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A review by sean_mann
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
4.0
Full review here: https://bathruminations.substack.com/p/an-indigenous-peoples-history-of
The book does a good job as an introduction to a different perspective on U.S. history than the one normally taught in high schools here. It highlighted that there are so many voices that I haven’t heard and heightened my sense that there is too much information in the world for any one person to take in, and while some people choose to dig in their heels and ignore information that conflicts with their beliefs, it is better to give the benefit of the doubt to the powerless and marginalized, not the colonizers or oppressors. For anyone wanting to learn more about U.S. history from a different perspective, this is a great introduction. Because the book attempts to cover the period from colonization of the U.S. to the present in a relatively short volume, it sometimes lacks depth. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as it gives the reader a lot of individual topics to follow up on and I’m sure I’ll return to it as a reference in the future.
The book does a good job as an introduction to a different perspective on U.S. history than the one normally taught in high schools here. It highlighted that there are so many voices that I haven’t heard and heightened my sense that there is too much information in the world for any one person to take in, and while some people choose to dig in their heels and ignore information that conflicts with their beliefs, it is better to give the benefit of the doubt to the powerless and marginalized, not the colonizers or oppressors. For anyone wanting to learn more about U.S. history from a different perspective, this is a great introduction. Because the book attempts to cover the period from colonization of the U.S. to the present in a relatively short volume, it sometimes lacks depth. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as it gives the reader a lot of individual topics to follow up on and I’m sure I’ll return to it as a reference in the future.