Jeep Wagoneer/Comanche/Cherokee 1984-98 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual)

Book Description

The Total Car Care series continues to lead all other do-it-yourself automotive repair manuals. This series offers do-it-yourselfers of all levels TOTAL maintenance, service and repair information in an easy-to-use format. Covers all models of Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, Comanche, Wagoneer, and Grand Wagoneer (1993 only). :Based on actual teardowns :Simple step-by-step procedures for engine overhaul, chassis electrical drive train, suspension, steering and more :Trouble codes :Electronic engine controls

Customer Reviews:

Do not buy-you will regret........2007-07-30

This book covers way to many models.
It lacks detail and diagrams are tiny and inaccurate.
The index is terrible. There are topics covered that you do not find in the index. Be prepared to flip through the manual to find your topic-only to be disappointed by its content.
Troubleshooting? Very little.
This repair manual will frustrate you! Check out other manuals first. For the basics stick to your OEM manual

Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual).......2007-02-03

I purchased this book to repair my A/C condenser that's located inside the car under the dash. There were no instruction at all to even try to attempt this project. I was very disapointed due to that lack of information not published.

buy a factory service manual.......2003-11-10

A serious do-it-yourselfer better buy a factory service manual for his/her specific vehicle from Chrysler. It costs $90, however, non-factory service manual is a waste of money for most of buyers. You just don't find information that you need to repair your vehicle.

Garbage, inaccurate, incomplete, misleading.......2003-09-02

This book is garbage, innacurate and misleading. Like frustration-then buy it. A jeep mechanic told me this book was a great source of customers for him. The Haynes book is no better. These companies just copy errors and inaccuracies from each other.
Another experienced mechanic called it propoganda, just enough truth so people can't tell what is lies. Maximum frustration. Example- just try to replace a front axle u joint using this books method. Their method works only on new cars. You won't be doing work on new under warranty cars. 5 year old cars rust. The Chilton new car methods in this book just don't work. This book will make you think repairs are simple, until you get half way into it and it just does not work.

RE-build it yourself!.......2003-08-07

Typical Chilton book, tells you everything about the car you could possibly want to know except the thing you're looking for. I recently bought an old (1988) Jeep Comanche; wanted to replace the speedometer cable...using this book I could replace the transmission, overhaul the engine, re-build the differential, but no where could I find any info on the speedometer. Line drawings are crude and difficult to interpret, photos are worse. The text is good and gives adequate instructions. When I go to grind the valves, I'll know how!

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The book is better, in my opinion.
Better than the movie
Dances With Wolves: a review
Shook-mani-took-tonka Oh wachi
Inspiring and Amazing

Dances with Wolves
Michael Blake
Manufacturer: Fawcett
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ASIN: 0449134482
Release Date: 1988-08-12

Book Description

Ordered to hold an abandoned army post, John Dunbar found himself alone, beyond the edge of civilization. Thievery and survival soon forced him into the Indian camp, where he began a dangerous adventure that changed his life forever. Relive the adventure and beauty of the incredible movie, DANCES WITH WOLVES.

Customer Reviews:

The book is better, in my opinion........2006-10-11

A friend recently gave me a copy of the "Dances With Wolves" movie (one of my favorites since seeing it years ago) and the book which I had never read. After a repeat viewing of the movie, I read the book.

The main reason I normally prefer the book versions of a story is that one gets to know the thoughts and feelings of the main characters that embellish each scene and are actually sometimes needed to understand the full scope.

This reason especially applies in the case of "Dances With Wolves," written by Michael Blake. The main character is alone with only his horse, the infrequent visits of a lone wolf and his brief journalized thoughts for company until his company includes a nearby camp of Indians. As the beautiful and memorable story transpires amidst a language barrier, one is privy to a richness of behind-the-scenes depth the movie version is limited in presenting.

There are a few variations between the movie and the book, including the ending (and I prefer the ending of the book), but if you liked the movie, you will love the book.

Better than the movie.......2006-08-26

I saw the movie only once and it was good, but this book was way better! I can't wait to read Holy road.

Dances With Wolves: a review.......2006-05-31

Michael Blake's book Dances With Wolves is a great read, and one that I really enjoyed. The story is about Lt. John Dunbar, a lieutenant in the Union army during the Civil War. After being sent to an abandoned post by a drunk General Lt. Dunbar is forced to live on his own without anybody knowing that he is stationed at Fort Sedgwick, due to the fact that the guy that drove him out there was killed on the trip back, and the General was admitted into a mental hospital. Living on his own Lt. Dunbar befriends the Comanche Indians living just down the river from him, after they try to steel his horse. And that sends him on a trip through life that will cause him to change forever.
I thought that Michael Blake did an excellent job of developing the characters, especially Lt. Dunbar, Stands With a Fist, and Kicking Bird. I personally felt like I knew these characters after I was about halfway through Dances With Wolves, I was even into predicting what each character would do next. I guess the fact that I was able to do that means that the book was some-what predictable, but that doesn't change the fact that it has a good plot.
Dances With Wolves has a great theme, saying that however alone you feel or think you are, there is always somebody around that you can befriend. You can see this in Dances With Wolves when Lt. Dunbar realizes that he is alone at Fort Sedgwick and that there are no replacements coming back. Which made him feel utterly and completely alone, even pushed him into depression. Then the Comanche Indian kicking Bird found him and his camp, and this started that process of Lt. Dunbar and the Comanche Indians befriending each other.

Shook-mani-took-tonka Oh wachi.......2006-04-23

The Costner movie based on this book is one of my favorite movies ever, so it was only natural for me to pick this book when I saw it. As most would agree, the movie is NEVER as good as the book, so I quickly surmised that, since the movie was fabulous, the book must reach vast unknown limits of greatness, right? Well, not exactly. Michael Blake's writing of DANCES WITH WOLVES is certainly a good book and a wonderful story, it is Costner's ability to turn this story into such a brilliant production that is the real achievement here.

I have found that normally, if I like a movie and read the book afterwards, it serves to enhance what I saw on film. In this case, however, the book had somewhat the opposite effect for me. There are differences between the two that only seem to diminish Costner's work. A couple of things I knew already, such as Costner's use of the Indian Chief, Ten Bears, who I knew to have been a great Comanche, not a Sioux.

Well, as it turns out, the book is written to that effect. The Indians befriended by Lt. Dunbar and portrayed in the movie as Sioux, are actually Comanche. Now I can understand the alteration here, for a couple of reasons. First of all, though most Americans are notoriously ignorant of our rich history, for the most part, people do know the Comanche were the badest of the bad and it would be an increased degree of difficulty to portray the Comanche in a positive light as being rather passive and wanting only to be left alone to live in peace. Though the Sioux were hardly any more docile, their reputation is certainly not nearly as notorious. Also, for cinematic reasons, it's certainly understandable that the domain of the northern Sioux is a more picturesque backdrop that the barren plains of the Southern Comanche. Also, the Sioux language of the movie has a more poetic feel to it and is somewhat more widely recognized than the rather obscure Shoshonean spoken by the Comanche.

I hope I haven't given the wrong impression here. This is a very enjoyable read, though it is a rare occasion where the book was not nearly as enjoyable, for me at least, as was the movie.

Monty Rainey
www.juntosociety.com

Inspiring and Amazing.......2006-03-24

I don't know why there are somewhat negative remarks about this book. I seriously loved this book and recomend everyone should read it sometime during their lifetime. It's just one of the many examples of the white man and his reckless and destructive behaviour, and pains suffered by the Indians who owned this land before any body else.
I took a course in Native Americans in college and you further see the destruction, chaos and murder that we the white have perpetrated. It's a very moving book and I found it to be inspiring on one side but also sad.
Trully a remarkable book, would recommend everyone should read it.

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The Holy Road
May the People and the buffalo rise again
EXCELLENT!
AN EPIC, BOTH TRAGIC AND BEAUTIFUL
Historical? Maybe not. Worthwhile read? Yes.

The Holy Road
Michael Blake
Manufacturer: Hrymfaxe
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0972475346

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An unforgettable American story, Dances With Wolves was an international bestseller that has become a modern classic. The 1990 film adaptation won seven Academy Awards. In The Holy Road, master storyteller Michael Blake at long last continues the saga. Eleven years have passed since Lieutenant John Dunbar became the Comanche warrior Dances With Wolves and married Stands With A Fist, a white-born woman raised as a Comanche from early childhood. With their three children, they live peacefully in the village of Ten Bears. But there is unease in the air, caused by increased reports of violent confrontations with white soldiers, who want to drive the Comanche onto reservations. Disquiet turns to horror, and then to rage, when a band of white rangers descend on Ten Bears village, slaughtering half its inhabitants and abducting Stands With A Fist and her infant daughter. The three surviving great warriorsWind In His Hair, Kicking Bird, and Dances With Wolvesdecide they must go to war with the white invaders. At the same time, Dances With Wolves realizes that only he can rescue his wife and child. Told with the same sweep, insight, and majesty that have made Dances With Wolves a worldwide phenomenon, The Holy Road is an epic story of courage and honor. These new, hardcover editions published by Hrymfaxe LLC are signed individually by the author

Customer Reviews:

The Holy Road.......2007-08-07

To much history mixed with fiction. Blake uses historical events and persons to write a mostly fictional book. Not enjoyabel for a historical interested person.

May the People and the buffalo rise again.......2006-09-01

I really enjoyed this book. No, I really, REALLY enjoyed this book. The characters are so knowable, mournable, unforgettable. The stark closure of the story fits perfectly, to my taste, with the last condition of the Commanche, and was no doubt intended that way. As for Michael Blake, a great success is never without critics. I am not one of them.

I look forward to the celluloid version of this book. When this movie is made with the same vision and startling delivery as its predecessor, it will no doubt be a great film.

Since I was a young man, I have felt keenly and helplessly the loss of native languages, cultures, and civilizations on the American continents. May the People and the buffalo rise again.

EXCELLENT!.......2006-03-22

This was an exceptional book. Once I started it I could not put it down. If you enjoyed "Dances With Wolves" you are ganna love this one.

AN EPIC, BOTH TRAGIC AND BEAUTIFUL.......2005-12-27

An epic, both tragic and beautiful, "The Holy Road" is a sequel to the author's debut novel, "Dances With Wolves," which today is considered to be a seminal Western novel of our time.

Some 11 years have passed since Lt. John Dunbar left the world into which he was born to become the Comanche warrior Dances With Wolves and marry Stands With A Fist, a white woman who was raised in the Comanche world. They now have three children and are living contentedly in a village called Three Bears.

Their peaceful existence is short lived as white men attempt to drive the Comanches onto reservations, and the railroad, the white man's Holy Road, brings more settlers, more trouble, and violence. Marauders savage Three Bears, killing many of the people, and kidnaping Stands With A Fist and her baby daughter.

The three remaining warriors, including Dances With Wolves, must do battle with the white men, not only to try to save their way of life but to rescue the captives.

"The Holy Road," an exciting story of honor and courage, is a worthy sequel to "Dances With Wolves." It is tragedy brilliantly portrayed.

- Gail Cooke

Historical? Maybe not. Worthwhile read? Yes........2005-07-07

I heard an interview with Gary Paulsen after listening to one of his "Tucket" series books. He talks specifically about the historical inaccuracies in the Dances with Wolves series. I am inclined to agree with his assessment that an army officer in uniform would not have made it into a Comanche town alive after the Civil War. However, both Dances with Wolves and The Holy Road are interesting and thought provoking reads. Be prepared though, you probably won't like how The Holy Road ends. I was angry with how he killed off one of his main characters. It was glossed over too quickly in the book; Blake doesn't give the reader time to grieve the loss of a major character. If you like this book, I recommend reading Ride the Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson.

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Excellent...I Hated for it to End
Good, but not as good as Lonesome Dove
4.5 stars
Part of a huge masterpiece.
An excellent book

Comanche Moon
Larry McMurtry
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In a book that serves as a both a sequel to Dead Man's Walk and a prequel to the beloved Lonesome Dove, McMurtry fills in the missing chapters in the Call and McCrae saga. It is a fantastic read, in many ways the best and gutsiest of the series. We join the Texas Rangers in their waning Indian-fighting years. The Comanches, after one last desperate raid led by the fearsome-but-aging Buffalo Hump, are almost defeated, though Buffalo Hump's son, Blue Duck, still terrorizes the relentless flow of settlers and lawmen. As Augustus and Woodrow follow one-eyed, tobacco-spitting Captain Inish Scull deep into a murderous madman's den in Mexico, their thoughts turn toward the end of their careers and the women they love in remarkably different ways back in Austin. What's amazing about McMurtry's West is that he sees beyond the romance. Neither his Indians, his cowboys, his gunslingers, nor his women act the way they did in either Zane Grey novels or John Wayne movies. Incredible beauty and lightning-quick violence are the bookends of his West, but it is the in-between moments of suffering and boredom where McMurtry shines. The suffering is poignant and heart-rending; the boredom tempered with doses of Augustus McCrae's sharp humor. Don't be surprised if you find yourself crying and laughing on the same page.

Book Description

Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry, a brilliant and haunting novel richly capable of standing on its own, completes the author's epic four-volume cycle of novels of the American West that began in 1985 with the Pulitzer Prize -- winning masterpiece, Lonesome Dove.

We join Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow F. Call in their middle years, just beginning to deal with the perplexing tensions of adult life -- Gus and his great love, Clara Forsythe; Call and Maggie Tilton, the young whore who loves him -- when they enlist with a Ranger troop in pursuit of Buffalo Hump, the great Comanche war chief; Kicking Wolf, the celebrated Comanche horse thief; and a deadly Mexican bandit king with a penchant for torture. Assisting the Rangers in their wild chase is the renowned Kickapoo tracker, Famous Shoes.

Comanche Moon joins the twenty-year time line between Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove, as we follow beloved heroes Gus and Call and their comrades-in-arms -- Deets, Jake Spoon, and Pea Eye Parker -- in their bitter struggle to protect an advancing Western frontier against the defiant Comanches, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent...I Hated for it to End.......2007-09-13

It's been a long time since I've read a book that I got so wrapped up in, that I hated to finish it. "Commanche Moon" was like that for me. Following the middle years of Gus, Call, Deets, Newt and quite a few more characters first brought to life in "Lonesome Dove" was a nice refreshing change for me. I don't want to go into too much detail regarding the story, feel free to browse several other reveiws posted here that are more than happy to spell out spoilers that are better off discovered while reading, but suffice it to say, if you are a fan of the other books in this series, you won't be disappointed with "Commanche Moon". All of the things fans love about these books are once again present here; rich characters, excellent action, some romance, comedy....everything you could want. I can't wait to go back and read the series in chronological order now. Highly recommended.

Good, but not as good as Lonesome Dove.......2007-04-27

McMurtry caught lightning in a bottle with Lonesome Dove. No book in the series came as close. I almost wish he'd left Call and McCrae's past a mystery. Still, not a bad read in its own right.

4.5 stars.......2006-11-11

I love the way McMurtry writes! This was another brilliant story about the West.

Part of a huge masterpiece........2006-06-15

Not only a great western, but also a fantastic horror book.
When I considered some of the scenes involving the evil characters of the book I didn't know where to put it in my
book collection.

An excellent book.......2006-03-28

Commanche Moon was undoubtedly the best western book I have ever read, plus it was one of the best books I have ever read period. What I especially liked about the book was the way McMurtry characterized the Indians. He made them come alive as individuals within a specific culture and a certain historical time period. I also enjoyed the Texas Rangers, but not nearly as much as I did the Indians. It was obvious to me that McMurtry has done consideralbe research on Amerindians and he has used that research well in constructing the characters in his book. I was always excited when I started a chapter and saw it was going to be about one or more of the Indian characters. Many authors sterotype the Indians of the American West, making them too cruel or too noble, but McMurtry managed to portray them as total human beings and thereby created fascinating characters to read about. There were many other parts of the book that I enjoyed, but the author's characterization of the Amerindians was easily the best.

Haynes Jeep Cherokee 1984 thru 2001 (Hayne's Automotive Repair Manual)

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Poor coverage of all years
Jeep Cherokee, Haynes repair manual
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Haynes Jeep Cherokee 1984 thru 2001 (Hayne's Automotive Repair Manual)
Bob Henderson
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ASIN: 1563925400

Customer Reviews:

Poor coverage of all years.......2007-03-08

The manual mainly covers the earlier years. Later models are more mentioned.

Jeep Cherokee, Haynes repair manual.......2007-02-08

A basic repair manual. Nothing special. I was looking for a basic wiring schematic. The manual provided what I was looking for, so I was happy.

Cherokee Repair manual.......2007-01-05

Very good book to have if you work on your own vehicle. Problems are when you need details for the exact year vehicle your are working on. In other words; if you want to change out the radiator, the book will give you general info on what to do and a general picture of what it looks like, but instructions are not specific for the model year you are working on.

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Beautiful Story fine for Ages 4+
Five Stars from a Texan
Happy Customer
This was my favorite story when...
A sad but inspiring and very beautiful story.

The Legend of the Bluebonnet
Tomie dePaola
Manufacturer: Putnam Juvenile
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Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Story fine for Ages 4+.......2007-01-01

Our family loves Tomie dePaola books, and this is one of his most beautiful. While I agree with one reviewer that it's not appropriate for two year olds, it really was fine for my 4 year old. As that same reviewer writes, the book's heroine, a child, sacrifices the last tangible memory of her family. However, this is shown as an heroic act of unselfish love--and her reward is that from that day on, the land is filled with tangible memories of her family's love in the form of the Bluebonnet flowers.

My four year old asked many questions as I read the story, and my answers--and of course the story itself--showed him how even a child can be heroic--and that heroism does not need to involve swords and muscle--it can simply take the form of an unselfish act.

Five Stars from a Texan.......2004-01-25

As a Texan, I had to have this book for my 4 month girl. Obviously, she is too young to understand the text, but as soon as she is old enough I will not hesitate to continue reading this book to her. It is so beautifully written and the illustrations are wonderful, as Tomie dePaola's illustrations always are. The lessons of selflessness and sacrifice are invaluable. And it gives a perfect opportunity to discuss such realities of life as being orphaned and loneliness in a non-threatening way if the proper discussion between parent and child accompanies the book.

Happy Customer.......2003-05-30

Wonderful prompt service. Couldn't be happier. Book was in wonderful condition!

This was my favorite story when..........2003-03-28

This was my favorite story when I was a child. I love how it tells of a young girl who chooses to give up something she loves for her family and people... I read this book whenever I could in school. Now that I teach pre school I get to share the beauty of this story with my class and they love it too...In Texas you see them everywhere in late March to early May. I use to think it was funny but now I have to wonder why, when you see a bluebonnet an Indian paintbrush isn't that far away?

A sad but inspiring and very beautiful story........2002-02-28

Every spring, throughout central Texas where I live, we are blessed with one of mother nature's great floral displays--Texas Wildflower Season. For three to four weeks in April and May the countryside--as far as one can see in all directions--is a rainbow of color as billions of wild flows bloom. Chief among these are the Bluebonnets, the Sate Flower of Texas.

The Legend of the Bluebonnet is the retelling of the old Indian legend of how this event came to occur. It relates the story of She-Who-is-Alone, an orphaned Indian girl being raised by her tribe during a time of extreme drought and famine. This young girl is the sole remaining member of her family--the others have all died in the famine.

The tribe calls upon the Shaman to commune with the Great Spirits to divine what it is the People must do to regain harmony with nature. The Shaman states that a "great sacrifice" needs to be made. How She-Who-is-Alone acts upon that message is how the Bluebonnets come to be ion Texas.

This is a very sad and hear-rending story in large part, though it is also incredibly heartwarming and inspiring as well.

This has always been one of my kid's favorite books--my wife's and mine as well. However, it is probably a book best left to a bit older child--say 8 and above. Once you start reading it though, you will never stop. You will read it many time to your children--and your grandchildren.

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At the age of nine, Cynthia Ann Parker was captured in an Indian raid and taken to live as a slave with the Comanche. Twenty-four years later, she is the wife of a chief and the mother of a young warrior destined to become the great chief Quanah Parker. But in 1861 Cynthia Ann Parker and her infant daughter are recaptured, and returned against their will to a white settlement. “A skillful examination of how individual identity is determined by cultural and social structures, and of what happens when these are drastically altered.”--Kirkus Reviews

Customer Reviews:

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats, the story of Cynthia Ann Parker.......2007-10-10

Book arrived quickly and in new condition. Its a good book and easily read by younger readers.

Cynthia Ann Parker has always fascinated me and her life was hard........2007-10-02

This is a wonderful book about the little white girl taken by Indians in central Texas at age 10. She was later married to Indian Chief and bore 3 children. One of her sons was Quanah Parker, famous in his own right.

Don't miss this account of her life. I could not put it down until I had finished reading it.

Historical significance.......2007-09-19

This is an interesting concept on the history of Cynthia Ann Parker, captured as a child and raised by Indians. This work is focused on the history of the episode and Parker's return and foreced residence among a family she barely remembered. Although Parker rarely communicated her history, the author postures the cruelty of her Indian Captors. One must compare how this story contradicts other works such as "Ride the Wind" by Lucia St. Clair Robson. Robson puts forth the opposite opinion and relates how good the Indians were to the children they took and raised.

book review.......2007-05-19

After we read where the broken heart still beats by Carolyn Meyer I could understand why Cynthia Ann wanted to go back with her people. I could also see why Meyer wrote this book.
Cynthia Ann thought she was a Comanche because she was captured by them when she was 9-years-old. Her family captured her 25 years later and took her in to comfort her. She didn't take to her real life that much.
I could see why she wanted to go back to her people. She lived most of her life with the comanches so she doesn't know that much about her old life. She made a family in her other life so she really really wants to go back.
You should read this book if you want an adventure. This book is really interesting and worth it if you want to read it. I recommend this book you people in middle school. Also to people that are older than 13.

Will the broken heart still beat?.......2007-05-19

After we read Where the Broken Heart Still Beats by Carolyn Meyer I could tell why Cynthia Ann wanted to go back with the Comanches. I also see why Meyer wrote this book. It makes you feel like you a really there with her and you feel how she feels. It makes you feel sometimes you wish you go and tell her Uncle just let her go back.
Cynthia Ann thought that that she was part of the Comanche tribe and they are not the ones that captured her. She thought that they were her family and her real family where the ones that captured but they rescued her. She had lived with them so long and thought she was a Comanche. She had a husband and kids there and she wanted to be with them.
I really see why she wanted to go back with the Comanche's. She had her family and wanted to see her son. She also wanted her little daughter, Topsannah, to see how they lived. She talked how they talked and acted like them she needed to be with the Comanche's.
You should read this book if you like books that go back and forth and if you like happy and sad books. I think that if you like biography you would really like this book. In some parts you will feel like you are sitting with Cynthia Ann.

The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier

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Outstanding balanced heartfelt story worth 10 stars!
A colorful Texas Hill Country history
A truely amazing achievement
interesting
Very Good Read

The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier
Scott Zesch
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0312317875
Release Date: 2004-10-21

Book Description

On New Year's Day in 1870, ten-year-old Adolph Korn was kidnapped by an Apache raiding party. Traded to Comaches, he thrived in the rough, nomadic existence, quickly becoming one of the tribe's fiercest warriors. Forcibly returned to his parents after three years, Korn never adjusted to life in white society. He spent his last years in a cave, all but forgotten by his family.

That is, until Scott Zesch stumbled over his own great-great-great uncle's grave. Determined to understand how such a "good boy" could have become Indianized so completely, Zesch travels across the west, digging through archives, speaking with Comanche elders, and tracking eight other child captives from the region with hauntingly similar experiences. With a historians rigor and a novelists eye, Zesch paints a vivid portrait of life on the Texas frontier, offering a rare account of captivity.

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding balanced heartfelt story worth 10 stars!.......2007-07-29

I agree with the other reviewers that this book was a pleasant surprise. Moreso, I believe this book should be nominated for a Pulitzer and a Nobel - and I am certain this will become a blockbuster movie!

Hey, take a gander and read my other 100-plus reviews. For me, Bill Anderson, to be uttering such rave exclamations about a historical account, this must be a treasure! It is. Mr. Scott Zesch has provided a book that really gets into the souls of the abducted children and their captors. He somehow does so with balance and sensitivity and refrains from cliches.

I listened to the audio version twice (bought through audible.com, back-to-back, on my iPOD while driving between job sites in Egypt. The first hearing was problematic due to traffic conditions here.

Hey, dodging microbuses and women drivers here is a bit similar to evading arrows and bullets in the old west! Anyhow, I wanted to listen again so I could commit to my soul my new realization of something I think so many researchers have failed to grasp.

Stockholm Syndrome is perhaps only part of the issue. Just as stem cells seem to adopt the particulars of their surroundings, and just as many wild critters can be raised by other species (and occasionally will suffer a confusion as to their own species), so, too, do human beings adopt those existences (sorry for a bad choice of words here) and become as their custodians, captors, siblings or peers. I realize this seems a bit, "duh, no kidding" but the import goes beyond the obvious. Further, it would seem, that any particular species is apt to more fundamentally accept, or accomodate, that which is least hampered or complicated by rules or regulations. In other words, transitioning toward simplicity is more pleasant than is adjusting to more and more complex organizations or societies.

Precisely such a lesson may be of fundamental importance when establishing any system or organization. Perhaps too much regulation or too complex the controlling body makes routine operation (especially at the commencement) will lead to seeming chaos, disorder and thence lead to revolt and to eventual failure or destruction.

And, too abrupt a change before communication to and fro could shortcut any hopes or dreams of adjustment or transition from the simple state towards the complex state.

Although these observations result from a book about Indian captives, the observations, I submit, apply as well to Iraq, Egypt, (or politics in general) but, more important, to formations of clubs, associations and corporations.

General Motors and Ford seem now to be suffering, partly, from the complexities they created while transitioning from the Great Depression through the New Deal and into the Great Society. all the while, upstart, less complex carmakers in Japan challenged from a simpler standpoint using a simpler vehicle.

And, now that Toyota et al have evolved, they may well be in danger from Hyundai and others.

Anyway, back to Captured. This is probably the best book ever authored about life among Native Americans as lived by children taken by force but who adopted the lifestyle out of love for those with whom they lived. I experienced tears of empathy in listening to Scott's discussion of visiting the cave of his distant uncle or when hearing of the reunion one 'white Indian describe his memory of the demise of his adopted 'brother' brutally massacred by a Texas Ranger.

That, alone, is a significant achievement by Scott Zesch - Bill Anderson.

A colorful Texas Hill Country history.......2007-06-22

Texas Hill Country author Scott Zesch began writing "The Captured" after finding the lonely grave of one of his reclusive and little-known relatives. His great-great-great-Uncle Adolph Korn had been kidnapped as a youth by Indians, but Zesch knew little of the details surrounding this incident. His search for answers would prove to be truly enlightening.

It was not uncommon for Indians to integrate child captives into the tribe, and Adolph spent a number of years with the Comanches living his life as a full member of the Indian community. Eventually he was released and returned to his family, although his return to white society was anything but smooth. Adolph was never able to re-adapt to civilization and he ended up living in a cave in the Texas Hill Country, a willing recluse and outcast from the environment that he had been born into.

Zesch not only chronicles his ancestor's life, but also the lives of several other Indian abductees, all of whom had strikingly similar experiences.

The book is an amazing piece of work on several levels. Author Zesch does a tremendous job of researching his work, and his source material is first-rate. The book has excellent pictures that help to add depth and reinforce the stories told between the pages.

Be aware that there are some very graphic battle and abduction scenes depicted in the book. These are definitely not for the squeamish.

Overall, this is a wonderful Texas Hill Country history that will keep you entertained for hours. Zesch is careful to treat all of his subjects with humanity. He is neither an Indian apologist nor does he demonize them. He simply states the facts as told to him by his sources and then lets the reader come to their own conclusions and judgements about the events at hand.

Highly recommeneded for anyone interested in Texana or Hill Country history.

A truely amazing achievement.......2007-06-13

Zesch's wonderful book manages to entertain & inform with equal excellence. For a history book I found it suprisingly heartbreaking.

interesting.......2007-05-14

This is a great read. I like the way the author opens up and tells his story along with the captives. He includes pictures (which is always nice). If you are interested in Native American history and/or Texas History you will like this book.

Very Good Read.......2007-01-14

Very interest information, well written. Highly recommended for the western history buff.

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Ugh.
Just didn't draw me in
Not a western, just another romance novel
What a GREAT BOOK!
I really wanted to like this series, BUT.....

Comanche Woman
Joan Johnston
Manufacturer: Dell
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In this dazzling prequel to the New York Times bestsellers The Cowboy and The Texan, Joan Johnston takes us back to a time when Texas was a young and wild republic, and three strong-willed sisters carved out a destiny that would spawn two legendary dynasties. Here is the spellbinding tale of a woman captured by Comanches--and of the proud warrior who vows to make her love him.

Comanche Woman

Born to a white father and his Indian bride, Long Quiet believed his destiny lay with his Comanche brothers. But his heart secretly belonged to Bayleigh Stewart, daughter of the richest cotton planter in Texas, who’d been abducted by a marauding brave and sold to the highest bidder. For years he’d searched for the violet-eyed beauty, and now a strange twist of fate led him to her.

Called Shadow by her captors, Bay had almost given up hope of rescue, when a rugged stranger in buckskins appeared, risking his life to bring her home...and awakening a passion that burned hot and true. Bay knew her place was with her family. But Long Quiet hadn’t found her only to lose her again. He had to convince this woman--his woman--that her true home was with him... as together they would fight for a love strong enough to bridge two worlds....

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Born to a white father and his Indian bride, Long Quiet believed his destiny lay with his Comanche brothers. But his heart secretly belonged to Bayleigh Stewart, daughter of the richest cotton planter in Texas, who'd been abducted by a marauding brave and sold to the highest bidder. For years he'd searched for the violet-eyed beauty, and now a strange twist of fate led him to her. Called Shadow by her captors, Bay had almost given up hope of rescue, when a rugged stranger in buckskins appeared, risking his life to bring her home...and awakening a passion that burned hot and true. Bay knew her place was with her family. But Long Quiet hadn't found her only to lose her again. He had to convince this woman--his woman--that her true home was with him... as together they would fight for a love strong enough to bridge two worlds....

Customer Reviews:

Ugh........2007-09-24

This book was painful to finish. I kept hoping that it would get better (it didn't). As others have mentioned, there were too many storylines that were completely undeveloped, apparently in a deliberate attempt to get you to read prequels and sequels.

However, the worst part of the book for me was the "character" of Bayleigh Stewart, a/k/a "Shadow." Her character was completely annoying, as she seemed to behave completely inconsistently and irrationally. For example, when a misunderstanding arises between Bayleigh and the hero, Long Quiet, rather than explain her situation and clear up all the problems, Bayleigh keeps "forgetting" to talk to him, or missing her opportunity. Very clumsily handled overall; none of the characters are believable in their motivations or behaviors.

Also, no author should use the word "manroot" in what is intended to be a serious love scene. I actually laughed out loud.

Just didn't draw me in.......2005-12-31

I tried to like this book, but I felt like I came into it with the story already half told. Perhaps I should have read Frontier Woman first, since it told of Bay's kidnapping and her history. I just didn't feel like I got to know the characters; they seemed 2 dimensional. It also didn't make sense that Long Quiet was so in love based upon his glimpse of Bay in Boston. I wanted to know why he loved her so. I found this book hard to finish.

Not a western, just another romance novel.......2004-12-06

I was disappointed when I found this was just a romance novel dressed up in Western clothing. All the time and attention is on feelings,sex and antisapation of sex. Change the names and location and it is just like all the rest.

What a GREAT BOOK!.......2004-11-07

I read the negative reviews on Comanche Woman so I was a little apprehensive but I read Frontier Woman so I decided to go for it. I did not feel at all like some of the other reviewers. I thought it was a wonderful love story. Long Quiet is a strong yet tender man who is torn between two worlds. Being half comanche he has stayed true to that side of his heritage. But Bay Stewart changes all that. She has always been tender hearted and has now been in captivity for 3 year but was bought by a kind comanche named Many Horses. Lone Quiet ends up taking her as his bride and because of many threats against her life he decides that she won't be safe in even his own village. So he takes her to her home and decides that she should forget him and that he will return to his village after the business he has to take care of. But...will he really be able to stay in his village or will he return to try to claim Bay as his wife and live in the white world. Through lots of ups and downs it does have a happy ending and there are lots of tender moments that I really enjoyed. So take a chance. I'm so glad I did. For me this is a keeper. I am looking forward to reading Texas Woman.

I really wanted to like this series, BUT............2004-10-27

Bayleigh and Long Quiet had the potential for a great romance, but they did too many improbable things and their passion was unconvincing. Some of the characters are impossible to like, especially Bay's father Rip. The author attempts to convince the reader that underneath the crust, he's really a loving father, but it doesn't wash. This man sets impossible standards and is, quite frankly, a CHILD ABUSER. I kept hoping somebody would off him in a justifiably gruesome manner. Long Quiet spends YEARS secretly loving Bayleigh and seizes the chance to claim her, even insisting that she share his bed, then inexplicably dumps her. After all these years and miles searching for her, he doesn't even bother to see her safely home - he just abandons her on the road! They finally get together, but in a stereotypical manner - shotgun wedding and he thinks she only wants his money. The last straw for me was naming his son Whipp - a dumb name at the least and horridly insensitive at the worst since his wife is forever scarred from beatings and abuse as an Indian captive! If ever a child's name conjured up negative images....

There are also NUMEROUS mistakes with Numunuu (Comanche) culture, ESPECIALLY the language. About the only word Johnston got right was Pia (mother) Others are misspelled or just COMPLETELY wrong - for example, Long Quiet proposes to Bay and asks her to become his Paraiboo, which is the Numu (Comanche) word for chief, not wife! Wife is kwuhu, not even close! Bay's easy abandonment of her foster daughter, which a Comanche mother would never do, is appalling. Comanche medicine men also did not have as much authority as was depicted here. If one is going to write about Native Americans, one should make an effort for accuracy. Anything else is just plain exploitive to the culture and heritage.

I wanted to like this series, but found it anything but truly romantic. Sorry, only two stars.

I highly recommend Lucia St. Clair Robson's "Ride the Wind" instead of this book, as it accurately depicts Numu (Comanche) culture and language, and is based on the true story of Cynthia Ann Parker.

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So good...
Just Not Convinced. ** Grade: C **
A must review novel!
A true American Indian "bad boy"! very good!!

Comanche Heart
Catherine Anderson
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So good..........2006-11-25

This book is so good.

After being childhood friends and sweethearts, Swift returns fifteen years later. Both Amy and Swift have changed a lot. And yet behind all the layers, they are still the same two people who fell in love, and are still in love. I loved this story. It is first and foremost about the healing power of love. A moving, beautiful, and unforgettable story. Highly recommended!

Just Not Convinced. ** Grade: C **.......2005-01-16

I hunted down and purchased COMANCHE HEART, because I am a die-hard Catherine Anderson fan. Usually this truly gifted author can do no wrong, but COMANCHE HEART and its basis just didn't ring true. Swift Antelope, the strong and noble Comanche warrior, promised Amy Masters he would come back for her. Swift did keep his promise, he did return, but fifteen years too late. Time had moved on and these childhood lovers had changed.

Amy Masters is a survivor. As a child, she was brutally kidnapped and violently raped by savage men and yet she survived. Amy Masters is a victim. She was cruelly abused, mentally and physically, by her stepfather and yet she escaped. Yes, Amy Master is both a victim and a survivor, but Amy Masters is hardly normal. She quietly lives in her sheltered life, and hides behind safe daydreams, while she endures inhuman nightmares. She trusts no man, especially when her daydream has turned into a nightmare. Swift Antelope is back!

Anderson again pulls out her ultimate male hero. Swift Antelope is understanding and compassionate; he is tough when required, and a sweetheart when needed. And when it comes to dealing with Amy Masters, being a sweetheart is very much needed. Upon his return, Amy Masters does not fall gratefully at his feet, nor is she glad to see him. Amy has learned to live a free safe life -- alone.

But what brought them together in the first place is still there -- the deep-seated respect, the loyal friendship, the romantic spark. But before the lovers can go on, Amy has much to overcome. Now the reader questions the author's logical. Could Amy EVER get over her past? Could any woman EVER get over THAT past? Yes, Swift Antelope IS tender and gentle and yes he IS the man to fall in love with, but would that EVER be enough?

Catherine Anderson uses a slow, excruciatingly pace to convince her reader that the healing can and does take place, but somewhere along the way, Anderson mission fails. Yes, the idea of reuniting lost lovers has great appeal and both Amy and Swift are very likeable characters, but the core of the story just doesn't sell.

This is the second in Anderson's `Comanche series', but regrettably this entry seems too illogical and too inconceivable to recommend. I truly want to believe in Amy's healing - that a handsome, kind man could rescue her from her haunting horrors, but somehow I can't! Grade: C

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A must review novel!.......2001-06-02

When I read the first book to this series Comanche Moon, I fell inlove with Amy and Chase! I knew C.A. had to complete a book about these two wonderful characters that was all their own. I also enjoyed reading about Loretta and Hunter again. Make sure to read the two following books Indigo Blue and Comanche Magic which bring all of these wonderful characters together again! Comanche Hart was just what I needed after reading Camanche Moon. I feel in love with Amy and Chase and I was not disapointed!

A true American Indian "bad boy"! very good!!.......1997-11-03

Amy Masters leaves Texas and travels to Oregon to become a teacher. After having been raped, she is afraid to try to love even though years earlier she pledged herself to Swift Antelope. He has never forgotten and once again this magnificent Comanche warrior finds her. Now, however, he is a nortorious gunslinger with his own problems, as he stands accused of a murder he didn't commit. He vows to make her honor her sacred promise.

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