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The Lost Journals of Sacajewea
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea | Debra Magpie Earling
5 posts | 5 read | 10 to read
From the award-winning author of Perma Red comes a devastatingly beautiful novel that challenges prevailing historical narratives of Sacajewea. Raised among her people, the Lemhi Shoshone, the young Sacajewea is fierce and bold, growing strong from her relationships to the nonhuman world and from the hard work of "learning all ways to survive" gathering berries, water, roots, and wood; preparing buffalo, antelope, deer, and fish; snaring rabbits, weaving carry baskets, and listening to the stories of her elders. Her universe, however, is on the brink of upheaval. When her village is marauded by enemy raiders, and her Appe and Bia are killed, Sacajewea is stolen and then gambled away to Charbonneau, a French Canadian trapper and trader. Heavy with grief, Sacajewea learns how to survive at the edge of a strange new world teeming with Native and non-Native fur trappers and traders. When Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery arrives, Sacajewea knows she must cross a vast and brutal terrain with her newborn son, the white man who owns her, and a company of men who wish to conquer the world she loves. Her story is a gift of triumph, perseverance, and resistance--the Native woman's story that hasn't been told. With lyrical, dreamlike prose that collapses space and time, The Lost Journals of Sacajewea is an immersive, astonishing work of art and a powerful reclamation, recentering Sacajewea as the arbiter of her own history.
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Hooked_on_books
Hooked_on_books
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea | Debra Magpie Earling
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Pickpick

Sacajewea is such a familiar character to Americans, as a helpmeet to the Lewis and Clark expedition. Here, the story of her likely true experience is told. She is firmly rooted within her culture, stolen away from her people amidst violence, then serially raped and treated as an object/tool. It is written in what I assume would be the style of her language, which makes it challenging. I appreciated it more than liked it. #tob24

Hooked_on_books #52bookclub24 Features indigenous culture @BarbaraBB @Kristy_K @LaraReads @KarenUK @BarkingMadRead @brittanyreads @Magpiegem @BookBelle84 @Larkken @jenniferw88 @julesG @Deblovestoread @Librarybelle @triplem80 @Tove_Reads @Read4life @Bluebird @eeclayton @hissingpotatoes @Book_Lover95 @TheAromaofBooks @Crazeedi @MidnightBookGirl @kwmg40 @Graciouswarriorprincess 3mo
Chelsea.Poole I started this and it‘s been languishing on my stack because it‘s not an easy read. Though, like you, I really appreciate the perspective, it‘s not an easy read — in form or content. (edited) 3mo
Librarybelle Stacking! 3mo
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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3mo
AmyG Bindi is awake….and looking so regal. 3mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
squirrelbrain I bailed on this, but then I know nothing at all about Sacajawea 😳 3mo
Larkken Oh man, I bet this would be good to read, and I'm sure I have been lying to myself in saying that I already know her story - but it's true that I know enough to be worried about how difficult it will be and I'm not looking forward to trying. Maybe your review will give me the necessary kick in the butt? 3mo
Crazeedi Man, I think I might have to look for this one, thanks for the review 3mo
Crazeedi PS I love your puppy!🐶❤️ 3mo
Hooked_on_books @Crazeedi Thank you! She‘s a complete delight. ❤️🐶 3mo
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Jas16
Jas16
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea | Debra Magpie Earling
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Mehso-so

The writing style made this book a chore which is truly unfortunate because the story of Sacajawea told underneath it all is heartbreaking and brutal. #tob24

BarbaraBB That is a pity. I haven‘t decided yet if I will try this one 4mo
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Addison_Reads
Addison_Reads
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea | Debra Magpie Earling
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Bailedbailed

#tob24

It isn't a normal thing for me to bail, but as time ticked away on this library hold and I found myself unable to connect, and kept having to restart from the beginning each time I tried because I was confused about what was happening, I decided to return it in the hopes the next person would have better luck. 😁

I don't think I'll attempt to revisit this one later. It hurts my head just thinking about it.

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BarbaraBB I won‘t bother with this one 😂 5mo
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Ruthiella I rarely bail either, but I often wish I could more often. It‘s such a relief. I think you made the right call! 4mo
squirrelbrain I rarely bail either but I did with this. Or at least I ‘hibernated‘ it and intended to come back to it if it made the short list. Seeing as I‘m reading the Turkey list instead it‘s now a bail! 🤣 4mo
Chelsea.Poole I‘m reading this one now and I‘m intrigued, but I definitely get what you‘re saying, it‘s not one I‘m eager to pick up. 4mo
BkClubCare Oh dear. Mood and timing, sometimes, kills a book experience. At least for me (I could steal this first paragraph for Am Mermaid! I just bailed on it 😢) 4mo
Hooked_on_books Interesting, two bails now, you and Helen. I‘m curious about this one and will probably end up giving it a try, but my expectations will definitely be tempered. @BkClubCare I read AM a while back and wasn‘t impressed. You‘re not missing much by bailing. 4mo
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squirrelbrain
squirrelbrain
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea | Debra Magpie Earling
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I‘m pausing this #ToB longlister for now. I will return to it if it makes the short list, but I‘m struggling with it.

It‘s a tough read, not only for its content, but also stylistically. It is lyrically rather beautiful in places, but a lot of it is written in language where you have to deduce meanings.

Also, a few reviews have said you need to know Sacajewea‘s story for context, and also Lewis and Clark, and I don‘t know either story at all.

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BarbaraBB Thanks for the warning. I won‘t try unless it makes the shortlist 5mo
Suet624 Same @BarbaraBB 5mo
Hooked_on_books Oh, that‘s too bad. I may still give this a try, but will go in warned now. 5mo
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Jas16 Good to know. Thank you. 5mo
BkClubCare Don‘t worry about it; you have a plan and that is a wondrous thing. 🤩 5mo
Megabooks I‘m on the fence about this one. I imagine you didn‘t get Lewis and Clark a million times in elementary school! 😂😂 5mo
squirrelbrain We certainly didn‘t! @Megabooks - I wonder if it will mean more to you, @Hooked_on_books and other US readers as a result? 5mo
Hooked_on_books Probably so. I lived for several years (and intend to again) at their end point along the Pacific, and the area embraces their stories. I think for sure I‘d get more out of it as a result. 5mo
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Jolynne
Jolynne
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea | Debra Magpie Earling
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Pickpick

This is a more accurate history of this young girl.
Her insight for her respect of the land and the spirits of the land are outstanding and the blindness of the men she is forced to travel with is spot on.

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