After the Bugles, Elmer Kelton
After the Bugles, Elmer Kelton
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After the Bugles

Author: Elmer Kelton

Narrator: Graham Winton

Unabridged: 1 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/01/2016

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

In the aftermath of a bitter and bloody war for independence, Texans have finally claimed their freedom from Mexico--but they don't have much else to brag about. Joshua Buckalew has left behind the deserted battlefields that claimed his brother Thomas. The war has cost him much but it has also given him a strong bond to the land and to the Mexican families who stood with him against the tyrannies of Santa Anna. Josh is travelling with Ramon Hernandez his best friend and the man who had fought with him, side by side. Where they are going, he isn't quite sure. His home is ashes--burned by either the retreating Texans or the advancing Mexican army--and the land is full of bandits and opportunists who would happily shoot Ramon simply because he is Mexican. Exiles in the land they had fought to liberate, Josh and Ramon struggle to rebuild their lives After the Bugles.

About Elmer Kelton

Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was the award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men’s Horses, Texas Standoff and Hard Trail to Follow. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. Among his awards were seven Spurs from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. His novel The Good Old Boys was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. In addition to his novels, Kelton worked as an agricultural journalist for 42 years. He served in the infantry in World War II. He died in 2009.

Reviews

Goodreads review by carl on January 07, 2016

Watching a Larry McMurtry interview I noticed he mentioned how good western writer Elmer Kelton was, so that it was surprising that many Texans had never heard of him. Larry was right, I never had heard of Elmer. As these things go, once you learn of something, it starts showing up in your life. A......more

Goodreads review by Jean on August 12, 2016

When I started this book I had not realized it was the second book of a duo. The set is called “Texas Sunrise” and consists of two books “Massacre at Goliad” and “After the Bugles”. “After the Bugles” continues where “The Massacre of Goliad” ends on the battlefield at San Jacinto. The stories are ab......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on June 18, 2015

This is a sequel to "massacre at goliad". You can find both books in the title "Texas Sunrise". Both good stories and I believe they are fairly accurate for being historical fiction. I truly enjoy Elmer Kelton.......more

Goodreads review by Phil on March 23, 2017

This book was written fifty years ago and reflects the style of writing from that era. The story follows a pattern in which the reader is provided enough foreshadowing to pretty much expect what happens. Also the reader is assured that all is going to turn out well in the end. But I read such histor......more

Goodreads review by Monica on September 20, 2018

This book Took me by surprise. It isn’t just a Western. It isn’t one of those books that follows the typical formula we’re almost any characters could be dropped in to take each other‘s places. Yes, it is a Western Inn it’s setting and it style. It just goes deeper into character development and int......more

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