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Title: Sign-Talker : The Adventure of George Drouillard on the Lewis and Clark Expedition by JAMES ALEXANDER THOM ISBN: 0-345-43519-2 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 30 October, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good detail, but too "politically correct"
Comment: The strength of this book lies in the masterful detail. James Alexander Thom invokes the sights, sounds, and (sometimes unpleasant) smells of the Lewis & Clark expedition with unfailing attention to detail. His knowledge of the expedition and early-American life is impressive. Unfortunately, other aspects of the book don't live up to the same level of quality. Thom strikes the same note over and over - the whites are clueless destroyers, the Indians are mystic children of nature, and the overall tone of the Lewis & Clark Expedition was cynicism and greed. About halfway through, when I realized the book had no other insights to offer, I grew weary of the righteousness of the main character George Droulliard and was ready to skip to the end. Thom's portrait of Lewis as a raving, incompetent jerk seems like a literary device thrown in to create more conflict, instead of really trying to analyze the man's character. Similarly, Thom paints Droulliard as a near saint, ignoring the fact that he owned at least one slave. I enjoyed this book for the interesting detail, but I could've done without all the "political correctness."
Rating: 5
Summary: Among the finest historical novels I've read.
Comment: This was one of the most captivating adventures I've read about in a long time. I'm a slow reader, and enjoy savoring the details of a good book, but still surprised myself as I finished this in (for me) record time. J. A. Thom's intensely sensitive portrayal of the conflicted and insightful soul of Lewis and Clark's half Shawnee, half French communicator and hunter, George Drouillard, made the details of two-year expedition come alive. Other accountings I've read of the Lewis and Clark Expedition left me dry, but Thom fills in the facts with riveting narrative and anchors it with fascinating historical journal entries. A thoroughly good read. Thank you, Mr. Thom.
Rating: 5
Summary: Sign-Talker: A Trip Back in Time
Comment: Thom's Sign Talker draws in the reader from the very start. This is an action-packed, intelligent, effective novel that vividly leads you through the trials and triumphs of Lewis and Clark's journey, as seen through the eyes of their Native American interpreter. As always, Thom gives life to his characters with tremendous insight into human nature. A respectable novel I can highly recommend to anyone who enjoys adventure and history.
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Title: From Sea to Shining Sea by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom ISBN: 0345334515 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 12 November, 1986 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Long Knife by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom ISBN: 0345380746 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Children of First Man by JAMES ALEXANDER Thom ISBN: 0449149706 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Red Heart by JAMES ALEXANDER THOM ISBN: 0345364716 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 28 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Panther in the Sky by JAMES ALEXANDER THOM ISBN: 0345366387 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 13 February, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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