traditions and needs of the Native American people. She wrote this memoir many years later, and she seems to have based it on her notes from the time period and her memories. I think this book would have been better written closer to the time she spent teaching the Sioux, perhaps there would have been a little more detail to her stories.
I still feel that Elaines life was fascinating, and I find encouragement in what she was able to accomplish in her lifetime. The story of her life is inspiring, but this book was far from my favorite.
Elaine Goodale-Eastman was a teacher to the Sioux and lived among the native people. She was sympathetic to the traditions and needs of the Native American people. She wrote this memoir many years later, and she seems to have based it on her notes from the time period and her memories. I think this book would have been better written closer to the time she spent teaching the Sioux, perhaps there would have been a little more detail to her stories.
I still feel that Elaines life was fascinating, and I find encouragement in what she was able to accomplish in her lifetime. The story of her life is inspiring, but this book was far from my favorite.
