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The Dying Grass
- A Novel of the Nez Perce War
- By: William T. Vollmann
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 53 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4 out of 5 stars 55
In this new installment in his acclaimed series of novels examining the collisions between Native Americans and European colonizers, William T. Vollmann tells the story of the Nez Perce War, with flashbacks to the Civil War. Defrauded and intimidated at every turn, the Nez Perces finally went on the warpath in 1877, subjecting the US Army to its greatest defeat since Little Big Horn as they fled from Northeast Oregon across Montana to the Canadian border.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It is all the same. Let us kill, die or ride away
- By Darwin8u on 05-24-17
- The Dying Grass
- A Novel of the Nez Perce War
- By: William T. Vollmann
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
The end of living, the beginning of survival
Reviewed: 02-16-23
The Nez Perce War put into the context of the late American 19th century. The natives must be forced from their land and culture for the Bostons to manifest their destiny. Sad! Thanks to the author and the narrator for this excellent work. Joseph is referenced as the red Napoleon and this book has the stature of Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Not a casual read but would highly recommend to those willing to take the time.
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