Zeke And Ned

Name: Zeke And Ned
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Larry McMurtry
ISBN: 9780743573078

Author: Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana

Narrator: Barrett Whitener

Unabridged: 15 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 01/01/1997

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Full of adventure, grace, and tragedy, Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana tell the story of two powerful Cherokee warriors searching for the future of Indian Territory.

Zeke and Ned is the story of Ezekiel Proctor and Ned Christie, the last Cherokee warriors—two proud, passionate men whose remarkable quest to carve a future out of Indian Territory east of the Arkansas River after the Civil War is not only history, but legend. Played out against an American West governed by a brutal brand of frontier justice, this intensely moving saga brims with a rich cast of indomitable and utterly unforgettable characters such as Becca, Zeke's gallant Cherokee wife, and Jewel Sixkiller Proctor, whose love for Ned makes her a tragic heroine.

At once exuberant and poignant, bittersweet and brilliant, Zeke and Ned takes us deep into the hearts of two extraordinary men who were willing to go the distance for the bold vision they shared—and for the women they loved.

About Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry (1936–2021) was the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Lonesome Dove, three memoirs, two collections of essays, and more than thirty screenplays. He lived in Archer City, Texas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Francisco on January 16, 2014

Larry McMurtry is my new discovery. For years I've looked at his many books on the shelves of bookstores with their pictures of cowboys on the covers and passed them over thinking that someone who wrote so many books and so many popular ones could not have written them well. I know. I'm ashamed to h......more

Goodreads review by Toni on September 03, 2016

In real life, Ezekiel Proctor (1831-1907) was a mixed blood Cherokee who survived The Trail of Tears at age 7, fought for the Union in the Civil War, was a district sheriff and a federal marshal, served the Cherokee Nation as a respected senator, and made a living being a farmer and a cattleman. He......more

Goodreads review by Susie on July 24, 2014

Going into "Zeke and Ned" I didn't realize both Zeke Proctor and Ned (Edward) Christie were real people. As I got into the story, however, I did some research and lo and behold: what kind of mixed bag storytelling were McMurtry and Ossana doing here? This is a fine novel, but it's troubling that the......more

Goodreads review by Janie on July 24, 2012

Lonesome Dove is one of my all-time favorite books so I had to try this one. I really enjoyed Zeke and Ned, although the ending seemed a bit abrupt. Perhaps I was just sorry to see the book end. McMurtry combines description and dialogue so beautifully. His characters live on in my memory as if I ha......more

Goodreads review by Ethan on July 15, 2020

McMurtry's Zeke and Ned is an interesting look at true events that occurred in western Arkansas and Indian Territory (Oklahoma) during the early 1870's and the era of Judge Parker. The events of the Going Snake Massacre in the court located in Talequah with Zeke Proctor's trial leads to the events t......more