I have not read Dr. Benner's Sul Ross, Soldier, Statesman, Educator. When I went off to Texas A&M I found Sul Ross' statue, but was eye-ball deep in studying other things. So I missed any good history on Sul Ross. I picked up this book in hopes of broadening my limited knowledge of the man. This is a good book about a kid for kids. It has some good dialogue, some good moral lessons, a few of the things that warriors need to know, no matter when they grow up, a few notes on the imperfections of the institution of parenthood and some pretty solid history. Even though I spent over four years beside Barnard's Mill in Glen Rose and have driven the roads between there and Waco many times, I had a hard time following young Sul's progress from Waco to Comanche Peak. The Brazos, Bosque, and Paluxy River crossings were not emphasized as much as I had expected them to be. Nor was the possibility that his route followed fairly close to the one used by the Santa Fe Expedition a decade before. Poor old George Barnard not only had trading posts in that area, he was also on the Expedition and suffered mightily from it. I also missed the language of the Comanche. Any kid could pick up a few words in a strange and exotic culture in that amount of time: water, food, friend, sleep, fun, magic, strength, good, bad and watch out! We are truly lucky Sul survived his eventful childhood, and that Dr. Brenner wrote about it so well.

I read this book when I was in the eigth grade, that was 1969. It was spellbinding.....an account of cative torture was probably too unsettling for a thirteen year old, but otherwise, awesome. It introduced me to Comanche culture and started an interest in American Indian history that has continued to this day. Fabulous read!

I bought this manual for my Grand Cherokee. I am extremely dissatisfied with it. What do you think you can expect from a book that covers 10 years worth of 3 different model vehicles? I have an earlier book for my regular Cherokee, and it has over 50 pages of electrical information! I can find out any wire, any connection, anywhere!! This book here - NO WAY! It gives me 2 small 5"x5" diagrams for the ENTIRE vehicle!!! Unless you are driving a vehicle that is one third Cherokee, one third Wagoneer, one third Grand, you are basically wasting your time...Stay away from this one...

My husband found this to be very useful in trouble shooting for our 1988 Jeep. Save $$$$$ and do it yourself with confidence.

My 94 jeep cherokee stalls whenever it wants I changed fuel filter,spark plug wires, discribter cap, coil what else?? Thank you Raymond Wooden

The beginning of the book started off smoothly, and was fast-paced. It went downhill from there, though. The plot just died and the book did too the other 200 pages were just stupid sex scenes bettween the two main characters that did not go anywhere or have a point. The book gave up on the plot and just turned the book into one of those crappy romance novels with little plot and too much pointless sex...... I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND READING THIS IF YOU ARE NOT A PERVERTED SICKO.

You can not put this book down,it is that good

Dancer, the way she described him, looked very hamsome! i would recomaned this book to every1

This is the story of the early history of Gus and Call, two of the main characters in McMurtry's tour de force Lonesome Dove.

Dead Man's Walk is a worthwhile read, but not of the same quality as Lonesome Dove. Writing is stark and spare, occasionally quite evocative. Characterization is quite good; Gus and Call are appealing and believable, and for the most part the secondary characters have the vivid qualities one comes to expect from this author.

The plot, that of an improbable filibustering expedition to New Mexico (then part of Mexico proper), has some issues. It seems as if this group of characters has been sent out into the desert merely to die in a myriad unpleasant ways; I'm all for grim stories, but this gets pointless. At about the point where most of the expedition has frozen to death or been killed by Indians, and they're STILL not to the hardest part of the journey yet... I got a little bored with the entropic, meaningless feel of the whole thing. There's also a wildly improbable end: the whole sequence with Lady Carey seems utterly unbelievable to me, although the scene where she buffaloes the Indians is great.

McMurtry's presentation of the Indians as torturing, raping, slave-hunting savages took me aback. I don't know enough to say whether his portrayal of these specific types of raiding bands, from these specific Native American societies, is accurate. It's certainly a different picture than one gets from books like Dee Brown's.

I'd recommend this with reservations; generally entertaining, but not without faults.

In McMurty's prequel to Lonesome Dove, we see the young Gus McCrea and Woodrow Call at the beginning of their Rangering days. It is interesting because both characters are clearly the men they will become in Lonesome Dove, yet without the assurance and confidence that carried them so easily through that book's trials. The author does a good job of portraying them as believable youths rather than as copies of their later selves in younger bodies.

This is a roaming tale. There are three trips which encompass the book. The first is a brief and futile foray against the fearsome Comanche Buffalo Hump. The second, a long and futile expedition to capture Spanish Gold in New Mexico that is thwarted by the elements and a Mexican army. The third, a march in captivity through a desolate country that will prove to be a more ruthless enemy than the Indian or the sons of the conquistadors.

I will warn the reader, the ending is a little bizarre and seems out of place with the rest of the book (and the preceding two) -- it really lost the Western feel for me.

This journey is much less purposeful and more fantastic than that portrayed in LD or Streets of Laredo. This tale feels at times a bit forced, with something exciting fitted neatly into every chapter. On the whole however, it is a good yarn that captures a flavorful frontier West before the Civil War. McMurty remains a gifted storey teller who is able to drive the reader through his pages with gifted dialogue and excellent descriptions.

I'm already digging into McMurty's last book of the Lonesome Dove series, Comanche Moon.

Larry McMurtry's Dead Man's Walk, the original perquel to Lonesome Dove, features that book's main characters when they were just youngsters and had first joined the Texas Rangers. Like Lonesome Dove, it is a big book with a lot of characters and a lot of action, but it differs significantly in that there is very little humor and the character's stories don't mesh into any coherent plot line or ultimate resolution. It is in essence a picaresque novel that kind of wanders around - as do the characters in the story. While Call and Gus are shown to have the beginnings of the personalities that would endear them to Lonesome Dove readers, they are also shown as having little depth and no experience. They really are clueless. And pitted against the merciless indians they face it is a miracle that they survive. Of course they have to for the sake of the story but it isn't any talent or savvy on their own part that makes survival possible.

Despite its limitations, this is still a very interesting book. The action is quite satisfying even if the characters are not.

Does not cover the full sized wagoneers that were produced the same years as some of the tiny little wanabe jeeps. I have an '84 full sized Wagoneer.

It helped me to install a air/idle control valve on a 1987 Dodge Caravan. I did not even know where to find it.

As we're not talking about an expensive book, it's OK to buy it as long as you include the Haynes Repair Manual (Jeep Grand Cherokee 1993-2000) in your cart as your primary Choice.
Chilton's tries to cover way to many models of different cars and fails miserably in some aspects. Haynes, in the other hand, deals with Grand Cherokees only, making it much more accurate for ZJs (all the info applicable) and WJs (some info applicable) owners. In case you don't know ZJ stands for Grand Cherokees manufactured between 93 and 98 and WJ stands for Grands made in 99 and after.

I found the electrical and vacuum schematic section's to be very precise. The symbols were very standard and easy to follow. Granted they do not lay out the stereo system to help install a new radio. But if you don't know how to use a Meter then you shouldn't be working on cars. The book was extermly useful in step by step procedures of the dash removal. Also it goes more in depth on the ABS brakes with very useful info on proper bleeding. In my opinion the only manual which may offer more detailed info would be a manufacturer's maintenance manual accompanied by an IPC.

It beats the Haynes Repair hands down! I'll never buy a Haynes Book again afte checking this repair manual out. I received this also in the mail in just a couple of days! First Class Service from Amazon - First Class Book from Chilton's.

this is not really a review but request for help. I have A problem being able to see clearly A very important picture in my book. I was wondering if you could have someone get in touch with me on this subject at my e-mail address. thank you for any help that is possible.

I read this book several years ago and found it very interesting, since the subject (Juana Cavasos) was my great, great aunt. My maiden name was Cavasos. I did feel that, although interesting, it was written in a very elementary style and would be more to what a child would like. Then I found out it actually was placed in the various school libraries before it was discontinued. The book was not too long (the author did not write more than she had to say)and it did hold my interest, possibly because of the familial tie. I do wish it was still in the schools because it told what it was like to live during a time when Native Americans and other people were frightened of each other and of their trials and tribulations caused by this fact.