Dances with Wolves
A Novel
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3.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The world-renowned American epic that inspired the incredible Oscar-winning film Dances with Wolves, the eternal story of one man’s search for his place in the world—from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Blake
In 1863, Lieutenant John Dunbar is ordered to an abandoned army post where the war-weary soldier finds himself alone with only his horse and a wolf for company. The desolate and deserted outpost soon becomes the springboard for contact with his wild neighbors, the Comanche.
Survival forces Dunbar into the Comanche camp, where he strikes up an unlikely friendship and begins a dangerous adventure that changes his life forever.
Each day in the wilderness, Dunbar becomes more and more like the Comanche, learning the ways of a proud and glorious people. But when his past comes back to haunt him, Dunbar must decide who he really is and where his loyalties lie.
Relive the adventure and beauty of the incredible Academy Award–winning film Dances with Wolves.
Customer Reviews
Becoming Comanche.
This book, dances with wolves, is far better than the movie, because it makes you feel like you're right there, laying in the grass, laying in the canyon, it's about a man's journey from US Army soldier to Comanche. You will be pulled in to the gripping scenery of the open prairie, canyons, rivers, wildlife and forests of this book. A lieutenant, by the name of John J Dunbar, got orders to go to Fort Sedgwick. He finds it abandoned, and managed poorly, with corpses of the animals killed clogging up the stream. This book, is about the restoration of his connection with nature, and becoming a Comanche warrior known as dances with wolves. We have become so civilized, that we have lost our love and connection with the natural world. As important as our phones are today, we need to take time to go outside, breathe in the fresh air, and enjoy the wonders and beauty of nature. We as a civilization and society need to stop moving from box to box, because outside those doors, our natural world provides us with so many benefits, such as lower blood pressure, decreased risk of diseases such as type two diabetes, improve cognitive function, and improved immune function. This book also brings up another issue, civilization expansion. As important as our civilization is, we need to take into consideration and respect the animals were killing, and what impact we have upon the habitat that we settled upon. When the buffalo were hunted to extinction, or close to it, this killed the planes. Without the buffalo tearing up the grass, there were no prairie dogs, rattlesnakes, and many other species that depended upon the buffalo tearing up that grass. I personally believe that it is important for us in North America today, and the world, to assess what impacts we are having upon the world's ecosystems today, from the killing of the elephant, the killing of sharks, the killing of salmon, it's high time we start giving and not taking everything. As important as it is to preserve the species which are endangered, it is up to us to be the hunters of them. We are here to be balance keepers, we are here to keep the balance of nature, not disrupt it. This book will always have a special place in my heart, this book will I read once per year in November.