"With starkly beautiful prose, the authors bring all of this to urgent life, vividly depicting the numerous outbreaks of brutal violence and clearly demonstrating the remarkable resiliency of the Diné. . . . A unique, important addition to the literature on the Navajo."

– Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"[Edison Eskeets's] collaboration with skilled writer Jim Kristofic uniquely interweaves the Navajo people's painful history with personal commitment and, ultimately, optimism for the future. . . . Kristofic's engaging writing style achieves an effective back-and-forth between occasional vignettes from different points in Eskeets's past and frequent episodes—often humorous, occasionally poignant—from out on the road."

– John Kissane, PodiumRunner

"The authors pass the baton back and forth, their relay race in book form crossing the finish line with aplomb. Its language observes the color of the modern world alongside the nuance of complex history. This is not a parachute job, but people who live and feel right here."

– Julie Ann Grimm, Santa Fe Reporter

"The story of the Diné is intricately braided into the story of Eskeets's run."

– Mackenzie Chase, Arizona Daily Sun

"In this eloquent narrative . . . the past and the present interweave fluidly."

– Taos News

"This is one of the most exciting—and beautifully written—books that I've ever read. I have lived on the Navajo Reservation and trained with their best runners. Eskeets and Kristofic capture the beauty of that land and the magical power of running through it in a way that I've never encountered before. It's an extraordinary book of great hope and promise. I could not get enough of it."

– Sebastian Junger, New York Times bestselling author of WAR, The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea, and Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

"Beautifully penned."

– Toni Reavis

"Send a Runner: A Navajo Honors the Long Walk is a positive message about a tragic chapter in history."

– Paul Willeto, Tribal College Journal

"No dry retelling of history. . . . equal parts uplifting, disturbing, funny, and compelling."

– Farmington Daily Times

"In describing an aging Navajo's long-distance run to mark how a painful episode in that tribe's past ends in triumph, Eskeets and Kristofic revisit a noteworthy chapter in Native American history. As he tells it, an old story lives again as a deeply human, contemporary event of lasting magnitude."

– Paul G. Zolbrod, author of Diné bahané: The Navajo Creation Story