Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter As I read this book, I drew a family tree so I could keep better track of all the people within. I’m not sure I could have absorbed the story without it. A family tree that only showed who-begat-whom didn't suffice. It matters, for instance, when there is an age gap of ten years between a person and the rest of her siblings. I … [Read more...] about Bloodlines
Memoir
Balsamroot
Balsamroot: A Memoir Mary Clearman Blew is neither sentimental nor dogmatic. In simple, vivid prose she has written three memoirs about her lifetime in the American West. All But the Waltz describes her path to young adulthood from an isolated upbringing in a family with pioneer roots in Montana. In This is Not the Ivy League, she recounts her experiences with education … [Read more...] about Balsamroot