Title: I dreamt I was in heaven
Description: In the waning days of Indian Territory, the multi-racial, teenaged Rufus Buck Gang embarked on a vicious, childish, and deadly 13-day rampage that shocked even this lawless place. Their goal was to take back Indian lands. Based on the true story, famous, historical figures dance with fictional characters to create a turn-of-the-century tapestry of violence and innocence, love and betrayal, butchery and grace-- mirroring and chafing against the backdrop of a burgeoning United States, and a disappearing American West.
Subjects: Rufus Buck Gang, Gangs, Indians of North America, Racially mixed people, Western stories, African Americans, Mixed descent, Fiction
Places: Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Fort Smith (Ark.)
People: Isaac Charles Parker (1838-1896)