It's hard to believe that Hollywood hasn't yet discovered Zeisberger, for his life contains all the elements of a great movie: a main character who is larger than life, war, gruesome scenes of massacre and death, hair's-breadth escapes, catastrophe, and devotion to a noble but doomed cause. Olmstead's meticulous research shows through in this book. Though largely sympathetic to his subject, he does not hesitate to point out Zeisberger's character flaws and occasional errors in judgment. This book contains only the first 3/4 or so of Zeisberger's life story, the remainder can be found in Olmstead's Blackcoats Among the Delaware. ( )