The Buckskin Line [Dramatized Adaptation]

Name: The Buckskin Line [Dramatized Adaptation]
Brand: Graphic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Elmer Kelton
ISBN: 9781648804670

Author: Elmer Kelton

Series: Texas Rangers #1

Narrator: Michael Glenn, Casie Platt, Mort Shelby, Ken Jackson, Colleen Delany, Tim Getman, Andy Clemence, Catherine Aselford, James Konicek, Yasmin Tuazon, Laura Reichert, Nanette Savard, Michael John Casey, Jonathan Watkins, Tim Carlin, David Coyne, Thomas Penny, A Full Cast, Christopher Graybill, Dylan Lynch, Johann Dettweiler, Richard Rohan, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Tony Nam, Joe Brack, James Lewis, Tom Simpson

Unabridged: 5 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: GraphicAudio

Published: 06/03/2020

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

A Comanche war party raids settlements and steals horses. A young warrior named Buffalo Caller kills a young couple, then abducts their red-haired little boy. The boy is rescued by a volunteer defender of the white settlers named Mike Shannon, who raises the boy as his own and calls him Rusty.

The Buckskin Line follows Rusty Shannon, who becomes a young man during the turbulent, lawless period of secession and the Civil War, as he seeks to avenge the murder of his foster father, crosses paths again with Buffalo Caller, and becomes one of the frontier defenders who will, in time, become known as The Texas Rangers.

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 Irena

I felt I needed a break from non-fiction with something easy and entertaining, so what could be better than a western. I've heard a lot about Elmer Kelton, but this is the first time I read his book. It was a solid, fast-paced western. The story takes place in Texas before and during the Civil War an......more

Goodreads review by Liz

I'm pretty picky about the westerns I read, they have to be really well written and a very good plot. I grew up on John Ford and John Wayne westerns, so my standards are high... I've tried reading a lot of westerns that fell very flat. This is definitely NOT one of them. This is an excellent book! V......more

Goodreads review by CHM

I am like several other reviewers. Surprised I enjoyed this book as much as I did. Kept pushing it back on my list, pretty sure I didn't want to read a subpar western that included Indian raids, volunteer rangers and civil war all in one. Apologies to my husband and to my reading friend for questioni......more

Goodreads review by David

After his adoptive father is murdered, Rusty takes the advice of Preacher Webb and joins the Texas Rangers, where he has some boring adventures before things get very interesting. Life teaches young Rusty everything from love to heartache. Overall I thought this one was rushed but still worth the r......more