Michael Blake Books in Order

In 1863, Lieutenant John Dunbar reaches an abandoned army post and forms friendships with nearby Comanche people. As he learns their ways, the return of his former world forces him to examine his identity and loyalties.

Punished for disobeying an officer, eighteen-year-old Airman Mortensen faces latrine duty while awaiting a court martial. His romance with the base commander's daughter, Claire Brill, complicates life on a southwestern Air Force base in 1966.

Presented as a fictional diary, this novel follows George Armstrong Custer during the final months of his life. His reflections revisit his military career, marriage, ambitions, and involvement in the conflicts of the American West.

Eleven years after joining the Comanche, Dances With Wolves lives with his family in Ten Bears's village. A violent attack and the abduction of his wife and daughter force him to confront the advancing white settlers.

Michael Blake recounts his early years in Los Angeles from 1970 to 1972, including work for the counterculture newspaper the L.A. Free Press. This autobiographical volume follows his experiences before his later success as a novelist.

This nonfiction account examines conflicts between Native Americans and the U.S. cavalry through portraits of individual participants. Blake connects familiar events with lesser-known stories, considering sacrifice, violence, and the enduring consequences for the American West.

Trapped behind enemy lines during World War I, Ledyard Dixon searches for safety rather than a return to battle. An abandoned cavalry horse and a woman offering shelter become his companions in a landscape devastated by war.

Michael Blake recounts his relationship with Twelve, a wild mustang stallion he encountered in a Nevada holding pen. Writing and photographs trace their years together while reflecting on the horse's independence and the responsibilities of his custodian.