Growing up in Minnesota, I was taught the European American perspective on America's westward expansion (Manifest Destiny) with little said about the Dakota other than Dakota War of 1862. After reading Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota, I have an entirely new perspective on their history and place in Minnesota.
Chapter Four - Drawing Lines on Sacred Land: The Dakota Treaties introduced me to the concept of master stories. The framework of conflicting master stories helped me to understand why the course of history for the Dakota went the way it did with the arrival of European Americans in Minnesota.
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Scott rated The Color Purple: 4 stars
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Celie, arm, zwart en geminacht, wordt uitgehuwelijkt aan een oudere man die haar misbruikt. Het leven is niet gemakkelijk voor …
Scott rated To Kill a Mockingbird (Heinemann Plays): 4 stars
Scott rated The Vanishing Half: 4 stars
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Brit Bennett’s chart topping novel, The Vanishing Half, is a story that tracks the lives of twin African American twin …
Scott reviewed Mni sota makoce by Gwen Westerman
Review of 'Mni sota makoce' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Growing up in Minnesota, I was taught the European American perspective on America's westward expansion (Manifest Destiny) with little said about the Dakota other than Dakota War of 1862. After reading Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota, I have an entirely new perspective on their history and place in Minnesota.
Chapter Four - Drawing Lines on Sacred Land: The Dakota Treaties introduced me to the concept of master stories. The framework of conflicting master stories helped me to understand why the course of history for the Dakota went the way it did with the arrival of European Americans in Minnesota.
Scott reviewed This is how it always is by Laurie Frankel
"This is how a family keeps a secret...and how that secret ends up keeping them. …
Review of 'This is how it always is' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I am childless but often wondered, as I read this excellant book, what it means to raise a child. Would I make the same decisions as Rosie and Penn? What would I do differently?
"This It How It Always Is" is a wonderful story about traversing the waters of raising a transgender child.
I am childless but often wondered, as I read this excellant book, what it means to raise a child. Would I make the same decisions as Rosie and Penn? What would I do differently?
"This It How It Always Is" is a wonderful story about traversing the waters of raising a transgender child.
Scott reviewed Greetings from Nowhere by Barbara O'Connor
Review of 'Greetings from Nowhere' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
A sweet story.
Scott rated Not a Lot of Reasons to Sing, but Enough: 4 stars
Scott rated The Fellowship of the Ring: 3 stars
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings …
Swan Peak by James Lee Burke (Robicheaux -- 17)
"James Lee Burke's new novel, Swan Peak, finds Detective Robicheaux far from his New Iberia roots, attempting to relax in …
Scott rated Bourbon Street: 4 stars
Scott rated The glass rainbow: 4 stars
Scott rated A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: 5 stars
Scott rated Eat more better: 2 stars
Dan Pashman: Eat more better (2014)
Eat more better by Dan Pashman
The creator of the Sporkful, shares tips and techniques for getting the best flavor from every food and provides the …
