brightredglow’s Reviews > The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History > Status Update

Still taking this slow, but I have arrived on my 1st criticism. Chap 5 seems to lead up to the Revolutionary War but then Chap 6 skips over it. Now that Chap 6 doesn't have interesting points. It does make the aftermath and shakiness of the new country clear and immediate. It just seemed a bit of a letdown. Still, I continue.

I am finally ready to move on from page 175 which is the last page of chapter 5 of "Settler Uprising". I feel like I read this chapter many times and I still feel like there are pieces that I've missed. Each chapter feels pivotal, but this chapter is frustratingly so as it sets up for the next stage which, to be honest, I don't know if I am ready for.

Still going slow but design. I can see why it is titled "Rediscovery" as I feel like I'm rediscovering the history of this country. It isn't so much denying as it is filling in the gaps to make the history fuller and more complete.

Getting used to the presentation. It is an academic book so there is a dryness to it as well as being dense with information. I admire people who can read these types of books quickly and also retain the information. I'm not one of them, that's for sure, but it is an interesting read.

Only on page 72 and it is rough. The history is dry, but the cost in people, of how many were lost to disease, to war, to captivity, is still staggering.

My initial assessment that I would need to read a little at a time is sort of confirmed from these first 30 pages. Very interesting but dense with info. If I read too fast, I'll forget everything. Slow but steady is the way to go for me.