Chieftain

by Nan Ryan

Book Overview

Chieftain by Nan Ryan released on Jan 25, 2004 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778320138
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: MIRA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.6" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

1st time Nan Ryan Reader

I really enjoyed this book, so much so that two weeks later I found myself reading it yet again. I think the storyline and the people were written well and the situations being what they were could truely have happened, this is not about fantasy this is right out of a day in the life. At least that is how I feel, I'm going to check out more of Nan Ryans works because of this wonderful treat

First time reader of Nan Ryan and will return

I found this book to be excellent, not only the story line but the way she describes the scenery and what it must of looked like when the Indians rode onto the reservation. She makes you feel like you were there, she makes you feel the pain. The storyline was really good and I thouroughly enjoyed it.

engaging Indian romance

In 1875 mix blooded Comanche Shanaco comes home to his tribe in Palo Doro Canyon, Texas because his grandfather Gray Wolf mentally tells him he needs him. Gray Wolf tells Shanaco to escort the tribe to the reservation by Fort Sill. The next morning Gray Wolf dies.At Fort Sill, Shanaco and his men lay down their arms, but are incarcerated anyway. School teacher Maggie Bankhead protests, but is ignored. When the Indian Agent returns from DC, the tribe is released, but damage and mistrust between the two groups linger. When Shanaco and Maggie meet, they fall in love, but not long after, he is accused of rape by the Commander's daughter. Though a Virginia blueblood, Maggie is one of the few Anglos who believe that her beloved Shanaco is innocent as she knows he is too ethical to ever force himself on any woman. Even if he beats that rap, once he can, he plans to leave while she wants to stay to help the Indians adapt to an Anglo world.Indian romance readers will appreciate this engaging tale of the tribes adjusting to life (or not) on the reservation. The story line is entertaining as fans obtain insight into the poor options left for the tribes to choose from. Though the subplot involving the Colonel's daughter adds suspense and suspicion it seems unnecessary; the last Comanche tribe and the Anglo soldiers are already at a vast divide that could easily turn hostile without much impetus on either side. Still this is a deep look at the changing western environs within a warm star-crossed romance.Harriet Klausner

strong American period drama

Okies, snatched this on the run by the title - Chieftain - thinking it was a wee Highland drama. Instead, I found it was as in Indian chief! Okay, culture shock, but I enjoyed it anyway. Shanaco leave his New Mexico ranch on a quest to fulfill his Grandfather's dying wish: escort the people of a Comanche tribe to the reservation in Fort Sill. Once the tribe is settled, he expects to go home. But when they get to the Fort reservation, and hand over their weapons, they are shoved into pens like animals. A worm of a Colonel makes some really weak decisions with far-reaching repercussions for the Indians.Maggie Bankhead came to the reservation to teach the Indians English. She has a deep respect for the Comanche, which soon earns the approval of Shanaco. Joining together, they fight for the rights of his people. But there is all sorts of lover of the Comanche - and different types of love - as Maggie soon discovers when the Colonel's daughter tries to make time with Shanaco. But he rejects her, making a bitter and spiteful enemy of her.Ryan crafts a strong story that keeps the reader turning pages - even when that reader was originally expecting a braw Scots lad in the Highlands. Ah, a change of pace is always welcome.