Unabridged Audiobook
I'm glad I listened to this. The narrator has a great voice and a nice even tone without the drawback of being boring. It is almost as though I am sitting next to someone that is sharing the stories. What's more, this is a nice short listen for anyone interested in this sort of lore. In regards to the stories themselves, it was hit and miss. Some stories were engaging and others not so much. Overall I enjoyed this.
My native blood soars with excitement to hear these stories!
Written in a by-gone era, Twain was ahead of his age. He tells stories that people would find shocking from their pov. Loved reading it.
Stories have a gripping genuine quality that provide a glimpse into the lives of the Native Americans.
a good item but the source of the tales could be another story.
I felt like I was like listening to Native Americans passing on the history as stories to the generations. I loved the first story. The last one made me sad for what occurred and what is considered brave…sad that it is getting promoted as a positive thing. It’s interesting to hear stories from more than one kind of tribe.
It was good, short but good
Very interesting stories. Well done
These seem pretty authentic to me, except for lacking any weird incomprehensible things that don't travel well across cultural boundaries, and being neatly divided into true stories and myth in a way that maybe not all Native American storytellers divided stories. "The Madness of Bald Eagle" and "The Chief Soldier" were the most-interesting to me, but also disturbing. The warrior ethic endorsed in these stories is not compatible with civilization, nor with living near a civilization. "The Madness of Bald Eagle" in particular could be used as an argument that the genocide of the Native Americans was necessary. If every murderer is defended to the death by their entire tribe, and every boy is raised to think that murder is brave, peace is impossible.
great stories narrated really well
Very interesting
The POV is of the “Indians” and seems to be sympathetic to them, The stories are about hunting, bravery and perils, and also about tragedy and conflict with Whites, who are usually in the wrong.
Good read good information.
I found this to be a part of history that most people don't know about. Glad that there are stories out there to learn history.
~~tag-text~~