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Blood Red River

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This is a great read. The character are fun learn about and there is a good mix of humor, realism, and historic detail.

Better than most westerns by L'Amour.

Walter Lucas delivers an action-packed story while keeping the integrity of the historical account intact. Whether you enjoy western fantasy or historical non-fiction, you're going to love Blood Red River.

Billy Dixon realizes that his career as a buffalo hunter may come to an abrupt end, as the natives of the plain threaten to take back the land that belongs to them.
Quanah Parker, a young Indian chief is determined to lead a band of neighboring tribes to rid the plains of the white man.

Both Dixon and Quanah learn important lessons from this real life experience, lessons that will affect the rest of their lives.
Re-live Dixon's famous "shot of the century", when he killed an Indian nearly a mile away with his Big 50 Sharps rifle. Read Walter Lucas' Blood Red River.

Although this book started out slowly for me, it did not take long to become completely involved up in the story. As a lover of the Old West I have read many books on the Native American and the settling of the West. This book has to be the most unbiased narrative I have ever read. Throughout the book I found myself both empathetic and repulsed by both Indians and Whites. Both had their good and bad traits; but, they always held my attention fully. Whether an action situation or a conversational situation, the story rolls. You will not find yourself skimming and skipping in this book. Yes, the book has flaws. In some cases I wanted just a little more information. My major concern with the book dealt with descriptive details. Lucas just does not paint pictures as well as I am sure he is capable. He had the opportunity to really make some of the wonderful scenes he created uncomfortably real. He fell short. I believe this to be his first book; hopefully his palette will have expanded by the time his next book is released. I know I will be on the waiting list! Nothing is perfect, so overall I have to give this book FIVE STARS. "Blood Red River" was a joy.