Buffalo Wagons, Elmer Kelton
Buffalo Wagons, Elmer Kelton
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Buffalo Wagons

Author: Elmer Kelton

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/16/2008

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

Elmer Kelton's westerns are filled with authentic details and unforgettable characters. With works including The Smiling Country and Texas Rifles, he has won six Golden Spur Awards and attracted a world-wide audience of fans. By 1873, the great buffalo herds have been all but wiped out, and the hide hunters are looking for other work. So when Gage Jameson hears of one remaining herd, he sees a final opportunity to make a huge profit. But to find the buffalo, he will have to take his line of wagons deep into Comanche territory, where death lurks behind every rock. Kelton's feel for the last days of the American West is evident in each chapter of Buffalo Wagons. As Jameson and his crew journey further into danger, the growing tension is dramatically voiced by Audie Awarda-winning narrator George Guidall.

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 Jay

This is a two book set. The first is about buffalo hunters. I was always disgusted by the wasteful hunting by the buffalo hunters and while I still find it disgusting, this book was good. The second book is about a boy growing to a man. This was very good and I grew to like the characters. It is goo......more

Goodreads review by Sam

Superb tales of old time Texas, the last Buffalo hunt and murder for a farm. Excellent characters, outstanding story line, comfortable pacing with page-turning action, and plenty of twists and turns. Told as only Kelton can with his knowledge and insight into Texas and Texans. Classic in every way an......more

Goodreads review by Michael

I discovered Elmer Kelton thanks to Jennifer at Flint Hill Books. I really enjoy his style, his stories, his authenticity. On to the next double book soon.......more