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"A strongly told tale with a fascinating hero. This riveting narrative of the wild west--seen through the eyes of a runaway slave turned buffalo soldier--is an epic indeed. This series should eventually rank with Little Big Man. An impressive voice, an impressive first novel."--David Nevin, "New York Times-"bestselling author of "Dream West" and "1812" "I found the novel to be very well-researched and heartfelt, as if Mr. Sinclair Lewis were living the story himself. His sense of time and place is right on the mark. He's a writer with a flare for fine storytelling and most certainly has a wonderful future in historical writing."-Earl Murray author of "Thunder in the Dawn" "Lewis' debut novel displays a strong sense of people, places, and time that yields a convincing and compelling historical novel."-"Booklist"
The first novel in an ambitious new series, Buffalo Gordon is a fictional history of the West as seen through the eyes of runaway slave Nate Gordon. He has returned to Louisiana as Sergeant Major Nate Gordon of the Tenth United States Cavalry. His task is to recruit for the second U.S. colored cavalry, the Ninth Negro. Three years have passed since Nate left Louisiana and his life as a slave. The war is now over, and it is clear that the South has paid a heavy toll. Nate's former home is in ruins. Where opulence and order once ruled, poverty, corruption, and crime now thrive. Resentful and disgruntled white Southerners want nothing to do with Nate and his stripes. Racist Union officers and noncoms only make his task more difficult. Nate struggles to quell dissent from the ranks and keep outside forces at bay as the Ninth Cavalry moves from the docks of Louisiana to the wide open West.
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing, February 2001. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 480 pages. Immensely readable, this terrific novel gives you a striking character in the big sergeant major of the Buffalo Soldiers, and a powerful feel for the combat that racked the Kansas plains, in the post Civil War years. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2747
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