“Her work on Native boarding school publications and student writers is excellent, valuable research on which others can build. There is much to discover here.”—Western American Literature
“Her work is thoughtfully attentive to the context in which these writings appeared, with convincing arguments about authorial and editorial intent grounded in a careful analysis of the advertisements that ran opposite the short stories and prescriptive articles she examines.”—Western Historical Quarterly
“Amanda J. Zink has tackled an ambitious project of recovery and recasting in which she skillfully juxtaposes an impressive archive of written and visual materials.”—Amber La Piana, Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers
“Ultimately, Zink’s book provides an exciting insight into domesticity and how that in turn further affected racial divides in the Great Plains between 1850 and 1950.”—Kylie M. Gower, Great Plains Quarterly