{"product_id":"the-far-canyon-volume-41-hardcover","title":"The Far Canyon: Volume 41 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElmer Kelton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMike Kearby\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Far Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e, the sequel to \u003ci\u003eSlaughter\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1994 and won Elmer Kelton his sixth esteemed Spur Award from the Western Writers of America. By 2002 Kelton had not only earned his seventh Spur Award with \u003ci\u003eWay of the Coyote\u003c\/i\u003e, but had also won three Western Heritage Awards. The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum honored Kelton for \u003ci\u003eThe Time it Never Rained\u003c\/i\u003e in 1974, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Old Boys\u003c\/i\u003e in 1979, and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Rode Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e in 1988. With such accomplishments, it is easy to understand why, in 1995, the Western Writers of America voted Elmer Kelton the greatest western writer of all time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Far Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e, Kelton masterfully unveils for his reader the finality of the buffalo's demise, the beginning of a time when cattle would replace the American bison on the southern plains and ultimately end the Plains Indian culture. The novel reveals the history of the period, not in a general grand swoop of the pen, but rather, up close and personal, so his readership can judge the impact of the period upon his characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel's first chapter introduces Comanche warrior Crow Feather, whose situation is emblematic of a common recurring theme in all of Kelton's works . . . change. Protagonist Jeff Layne is faced with the very same dramatic problem, the devastating threat to one's self-concept inherent in change. Layne, the hide hunter from \u003ci\u003eSlaughter\u003c\/i\u003e is weary of killing and death. He decides to return to South Texas, determined to earn his living with the newest resource on the plains, cattle. And the cultures collide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKelton eloquently reveals the impact of hide hunters on Plains Indian culture. Crow Feather realizes that no matter how many whites the Comanche kill, there will always be more \"coming back.\" Crow Feather also understands that his life and the lives of his wives and children will never be easy again. Are Layne and Crow Feather of a character that will allow them to escape a predetermined fate by reaching that far canyon, or will they simply perish under the cultural dictate of their historical time?\u003cbr\u003eThe question is a thematic dilemma that Kelton excels at and it is what transforms his writing into serious literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElmer Kelton was voted All-Time Greatest Western Author by Western Writers of America. He received seven Spur Awards, four Wrangler Awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Museum, and lifetime achievement awards from WWA, Western American Literature Association, and the Texas Institute of Letters. He was the author of more than fifty novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.02 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52549876580659,"sku":"9780875654126","price":33.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/L3blWH-LRM9780875654126.webp?v=1761058523","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-far-canyon-volume-41-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}