⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5 stars rounded up to 5) Samantha Specks’ Dovetails in Tall Grass is a deeply moving and beautifully written debut that brings to life one of the darkest and most overlooked events in American history—the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Inspired by the true story of the largest mass execution in U.S. history, Specks tells the story of two young women on opposite sides of the conflict: Emma Heard, a settler’s daughter, and Oenikika, a Dakota woman. Their lives collide as tensions rise, treaties are broken, and war devastates the Minnesota frontier. Specks’ writing is immersive and lyrical, painting a vivid portrait of 19th-century Minnesota while capturing the heartbreaking realities […]