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Dispossessed Lives: Enslaved Women, Violence, and the Archive

in two very distinct parts of their book. Likewise, Lynn has written what almost amounts to two separate works: one a historical account of Carson’s voyage and fight (including many nice anecdotes from his quest to find the camps); the other an exposition and display of all the artifacts he collected in the field. Lynn’s historical section is concise, and as accurate as available sources allow. He occasionally relies on upstreaming or side-streaming to fill gaps in the historical documentary and archaeological record. Out of necessity, this occurs most often when examining the Kiowa and Comanche perspectives. The compendiary nature of Lynn’s book does not allow much room for historical context. He includes about five pages of text on background events, then jumps to Fort Bascom. For most participants, the journey began at Fort Union. It emerged amidst a political firestorm ignited by still-flying sparks of previous New Mexico Indian campaigns, also involving Carson and Carleton. In the final five history pages, we march the army back to New Mexico and summarize the entire aftermath of the campaign—which, in fact, ruined the careers of both Indian Agent Steck and General Carleton. That said, it is not fair to ask more of a book than its author intended. Lynn’s book’s strength is in exposing evidence drawn from historical archaeology and chronicling his journey to find Carson’s route. Lynn’s book truly shines when we apply that oft-stated adage that it’s about the journey.