Last Standing Woman

By Winona LaDuke

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896584526
• ISBN13: 9780896584525
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: MBI Publishing Company LLC
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Intelligent and evocative . . .

I bought this book while on a tour in North Dakota. Something about the title drew my attention and I have been completely satisfied with my purchase. As one reviewer noted, this is not a book for anyone looking for a romanticized depiction of Indian people nor a "how-to" book for those looking for more info on Indian spirituality. It is an engrossing character study of many fictional Indian people who live their lives in the Minnesota woodlands from the early 1800's to the present. Their struggles, triumphs, sorrows and joys are presented in a highly readable prose. I am hoping Ms. LaDuke continues to write fiction that portrays a segment of our American population which has been woefully neglected.

Last Standing Woman Rings True to Woodlands History

I loved this richly told story of Woodland indigenous history. LaDuke's prose is so evocative, reading it feels like sitting on the shores of Round Lake listening to the loons or canoeing through the rice fields at the edges of Gull Lake startling the Great Blue Herons and seeing Ojibwe history unfold out of the early morning mist. Winona captures the essence of the lakes and forests of Northern Minnesota and brings to life the tragedies and joys of the Anishinaabe people through generations of survival through all the vagaries of the seasons and the challenges that history forced upon them. A beautiful book with charming pictographs. The original hardcover had a beautiful cover painting by Artist Jeffrey Chapman. Highly recommended.

The best piece of 'fiction' I've read in years!

I spied this book in San Francisco last year while on holiday from England. I rarely read fiction, but this was absolutely great. There are few books that I am unable to put down once started but this was one. From beginning to end I was wrapped in the humour, tragedy and triumph of this novel. Some great characterizations, I became especially fond of Kway Dole. A great book for anyone interested in the whole diversity of Native American experiences, but not for new-agers looking to find a deceased Medicine Man as a spirit guide!!!

Authenticity in Fiction

See above. Its a shame that more "fiction" doesn't come across as "real."