Long Way to Texas (Tales of Texas)

Long Way to Texas (Tales of Texas)

by Elmer Kelton

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Perfect for you if...

  • You love Westerns with real historical stakes and morally complex characters trying to survive rather than just shoot it out.
  • You appreciate character-driven adventure where the struggle against the landscape and enemy forces matters as much as gunfights.
  • You want to read a genuine Western classic that influenced the genre itself, not just imitate it.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You're looking for a quick action romp. This is a slower-burn story about exhausted men doing what they think they must.
  • You want sympathetic Confederate heroes without moral complexity. Kelton doesn't shy away from the ugliness of the cause.
  • You prefer Westerns heavy on romance or mystique. This is dirt and survival, not mythology.

About this book

Lieutenant David Buckalew and nineteen surviving Confederate soldiers are stranded in the New Mexico Territory after a series of defeats in their attempt to claim the Southwest for the Confederacy. Facing hostile Comanches and Union forces, they begin their journey back to Texas. During their escape, Buckalew and his men discover the location of a Union weapons and ammunition cache. They plan to seize it before Union troops can retrieve it, hoping to turn the tide of the war in the South's favor. However, those guarding the cache for the North have their own plans to prevent the theft.

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