"strong Medicine" Speaks: A Native American Elder Has Her Say

by Amy Hill Hearth

Book Overview

From the bestselling author of Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years comes the inspiring true story of Marion "Strong Medicine" Gould, a Native American matriarch, and the Indian way of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743297792
• ISBN13: 9780743297790
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Strong Medicine Speaks

Great book. Story of woman native American. Thought the Lenni Lenape Indians had died out. Find out they are alive and strong in NJ.

Strong Medicine For What Ails You

I had no idea I've been waiting for words of wisdom from a Native American Elder. But Strong Medicine is (forgive me) just what the doctor ordered. Marion "Strong Medicine" Gould's story is a big one. She has suffered. She inspires. She laughs. She shares wisdom you'll want to reflect on. And she does not shrink down from saying what many of us think but might not say out loud. (Or in a book.) I'm not a history buff, but I loved learning about Strong Medicine's life--precisely because of the way Hearth presented the information. I didn't feel like I was getting a lesson. I felt like I was making a new friend. A really compassionate and wise and funny one.

A True Moving Experience

This book is a gem! I acutally felt each story as though it were "Stong Medicine" actually speaking directly to me. I felt all emotions, happy, excited, anticipation, and sad as she told this beautiful story. Amy captured her and this book will truly capture you! What a testimony of true Native American life.