Reviews for Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam

The average rating for Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-01-17 00:00:00 David Cloutier I'll keep it short - Butch Lee is the most astute white feminist currently writing in the United States. Her relocation of Harriet Tubman is amazing, placing her as NOT atypical or superhuman - and certainly not some big-hearted humanitarian - but rather as an average Black woman of her day, engaged in all possible forms of struggle. I put down the book inspired to write her a long rambling email, about my own current research on responses to sexual violence and what an inspiration her work is, as an activist and an intellectual (and a person of color and a man).

Review # 2 was written on 2007-09-20 00:00:00 Jay Ellison Butch Lee critiques everything I learned in high school about Harriet Tubman and uncovers Harriet Tubman's past based on context and feminist analysis. I finished this book with the impression that Tubman really was an Amazon, a term chosen by Lee. Also, that Tubman was one of many rebels. Although Tubman may have led an atypical life - taking on men's roles as a nurse and as a leader of male troops carrying arms; later living unmarried - she was certainly not unique.