Win Blevins’ So Wild a Dream is not the usual kind of book we read. It takes place in the 1820’s and starts out with an 18-year-old boy’s decision to leave his home in Pennsylvania and travel west. He ends up in the far west, as far north as Montana, with mountain men, buffalo hunters, Indians and Indian fighters, etc. His encounters and travels with one woman of the night are told so well. The author’s research is incredible and he actually only uses a couple fictional characters. Much of what he has written is entirely based on contemporary accounts of people of the time. Given its dedication to the reality of the times, it sometimes is not as fast moving as other books we read, but if you like good history and are interested in that time period, this is a book for you. It is not as well written as McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove, but what is (that’s probably my favorite novel of all time). The dialogue is good. I liked it.
WC Don
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