Faunce, Hilda
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This abridged version reveals Hilda Faunce's candid style of writing about her life as an Indian trader's wife on the Navajo reservation just before W
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orld War I. She faced challenging experiences, coming from Seattle, WA. to the bleakness of the southwest desert and learning the Navajo language in alien territory. Learn the interaction between Indians and whites in their trading. Experience how the Indians coped with sicknesses from the white man. Hear the sweetness of the Indians singing. Find out the misconception of the war when they had to register at Fort Defiance. Hilda eventually learned, in her four years on the reservation, how to appreciate the cultural differences.
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