Review: Cheyenne Autumn
Editorial Review - Kirkus ReviewsThird, after Old Jules and Crazy Horse, in Miss Sandoz' projected six-book study of the trans-Missouri country from the Stone Age to the present, this is the story of the Cheyenne Indians' last desperate fight with the white men for a reservation in their native north country. Essentially a peaceful if nomadic, buffalo-hunting people, the Cheyenne were drawn along with all other Indian tribes into the maw of Manifest Destiny--and made to suffer brutally just for existing athwart the white man's new trails to the West. In the late 1870's less than 1,000 survived and these were taken forcibly to played-out reservations in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) far to the south of their native grounds. There they found neither their natural hunting nor any food at all, but much sickness. And soon they decided their only chance for survival lay in escape back to the Yellowstone country. This is the story of that last desperate forced march and the one autumn they enjoyed in familiar woods before the army overtook them, decimated their number down to a pitiful 114 and once again took all but a fortunate few, who hid in the woods, back to the old Indian Territory reservations. But by then a few white voices were raised in protest and finally the Cheyenne were allowed to have a Yellowstone reservation. A story well-written in the idiom of the Cheyenne Indian.
Review: Cheyenne Autumn
User Review - Sally Mckelvey shultz - GoodreadsThe writing was difficult to get through, but the story made it worth the read. It is very sad, and hard to imagine, the horrific treatment of these people. I wish I had read this before visiting the ... Read full review
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User Review - James Loftus - GoodreadsMari Sandoz is a truly great story teller. She knows these plain she speaks of, and these Cheyenne. I think she is quite biased, very pro cheyenne, in her telling but it is nonetheless supberb. A tale ... Read full review
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User Review - Tara Hall - GoodreadsNot a bad story, and well written, but very depressing, detailing a trek of Cheyenne trying to get back to their old lands after being forced to a reservation. I would not recommend it. Read full review
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User Review - Rebecca - Goodreadsvery good history of the cheyenne's Read full review
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User Review - Richard - GoodreadsHasn't really grabbed me yet Read full review
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User Review - Catherine Richmond - GoodreadsWhen I read about the Holocaust, the Killing Fields of Cambodia, and the genocide in Rwanda and Sudan, I have to remember it happened here, too. In September of 1878, the Cheyennes left Indian ... Read full review
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User Review - Allan - GoodreadsSandoz' use of a narrative voice reflecting the Cheyenne perspective takes some getting used to (a sort of "Cheyenne-ese" you might say, ha!), but this true American tragedy is utterly compelling, if terribly sad. Read full review
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User Review - Matthew - GoodreadsI loved this book. It was like reading a gentle stream. Mari Sandoz as expected shows the great humility and perseverance of the Cheyenne. The most pleasant surprise of this book was how Mari wrote it ... Read full review
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User Review - Mairead - GoodreadsGood novel and perspective as a native american. Read full review
