An extremely well crafted tale about the American frontier in the 1870s. Will Andrews packs in his studies at Harvard and heads west to return to nature and find something of himself. He is soon convinced on heading into the colorado mountains to a hidden valley full of buffalo. Things go wrong and, on their return to the frontier town Butchers Crossing much is changed. The book is a classic portrayal of the American west with hard men and harsh country. There is for me a great sense of futility throughout the book but this is by no means a depressing novel. Overall a well balanced story with gritty characters and an almost perfect style of prose all create a great read. For fans of Blood Meridian et al.
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