Badger Boy, Elmer Kelton
Badger Boy, Elmer Kelton
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Badger Boy

Author: Elmer Kelton

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/15/2008

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

The Texas Frontier, 1865

The Civil War is over and Texas is reluctantly yielding to the Union soldiers spreading across the state, even into the dangerous Comanche country. David "Rusty" Shannon, proud member of a "ranging company" attempting to protect Texas settlers from Indian depredations, finds that the rangers are being disbanded. He makes his way home to his land on the Red River, hoping to take up the life of a farmer and the hand of the beloved girl he left behind, Geneva Monahan.

But Geneva has married in Rusty's long absence and the country is filled with hostiles—not just Indians, but hate-filled Confederates, overbearing Union soldiers, and army renegades. Rusty's youth as a captive of the Comanches returns to haunt him when, in pursuit of Indian raiders, he takes as prisoner Badger Boy, a white child taken from his murdered parents by a Comanche warrior.

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 Liz on February 05, 2015

This is the second book in Kelton's Texas Rangers series. It's even better than the first (which was excellent). We pick up Rusty Shannon's trail where he left off in the first book (The Buckskin Line).. Because of Kelton's excellent writing, we're already totally invested in Rusty Shannon's story a......more

Goodreads review by Mary on February 19, 2017

As usual, Elmer Kelton gives us a great story about early Texas with well drawn characters and lots of action. I am so sorry that he is gone and we won't be getting any new stories from him. What would you do if you were raised to be a Comanche but were really white? Rusty Shannon has a little knowl......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on July 04, 2020

Just finished reading this second book in "The Texas Ranger" series. As usual Elmer Kelton brings you into the time with some great story telling. It had been awhile since I had read the first book "The Buckskin Line", but Kelton is such a good storyteller that it all came back to me reading the sec......more

Goodreads review by Rosemary on October 05, 2009

"Elmer Kelton writes of early Texas with unerring authority. His knowlege of the state's history is complete, draw3n from the lives of real people.... ---Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Having written more than forty novels, Elmer Kelton has established himself as one of the grand masters of Western lite......more

Goodreads review by Shelee on April 10, 2010

Great Old West tale, well fleshed out character...love stories of the Texas Rangers back in the day. Heart breaks for Rusty Shannon......more