Sagebrush Surgeon

by Florence Crannell Means

Ganado Arizona Mission Doctor Clarence Salsbury's service to the Navahos.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography, School, Read For School

166 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 1955

About the author

Florence Crannell Means was an American writer for children and young adults.

In 1946, her novel about Japanese internment, The Moved-Outers, won a Newbery Medal honor award and the Children's Book Award (now Josette Frank Award).

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[brenna {hiatus}]

had to read this for school, was very much not my favorite assignment.

[Annabelle]

Very educational and inspiring, but if it weren’t assigned as homework I probably wouldn’t read it. 2.5 stars.

[Tonya]

Sometimes books are equally interesting and boring at the same time. This book was both. I found the history during this time period to be fascinating, but somehow it managed to put me to sleep every night. Maybe I should have read this in the morning and not in the evening.

[Avery]

for school

[Adia]

would not read of my own volition, but it was decent.

[Rory Rhys]

Heartwarming and intriguing

[Zoe]

3.5 ⭐️ -School Read

I enjoyed the story of this book, however I didn’t like the writing style. I feel like if it had been written with more detail, focused more on one event instead of ten in every chapter, and wrote more clearly then I would have enjoyed it so much better.

[chloe adell]

While a mildly interesting story (and admirable on the side of the Salsburys!) I felt like the writing was lacking in much description or elements to keep readers engaged. Maybe it’s just a personal problem, but I don’t think this was the book for me. 🤷‍♀️

[Julia Elkins]

I read this for school. It was well written, but not my favorite read. I am not typically a fan of biographies, so I guess this one did pretty well (considering it interested me at all). Overall, an interesting story. 3.5 stars.

[Bella Rowell]

I had to read this for school. Not my personal cup of tea but really interesting.

[Mary Dalman]

Truly inspiring story on what two people can accomplish with God's blessing and decades of hard work