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Once I got used to reading the dialogue without quotation marks, I couldn't put it down. An itinerant reader of the news comes upon a friend who needs someone to escort a freed child captive to her relatives. The captain agrees to take the child with him on his travels through Texas and they eventually make their way to her aunt and uncle. She has been raised as a Kiowa and only wants to escape and return to her Indian "family". The captain finally gains her trust as they travel and deal with th
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We read this for one of my book clubs. It's not a book I would have picked up on my own, but I enjoyed it for the unfolding friendship and understanding between Captain and Johanna. It reminded me of the old John Wayne movies I used to watch with my dad, like The Searchers and True Grit.
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Wild West - loved it
Really enjoyed this historical fiction- unique story. If you enjoyed "True Grit" you will enjoy this book as well. I think the Captain is one of my favorite characters, and the "dime scene" one of the best Western scenes I've read. Reading about the author, Paulette Jiles, I am glad to hear that Captain Kidd is based a a real person, who was in fact a "reader" of news in Texas in the 1800's. I will read more of Paulette's work. Would love to see this book as a film!
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Apr 03, 2017
Leigh
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