The Middle Five: Indian Schoolboys of the Omaha Tribe

by Francis La Flesche

Book Overview

The Middle Five, first published in 1900, is an account of Francis La Flesche's life as a student in a Presbyterian mission school in northeastern Nebraska about the time of the Civil War. It is a simple, affecting tale of young Indian boys midway between two cultures, reluctant to abandon the ways of their fathers, and puzzled and uncomfortable in their new roles of "make-believe white men." The ambition of the Indian parents for their children,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803279019
• ISBN13: 9780803279018
• Release Date: September 1978
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

A Great, Sweet Story

This is a really simple, short read, but it offers such great insight into the lives of five young Native Americans at a mission school. The stories are sweet, but the meanings are profound. Francis La Flesche offers the reader an opportunity to step into their lives and to see how they live and learn in both cultures. I had to read it for a history class, but I enjoyed every part of it. The story does end abruptly, with an ending story unlike the other stories, but it is still worth reading and I would recommend it to anyone interested in Native American life!