Lakota Moon

by Robyn R. Jackson

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974475106
• ISBN13: 9780974475103
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Timothy Lane Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

An Outstanding Novel...

Lakota Moon is a fascinating work of historical fiction. A real page-turner, this novel should be equally appealing to readers both for its historical accuracy as well as its gripping and moving love story. I highly recommend this wonderful and intelligently-written book, and I am anxiously awaiting the next installment in the Lakota Moon trilogy! -Lenrose Fears, Atlanta, GA

Please God, may it be so!

"Lakota Moon" is the skillfully woven adventure of Mary Eliza's transformation from a captured young pioneer girl to a Lakota woman known as "Goes Alone." Goes Alone's story is artfully told weaving coming of age, Lakota language, Lakota culture, historic events, and psychology of capture into the adventure. The author's knowledge of these areas makes the story both fascinating and educational. The setting is the westward migration, a time when settlers journeyed the route from Independence, Missouri known as the Oregon Trail. Thousands made the courageous and rigorous tramp over the habitat of Native Americans who had lived lightly on the land for thousands of years. It was shortly after passing Fort Laramie, a stop-over for the weary but determined settlers, that Mary Eliza McElroy became the captive of one tribe of the Lakota Nation.While the west is being transformed by the relentless march of thousands of settlers, the Lakota are transformed in Goes Alone's experience from a people to be feared, her captors, to a people where she is accepted and loved, her family. The tribe is also transformed in our mind from marauding savages to a community which is rapidly being displaced or killed as they desperately try to hold on to a way of life and a land that has fed, clothed and housed them for generations. This struggle is made even more difficult by the unwillingness of the settlers, the army and the government of the new nation to grant to these native peoples the same rights we vowed were the heritage of all men as expressed in the United States of America's own Declaration of Independence, the second paragraph of which states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness...."We become indignant and angry when Goes Alone experiences the violation of her freedom of choice by her nation of origin and family of origin. If these emotions help us to become more sensitive to people of other races and to cultures much different from our own, then Robyn Jackson will not only have entertained us but also helped us spiritually. Please God, may it be so!Reviewed by Shelley P. Richardson of Birmingham, Alabama, Illustrator of "Can a Rooster Drive a Tractor?" and soon to be published, "Rooster's Gumbo."

Historical Fiction Page Turner and Boredom Burner!!

The BEST historical fiction novel I have EVER read! I recommend this book to anyone who loves a good read based on fact! It warms you and chills you! It's a rollercoaster of various feelings and emotions for the reader! The research done for this book is astounding! Ms Jackson has touched the realms of all emotions!You can SEE these characters...You can SMELL the crisp air around the indian camps... You can FEEL the intensity of the Lakota's feelings...you can HEAR the elk songs...you can TASTE the sweetness of the wild berries...You can trust that this is one of the best books you'll EVER read!!!

Bravo for a real love story that burns with true passion.

Inspired by a true story, Robyn Jackson's "Lakota Moon" begins when 13-year-old Mary Eliza McElroy and her family head across the Oregon Trail to begin a fresh start in life. And as Mary Eliza and her siblings sit around the campfire at night, they listen to guide Silas Wells' stories of the dangers of Indians along the trail. Even the trappers and traders warned themthey were in hostile Sioux territory. Then Mary Eliza's worst fear comes true as she is taken captive by a Lakota Warrior named Mysterious Medicine. Suddenly alone and away from her family, Mary Eliza must rely on those she has come to know only by the word of others and find the will to survive. She soon finds herself a slave to Owl Woman, a kind-hearted Grandmother of the Lakota whom Mary Eliza begins to care for in time. As the months go by she begins to learn, understand and respect their ways of living and is even adopted by Owl Woman and the Lakota as one of their own. Then suddenly everything changes as Mysterious Medicine begins to show his true feelings for her and her own feelings change for him as she falls in love for the first time. Now torn between her biological family and her adopted one, Mary Eliza must make the toughest decision of her life while facing war, jealousy, denial and tragedy along the way. In the end she will give way to her heart as it travels along the path of the Lakota and with Mysterious Medicine by her side, she finds an unconditional love that will never die. So refreshingly different from the ordinary romance novels, "Lakota Moon" pulls it's own worthiness with a love story so powerful you won't want to put it down. Characters and scenery come to life and are rich with detail in every way as historical events stay true to it's own nature allowing "Lakota Moon" to pull readers right into the story. We see a side of the Lakota and the white woman who became a part of them that many have never wittnessed before. The first of three novels, "Lakota Moon" will capture your heart and leave you feeling breathless from beginning to end. Robyn Jackson is a phenomenal storyteller in her own unique way and her Novel "Lakota Moon" is a keeper on any native romance fan's bookshelf.

Awesome Indian Love Story!

The gripping, heart-wrenching story comes alive in this historically accurate narrative. You feel as if you've always known her characters and deeply understand their lives. When you pick it up for a cozy winter reading, have a tall cup of hot cocoa nearby because you're not going to want to put it down until it's finished! I bought one copy for myself. After starting to read it, I bought 10 more copies for Christmas gifts!