Slaughter, Elmer Kelton
Slaughter, Elmer Kelton
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Slaughter

Author: Elmer Kelton

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 12 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/16/2018

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

In the 1870s, buffalo hunters moved onto the High Plains of Texas. The Plains Indians watched hunters slaughter the animals that gave them shelter and clothing, food and weapons. The battles at and near the ruins of a trading fort, Adobe Walls, became symbolic of the struggles between hunters and the Comanche.

In this aptly titled novel, Texas novelist Elmer Kelton shows his uncanny ability to present both sides of a clash between cultures. With a firm grasp of Comanche life, Kelton presents The People as very human and very threatened. Equally clear is the picture of Anglos found on the high plains in those days—Jeff Layne, a Confederate veteran and now a fugitive; Nigel Smithwick, an English “second son” and gambler, Arletta, the lone woman among these men (one woman was at Adobe Walls).

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

The Llano Estacada has a lot of history and I have read many books about it. Kelton writes about real people. Since I grew up in West Texas, I know the Caprock and also the rolling land below it to the East. I have been right at the Double Mountain where this tribe of the People camped. Later, this......more

Goodreads review by Jeff

An excellent western by one of the masters. This novel tells the story of the hide hunters who decimated the buffalo herds. The story is told from the viewpoint of both the Comanche and the hunters. It also tells the tale of the Adobe Wells Massacre. There are plenty of good guys and plenty of bad g......more

Goodreads review by William

Have not read a western novel in a long time an I could not have picked a better one then this. Loved the characters and the setting and the story line which had a lot of truth in it. Looking forward to reading more westerns thid year.......more