Jim's Reviews > Faces and Masks

a brutal reportage of the 'conquest' of the Americas by savages (white settlers, missionaries, explorers, and glory seekers)... told in his inimical style, with passion and facts intermingled with polemics about politics and race and social justice, this book continues the trilogy admirably, bringing to the forefront how the treatment of indigenous peoples by 'civilized man' puts the lie to Western Civ narratives Americans are spoonfed by their schools, their media, and their politicians... but it shows that resilience is part and parcel of the oppressed, and overcoming adversity wills out...