Description
Book SynopsisFeatures a bittersweet cross-cultural friendship and the richness and melancholy of modern Cheyenne life. This book tells of the author's relationship and friendship with Cheyenne elder Henry Tall Bull, which was punctuated by both insight and misunderstanding, and ultimately ended in tragedy.
Trade Review"A deeply felt memoir. . . . Photographs of tribe members . . . illustrate the complicated personal histories he records."—
Publishers Weekly"Personal and heartfelt. . . . A time capsule of a singular place and people, in words and pictures, which carries a grave echo of the Little Big Horn, Wounded Knee and dogged cultural survival."—
The Seattle Times"
The Road to Lame Deer is a very special journey of one man in his effort to understand another culture and his relationship to that culture. The road isn't easy. Along with a kind of spiritual enlightenment comes the painfully sad reality of life in the Indian community—alcohol abuse, family dysfunction, unemployment, and grinding poverty. That Jerry Mader is able to tell his story with compassion and gut-wrenching honesty is a tribute to his own decency and integrity.
The Road to Lame Deer is an important book."—James Welch, author of
The Heartsong of Charging ElkTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; The Road to Lame Deer; Part I: Of Absence and Return; Part II: A Tongue River Gallery; List of Illustrations; Appendix; Notes
