John Russell has been raised as an Apache. Now he's on his way to live as a white man. But when the stagecoach passengers learn who he is, they want nothing to do with him. That is, until outlaws ride down on them and they must rely on Russell's guns and his ability to lead them out of the desert. He can't ride with them, but they must walk with him or die...THE AUTHOR Elmore Leonard is the author of many bestselling novels, screenplays and Westerns, including GET SHORTY and RUM PUNCH, which was made into the film JACKIE ...
Read More
John Russell has been raised as an Apache. Now he's on his way to live as a white man. But when the stagecoach passengers learn who he is, they want nothing to do with him. That is, until outlaws ride down on them and they must rely on Russell's guns and his ability to lead them out of the desert. He can't ride with them, but they must walk with him or die...THE AUTHOR Elmore Leonard is the author of many bestselling novels, screenplays and Westerns, including GET SHORTY and RUM PUNCH, which was made into the film JACKIE BROWN. He lives in Michigan.
Read Less
Add this copy of Hombre & Three-Ten to Yuma (Penguin Modern Classics to cart. $11.69, new condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND.
Add this copy of Hombre & Three-Ten to Yuma to cart. $12.59, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd (UK).
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $13.20, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by HarperCollins.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $13.30, like new condition, Sold by GreatBookPricesUK5 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castle Donington, DERBYSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Mariner Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $13.48, new condition, Sold by GreatBookPricesUK5 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castle Donington, DERBYSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Mariner Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $13.72, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Mariner Books.
Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $521.52, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1961 by Robert Hale.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
None. Very Good Indeed. The uncommon first UK edition of Elmore Leonard's critically acclaimed revisionist western novel. With the front wrap of the original dust wrapper adhered to the front board. The uncommon first UK edition, first impression of Elmore Leonard's classic of the western genre. This UK edition was the first hardcover edition of the novel, with publication preceded only by the US first edition, which was a paperback. In the publisher's original cloth binding, but with the front wrap of the original dust wrapper adhered to the front board. Leonard's novel tells the tale of an Apache man who leaves the passengers of an attacked stagecoach to safety through perilous desert. In 1967, the novel was adapted into a celebrated motion picture, starring Paul Newman in the central role. With a fine facsimile dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Front wrap of publisher's original dust wrapper adhered to front board. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with rubbing to joints. In a fine facsimile dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only one or two spots, and the odd light handling mark. Very Good Indeed.
Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $9.44, fair condition, Sold by Idaho Youth Ranch Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boise, ID, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Mariner Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Acceptable. A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (However the dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but the notes cannot obscure the text. Book may be a price cutter or have a remainder mark.
Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $12.23, fair condition, Sold by ClickGoodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Indianapolis, IN, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Mariner Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fair. Used-Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact but shrink wrap dust covers or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes highlighting or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may be missing bundled media.
Add this copy of Hombre to cart. $12.23, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hillsboro, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Mariner Books.
The crime and suspense novelist Elmore Leonard began as a writer of westerns. The Library of America has recently published a volume of four Leonard western novels and eight short stories. I enjoy both westerns and Leonard and have been working through the volume.
"Hombre" is probably Leonard's best-known novel and is a fitting work for inclusion in the LOA. First published in 1961 as a paperback original, "Hombre" became a 1967 film starring Paul Newman. The novel tells the story of John Russell, 21, who through most of the book is known simply as "Hombre". The book is unique among Leonard's output in that it is recounted by a first person narrator, a technique which adds a great deal to the story. The narrator, Carl Everett Allen, also 21, is something of a naive, callow young man. He recounts the origins of his story in a brief preface to the reader which explains how he came to write the book and that Russell's nickname of "hombre" or "man" best describes his character. Early in his story and at its conclusion, Allen recounts how his boss, Henry Mendez, had told him to "Take a good look at Russell. You will never see another like him as long as you live." The story vindicates Mendez' assessment.
The book is set in 1884 in the Arizona territory. Russell is a white person who spent much time in his youth with the Apache. When Russell becomes a passenger with five other people on a chartered stagecoach, the other individuals don't want him to ride in the coach because they believe he is Apache. When the stagecoach is held up, the passengers need Russell's help and familiarity with weaponry and terrain in order to survive.
The book develops many different characters including Mendez, the driver, and the passengers, Brandon, Dr. Favor, the corrupt superintendent of an Indian reservation, his young wife, a 17 year old, "McClaren girl" who also has been held by the Apache and is returning home, and the narrator,
Carl Allen, who is seeking a new job and success. The story explores the characters' varied reactions to the precarious situation in which they find themselves in the Arizona desert pursued by outlaws.
The main interest in the book lies in Hombre. He is taciturn and stays within himself. At the outset of the book, he is disinclined to become involved in the business of others. As the story progresses with increased threats from the outlaws and dissension among the band on the stagecoach, Hombre makes decisions which often seem harsh and morally questionable. The book explores different perspectives, at several points, on the moral necessity of helping other people in dire straits. Hombre's perspective on these situations is frequently juxtaposed with that of the tender-hearted "McClaren girl".
The book has excellent descriptive passages of the stark Arizona desert, a great deal of violence, and a growth of dramatic tension as the story works to a climax. It reads quickly and held my interest throughout. But the primary value of the book lies in its depiction of character, its portrayal of racial prejudice and in its consideration of the many ethical dilemmas that arise in the course of the story. John Russell emerges as an enigmatic but heroic figure. "Hombre" is far more than a genre western.
