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. 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 found it … [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 life as a daughter of 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 … [Read more...] about Balsamroot