| ". . . gripping and tragic,
inspiring and true." Candy
Moulton
True West, December, 2006
"I devoured your book,
Buffalo Calf Road Woman. It is tremendously moving.
The hypnotic language created the world of the
Cheyenne so deeply for me that it has stayed with me
and haunted me. . . . I wish I had the power to make
it become a movie.
You have written a truly
wonderful book . . . Few books have moved me so
deeply or stayed with me like yours. I hope it finds
its way to many readers."
Mimi
Kennedy
Actress and author, Hollywood, CA, October 14, 2005
"If Into the West
piqued your interest in Plains Indian history and
you can't get enough, hold on: here's a read that's
sure to fill that void. Buffalo Calf Road Woman.
The meticulously researched,
beautifully written narrative follows this
remarkable woman from the massacre at Sand Creek . .
. to the final days of the Indian nations. Within
the dramatic story of a civilization's struggle for
survival, authors Rosemary and Joseph Agonito
provide a glimpse into the intricacies of day-to-day
tribal life and the crucial roles Native women
played in sustaining the lifestyle both in the
village and on the battlefield.
...the perfect
gift for Into the West junkies and all
admirers of Native American culture and women's
history."
Michele
Powers Glaze
Cowboys and Indians, October, 2005
". . .an action
packed historical novel . . . a narrative of near
epic proportions. . . . Vivid details fill scene
after scene.
In its portrayal of mindless
cruelty the Agonito book, though a novel, can be
spoken of in the same breath with the memoir of the
Guatemalan Civil War told in the voice of a native
woman, I, Rigoberta Menchu (1984), winner of
the Nobel Peace Prize. The repression of the
Cheyenne puts the reader in mind of the colonial
excesses charted in Frantz Fanon's landmark
Wretched of the Earth (1963)."
James
MacKillop
Syracuse New Times, March 1, 2006
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