Undoubtedly an invaluable reference work, it makes for a tedious read, mostly because of Catlin's writing style. He frequently explains what he's going to write about before writing about it. He repeats himself often, and he occasionally takes off on flights of fancy during which I have no idea what he was trying to say because his sentences are half a page long.

Having said that, there was a lot of fascinating information, and His account of the hospitality and bravery of the Indians were interesting.