Buy the Chief a Cadillac, Rick Steber
Buy the Chief a Cadillac, Rick Steber
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Buy the Chief a Cadillac

Author: Rick Steber

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/02/2008

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

Winner of a Spur Award, Buy the Chief a Cadillac is a powerful story of American Indians confronting an uncertain future in the Pacific Northwest. In his praise of this dramatic novel, best-selling author Tony Hillerman says it "should be added to reading lists for students of American history." In 1954, after the government implements the Indian Termination Act, three Klamath brothers are forced to contemplate their futures amidst the growing turmoil of life on the reservation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on January 24, 2011

You know, this book had a lot of potential to provide insights to life on a reservation. It just didn't do it for me. The characters were under-developed and one dimentional (that includes the white ones, so it's not that I didn't "get" them). The writer hinted at a number of topics and contexts, bu......more

Goodreads review by Cavak on May 08, 2019

Goodness gracious, what an enlightening and depressing read. Far from horrible though, Buy the Chief a Cadillac shines a spotlight on the oft neglected truths of North American history: the terrifying robbery that is tribal termination. You're likely not to know about it unless you've been raised wit......more

Goodreads review by Tracey on March 01, 2024

This book was set in the area where I currently live, and I enjoyed the local and historical context. I've learned about termination, but this perspective added to my understanding. I was surprised by the number of white characters, but I guess it makes sense with a white author. The story of our ra......more

Goodreads review by Bryan on February 02, 2025

Set in 1961, this is the story of the termination of the Klamath Indian land and tribal status. I found the story sad and hard to read.......more