The author of Honor at Daybreak, praised as "a richly authentic American voice" (John Jakes), now writes a new saga that surpasses even his own classic frontier novels. The great Civil War has ended, but on the wild Staked Plains of Texas, another ancient struggle continues as white buffalo hunters slaughter herds of bison and the Commanche nation fights back with strength and guile. Regional author signings.
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The author of Honor at Daybreak, praised as "a richly authentic American voice" (John Jakes), now writes a new saga that surpasses even his own classic frontier novels. The great Civil War has ended, but on the wild Staked Plains of Texas, another ancient struggle continues as white buffalo hunters slaughter herds of bison and the Commanche nation fights back with strength and guile. Regional author signings.
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Add this copy of Slaughter. Elmer Kelton to cart. $227.47, very good condition, Sold by LLU- BOOKSERVICE ANTIQUARIAN rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wahlstedt, S-H, GERMANY, published 1992 by Doubleday.
Add this copy of Slaughter to cart. $11.49, fair condition, Sold by St. Vinnie's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Domain.
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Acceptable. COVER SHOWS SOME GENERAL WEAR, SUCH AS SCRATCHES, RUBBING, STICKER/GLUE RESIDUE AND CREASES. COVER AND/OR PAGES OF THE BOOK ARE YELLOWING DUE TO AGE. STORE STAMP ON FIRST PAGE. mass_market 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues.
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Very Good. Good, clean, tight copy with usual Ex-Library features. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.
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VG+ in VG+ jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed by Author Hardback bound in brown paper-covered boards with tan cloth spine with copper title on the spine. Book has light wear at head and tail of the spine; interior is clean and tight. Dust jacket has light wear at head of spine. Book is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to former owner on first title page. A novel set in the LLano Estacado. 369 pages.
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Very Good-in Very Good dust jacket. 0385248946. Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. First edition, first printing. Hard cover published by Doubleday in 1992. Upper corner of front cover is bowed out some, and upper back corner is slightly bowed out. Book is in very good minus condition. Dust jacket has slight creasing and wear along top edges, and is in very good condition. Large 8vo, 369 pages, 1.5 lb.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 369 pages; Signed by Author.
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For me, this Elmer Kelton book falls flat. I just couldn't get into the characters. Obviously it is the story of the buffalo hunters and their killing of the bison by the millions on the plains, and the Indians fighting back to preserve their food supply and way of life. The book is slow and plodding. The premise of the story has been told before and told well by Zane Grey, and others. Read Buffalo Stampede by Zane Grey and you will find nothing triumphal about how this tragic scenario played itself out an hundred and fifty years ago. I like Elmer Kelton, and 99 percent of the time you will know what you are getting when you buy one his books--a good read, and sometimes a whole lot better than just a good read. Here, for me, he just missed the mark.
Trainmaster
Aug 21, 2009
Excellent
This is one of Elmer Kelton's best from cover to cover.
