Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 2008)
391 pages, eBook (purchased myself for $13.72)
Book Rating: 5 Stars
This book is about the similarities in culture and history of the Scottish Highlanders and the Native Americans, particularly the commonalities of their interactions with the English, the removal from their homelands and the decline of their cultures as they knew it. An interesting look at events and perspectives usually left out of most history books. While there are obvious differences between the two cultures and their historical experience, the similarities are astounding and very thought provoking. There is also a bit of commentary at the end regarding the significance of modern day people identifying with ones ancestry or heritage; idealized, romanticized or real. Interesting read!
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