Summary of David Crow's The Pale-Faced Lie

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Get the Summary of David Crow's The Pale-Faced Lie in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his three siblings idolized their dad, a self-taught Cherokee who loved to tell his children about his World War II feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies—even murder. Intimidating David with beatings, Thurston coerced his son into doing his criminal bidding. David’s mom, too mentally ill to care for her children, couldn’t protect him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Nov 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638158127

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The author’s father told him they had to get rid of his mother. On that bitter cold morning in February, he took him for a ride in the Green Bomber, an old Nash Rambler that he’d modified.

#2

The author’s father decided they needed to get rid of their mother. He yelled at her and slapped her, but she still didn’t leave.

#3

Lonnie had a very different relationship with her parents than Jason did. Her parents seemed to be more lenient with her, probably because she was the youngest.

#4

When the author was four, his father started training him to be brave and tough like Native Americans. He tied him to a tree and tortured him with rough rope binds.

#5

The author’s best friend, Champ, worked for the company that supplied gas to the houses. His father was one of the first people on the scene of any accident.

#6

The author’s neighbor called him an animal, and he was terrified. Then the loud noises stopped, and the only thing left was the smoke and fire.

#7

The author’s father, who worked for the energy company, was badly burned in the explosion. His face was swollen and puffy, and his eyes were like tiny BBs. He moaned in pain.

#8

The author’s favorite thing to do was to go grocery shopping with his mother and sister. They would visit the Hubbell Trading Post, and he would try and communicate with the Navajo Indians selling their sheep and other livestock.

#9

The author and his father would play what-if games, and Dad would always encourage him to outsmart and trick white people, as well as every other person he met.

#10

The author’s father was a Crow Indian who fought in World War II. His