The Middle Five

by Francis La Flesche

The Middle Five, written by the Omaha ethnologist Francis La Flesche, is a series of vignettes portraying La Flesche's childhood growing up on the Omaha Reservation and attending a Presbyterian mission school. Published in 1909, the book portrays both the cultural conflicts arising from the assimilatory nature of the mission school and the youthful escapades of Frank (La Flesche's younger self), Brush, Edwin, Warren, and Lester, who together make...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CCT2D1ZF
• ISBN13: 9791041805853
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Culturea
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"