I've always been interested in Native American culture as it progressed throughought American history, and this book fulfilled that desire to learn about the state of affairs for the Indians. Like Ensley said, the way that battles and savagery was focused on was a little disappointing because I wanted to learn more about their family traditions and other subtle things. I was thankful for the ease of reading this over break, but I have to question the author's motives in writing this book, and I would love to know what was left out in the process of putting this together.