ISBN: 9780802740854 - bowhunter (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. [10], 191, [3] pages DJ is price clipped. . Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads: To Dave--Friend and Physician. Steve Altman, 8/95. Nineteen-year old Tory Bowhunter and his Uncle Noah arrive in Dodge City hoping to fine a clue to the whereabouts of Tory's father. Micah Bowhunter, a notorious buffalo hunter, had disappeared a couple of years earlier while Tory was in school in New Orleans. Tory and his uncle Noah undertake a hunt for Micah Bowhunter, but their success is threatened by Tory's involvement with Josie Meeker, the daughter of an Indian agent. This is the author's debut published novel. The concept for this work came to him while he was working for the U.S. Department of the Interior's wild horse management program. He began writing the novel in Meeker, Colorado, where may of the book's events take place. This is loosely based on historic incidents involving settlers and Ute Indians. Christopher Bing (Jacket illustration) (illustrator).…