Life of Black Hawk, Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak vs Once an Eagle: Which Should You Read?

Life of Black Hawk, Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak Black Hawk · 1833 182 pages · ≈ 3 h 22 m · Challenging

The autobiography was dictated by Black Hawk in 1833, using the official U.S. interpreter for the Sacs and Foxes. This took place shortly after the Black Hawk War, when Black Hawk was in the custody of the…

Once an Eagle Anton Myrer · 1968 ★★★★☆ 4.4 1312 pages · ≈ 24 h 18 m · Challenging

Required reading for West Point cadets, Once An Eagle is the story of one special man, a soldier named Sam Damon, and his adversary over a lifetime, fellow officer Courtney Massengale. Damon is a professional who puts…