A Saint Among Savages

This book tells the stories of Rachel Saint, Dayuma (the Wagrani who first taught some of her language to the American missionaries) and Dayuma's son, Sam. I read it after reading other books such as "The Savage of My Kinsman" and "Through Gates of Splendor," and I would recommend reading a book such as one of these for more background information. The author writes only one paragraph over the deaths of the five missionary men on "Palm Beach," remaining focused around the above mentioned. This is not a feel-good book. It is written almost like a newspaper article, and it goes into the lesser-known stories including disagreements between Elisabeth Elliot and Rachel Saint and the rebellion of Sam. The author never claims to be a Christian, and she achieves the goal mentioned in her preface of remaining unbiased.