Into the West

by Max McCoy

Book Overview

A sweeping historical epic of Manifest Destiny and the clash between two cultures, Into the West tells the story of the expansion of the American West as seen through the eyes of two famillies-one white, one Lakota-over the course of many generations: from the birth of the fur trade to the Texans' last stand at the Alamo, through the Civil War and the massacre at Wounded Knee.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451411889
• ISBN13: 9780451411884
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Onyx Books
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Into The West

I have seen the mini-series and have the book on order at the local library. I am hoping that the book ties up some of the loose ends that were in the series. For instance, what happens to Abraham High Wolf after his work on the railroad is completed? Does he have any further contact with his parents? What happens to cousin Naomi after her & Chief Prarie Fire's child is born? Do they perish in one of the many slaughters of the indians?

Into the West

This was a wonderful miniseries, so I was very excited to read the book. The book was GREAT! It followed very closely with the movie and gave more insight into the characters and story line. An easy and enjoyable read!

Highly Readible and Engaging - Wanted more

This little book is a highly readable and engaging literary adaptation of the TNT/Spielberg epic film. I found the book extremely absorbing, providing adequate additional background and exposition on the characters and events in the 1840s-1890s westward expansion saga. The book (like the film) bounces back and forth between Lakota and white settler perspectives - I guess I was somewhat disappointed as this could have been written in more epic novel or novel series format (the story and characters "scream" for a John Jakes type treatment a la "North and South"). The Lakota portion of the story - centering on a medicine man named Loved by the Buffalo is esp. engaging. In the film, Lakota historian and story-teller Joseph Marshall provides a wonderful a wonderful narrative - the book captures this Lakota oral tradition in story telling perfectly (at least for the Native American portion).