"Forgotten by the army who sent him to a remote outpost on the Western frontier, Lieutenant John Dunbar was no ordinary officer: tough, rugged, independent and - with only his faithful horse Cisco and a lone wolf for company - as free as a man could be. Gradually forming a bond with the wild, beautiful country and its people, Lieutenant Dunbar grows to love the Indians, learning their language, adopting the name Dances With Wolves, vanquishing the war-like Pawnee tribe, and, most unexpectedly of all, losing his heart to a mysterious white woman in native dress. But Dances With Wolves' peaceful existence is brutally shattered when his past returns to haunt him - and he is forced to make the most painful decision of his life ..." - back cover.