{"product_id":"the-middle-five-francis-la-flesche-9791043138102","title":"The Middle Five","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Middle Five\u003c\/strong\u003e, written by the Omaha ethnologist \u003cstrong\u003eFrancis La\u003c\/strong\u003e Flesche, is a series of vignettes portraying \u003cstrong\u003eLa Flesche\u003c\/strong\u003e's childhood growing up on the \u003cstrong\u003eOmaha Reservation\u003c\/strong\u003e and attending a Presbyterian mission school. Published in \u003cstrong\u003e1909\u003c\/strong\u003e, the book portrays both the cultural conflicts arising from the assimilatory nature of the mission school and the youthful escapades of \u003cstrong\u003eFrank\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eLa Flesche\u003c\/strong\u003e's younger self), Brush, \u003cstrong\u003eEdwin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWarren\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eLester\u003c\/strong\u003e, who together make up the titular gang of schoolboys called the \"Middle Five.\"\u003cstrong\u003eLike\u003c\/strong\u003e Zitkála-Sá's short story \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe School Days\u003c\/strong\u003e of an Indian Girl\" from \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Indian\u003c\/strong\u003e Stories, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Middle Five\u003c\/strong\u003e depicts life in an \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Indian\u003c\/strong\u003e residential school, but takes place much closer to the reservation and thus portrays the interactions between the mission school and reservation life. It is regarded as a classic work of \u003cstrong\u003eNative American\u003c\/strong\u003e literature and is often assigned in classrooms as a vivid firsthand account of 19th-century indigenous life.\u003cstrong\u003eThe Middle Five\u003c\/strong\u003e, written by the Omaha ethnologist \u003cstrong\u003eFrancis La\u003c\/strong\u003e Flesche, is a series of vignettes portraying \u003cstrong\u003eLa Flesche\u003c\/strong\u003e's childhood growing up on the \u003cstrong\u003eOmaha Reservation\u003c\/strong\u003e and attending a Presbyterian mission school. Published in \u003cstrong\u003e1909\u003c\/strong\u003e, the book portrays both the cultural conflicts arising from the assimilatory nature of the mission school and the youthful escapades of \u003cstrong\u003eFrank\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eLa Flesche\u003c\/strong\u003e's younger self), Brush, \u003cstrong\u003eEdwin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWarren\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eLester\u003c\/strong\u003e, who together make up the titular gang of schoolboys called the \"Middle Five.\"\u003cstrong\u003eLike\u003c\/strong\u003e Zitkála-Sá's short story \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe School Days\u003c\/strong\u003e of an Indian Girl\" from \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Indian\u003c\/strong\u003e Stories, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Middle Five\u003c\/strong\u003e depicts life in an \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Indian\u003c\/strong\u003e residential school, but takes place much closer to the reservation and thus portrays the interactions between the mission school and reservation life. It is regarded as a classic work of \u003cstrong\u003eNative American\u003c\/strong\u003e literature and is often assigned in classrooms as a vivid firsthand account of 19th-century indigenous life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis La Flesche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043138102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Francis La Flesche","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460382535935,"sku":"9791043138102","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d96935ad-ac54-4d8f-abac-d9f89b9031ee.jpg?v=1777414383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-middle-five-francis-la-flesche-9791043138102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}