I Dreamt I Was in Heaven – The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang

Leonce Gaiter’s I DREAMT I WAS IN HEAVEN – THE RAMPAGE OF THE RUFUS BUCK GANG is a brutal, uncompromising portrait of outlaw justice on the American frontier. The gritty retelling plunges readers into the gang’s violent two-week crime spree in the summer of 1895, which was driven by a fierce desire for revenge against the white settlers they saw encroaching on Indian lands and aimed to spark an uprising to reclaim the territory. Gaiter captures with unflinching realism the chaos, violence, and desperation of the gang’s short but bloody reign, making it as unsettling as it is unforgettable.