Books Completed, Books Reviewed, & Those On The Ready

I was connecting with a friend earlier this afternoon. She lives in Toronto.
We both learned we have a couple of things really cool in common. The one I feel most comfortable sharing is the undeniable enjoyment we receive when/while reading books of a wide genre. She is a wise young WOman and I am Blessed to have her in my circle. I am also honored by her respect.

It was mentioned that she was in the midst of reading 2-3 books...oddly enough so am I. If I were to include the two coffee table books I read as I may, I've had my face in five books until I just completed my latest two titles, "I Fought with Custer, The Story of Sergeant Windolf, Last Survivor of the Little Big Horn, As told to Frazier and Robert Hunt", last week and "Georgia's Piece Of The Rock, An Exciting And Colorful Biography Of The World's Largest Carving At Stone Mountain, Georgia", as written by Morris Shelton late this evening.

Before I go any further, I must admit with an honest heart that it was nescessary I juxtaposed my educational knowledge, the readings of many books on the subject of The Lakota - Sioux people, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Red Cloud and The Battle of the Little Big Horn. Where and when Mr. Custer, Mr. Reno and their men were killed in combat. It was a difficult read because the author repeatedly referred to The Lakota's, Dakota's, Sioux and Cheyenne Indians as savages. He also kept referring to the battle as a massacre. This was not a massacre - it was very simply a defeat or two. In this battle and subsequent battles, the loss of Indian Blood was by far the worst of all. I will state, over all the book was a fair read. With the perspective of yet another person. A white man, I was able to learn some new and interesting words about this slaughter of Native Americans at the hands of fellow Americans...and something that get's me in the gut is knowing that "NO WHITE PERSON" survived the Battle of the Little Big Horn. I have read that there could've been a survivor but he blasted himself in the head when he thought Indians chasing him were close while actually way out of range. This is a keeper and will join my library for a follow up read sometime down the line.

A book I am reading steadfastly is, "The Lakotas And The Black Hills, The Struggle For Sacred Ground". Written by Jeffery Ostler. Thus far this has been an exceptional read as this book is written with statistics and politics in word and hand. So far this has been an incredible read indeed.

The two coffee table books are The Illustrated Book of Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee and Volume One of the autobiography of Mark Twain. Both excellent reads with exceptional photos, maps and the works for the Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee.

I have done simple book reviews in the past. I think I'll continue.

Oh, how I love to read!

There is one that will follow this book on The Lakotas and The Black Hills.
It is "The French Indian War". I am eager to read this as this will be my first venture outside of the United States of America with respect to the Native Blood running through these veins of mine.