"Krupat has supplied the first history of Native American autobiography as well as the first serious attempt to treat it as literature. Krupat's knowledge of his material is full and his attitude is sympathetic."—Janice Thaddeus, American Literature

"Indian autobiographies are the focus of Arnold Krupat's For Those Who Come After, but the book is about the much larger subject of how Euramericans view Indians and how they rationalize the continuing treatment of their vanquished foes. "—Julian Rice, Mid-America Folklore

"Krupat is one of the most original and satisfying critics currently working with Native American literature. . . . Absolutely essential for any serious student (graduate or upper-division undergraduate) of Native American literature and of autobiography as a mode of narrative discourse."—Andrew Wiget, Choice

"Given the attractions of autobiographical materials for any student of history, we must welcome Arnold Krupat's reading of several important Native American autobiographies."—Christine Bolt, Notes & Queries