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(More customer reviews)Elmer Kelton could not write a bad book, and The Bitter Trail is no exception. Fine, fine writing. My only criticism is the fact that he uses a lot of full sentences of SPanish without translating them. For those who don't read Spanish, it would be tough! As the first reviewer said, he is a good replacement for L'Amour, only better. Another great read is ANYTHING by Kirby Jonas, whom critics call the New Louis L'AMour. If you haven't had the pleasure of reading his stuff, pick some up. He's another L'Amour/Kelton, and a surefire winner. Kelton and Jonas ought to make a great combination together, Kelton writing about Texas and Jonas writing about everywhere else!
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In Bitter Trail, Kelton tells the story of a tough teamster named Frio Wheeler whose wagons haul cotton from Texas to Mexico.Sounds like a peaceable enterprise?The problem is that the Civil War is raging throughout the South and Wheeler's cotton is to be sold for gold--gold used to buy guns and ammunition for the Confederate army.And, added to his balky mules, the broiling heat, and killing drought of the Mexican dessert, Wheeler has even more serious matters to contend with: His wagons are attacked, his cotton bales are burned, he is captured and tortured by bandidos in league with Union sympathizers, and he is betrayed by his best friend--his former partner and brother of the woman he loves!
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