Gone the Dreams and Dancing

by Douglas C. Jones

Book Overview

This fictional masterpiece based on actual events transports readers to the time of Kwahadi, a Comanche chief desperately trying to save his people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 003060043X
• ISBN13: 9780030600432
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Holt McDougal
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A fictional account of Quanah Parker

This book is part two to Season of Yellow Leaf. It focuses on a fictional Quanah Parker and his relationship with an ex-Confederate soldier who now works for the local agency and Fort. Kwahadi (Quanah) frequently comes across as a bit too mysterious and all-knowing. All in all, it was a great story. It's not all action and some parts are more exciting than others. I do recommend this book, but I believe that in order to get the most out of it, you should read Season of Yellow Leaf first. Although each book can stand on its own, there are several characters continued from the first book and you will be able to see how they evolved.

Unforgetable

I can't believe a book as great as this one can be out of print. I am not a big fan of westerns and before I read this book and its predecessor, The Season of Yellow Leaf, I did not have much of an interest in Native Americans. These two books absolutely captivated me, however. I am no expert, but both of these books seem very authentic and believable. The culture of the Commanches is fascinating, and the characters are complex and easy to relate to. This is not a book without flaws. For example, Jones is not always 100% consistent in his views of the Commanches and the white settlers. This is a very ambitious work, however, and its small flaws are easily forgivable. This book comes very close to being a masterpiece of American Literature and it will change the way you think about Native Americans forever.

The world of the Comanchees and the white man in the 1800s

This marvelous story focuses on Liverpool Morgan, a simple but very literate former Confederate army man who, after the Civil War, works for the Indian Agency and the army in Oklahoma Territory. His friendship with the Commanche tribe and its intelligent, perceptive chief, who are struggling to adapt to the world of the white man and the disappearance of their world in just a few decades, is wonderfully told. It's really a classic and must be based on true stories of this frontier.