The Buckskin Line

By: Elmer Kelton

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

The Buckskin Line tells of Texas' chaotic early years, when a ragtag group of irregular volunteers fought to defend the far edges of settlement from incursion by Indians and frontier outlaws. In time, they would become known as the Texas Rangers.

This is a story of the early days when...

An intense, red-haired young man named Rusty Shannon rides into Fort Belknap on the Brazos River and joins the Texas Rangers. Years before, Mike Shannon rescued Rusty from a Comanche war party and became his adoptive father. Not long ago, Mike Shannon was bushwhacked and killed, and his death still haunts Rusty. Rusty thinks he knows the identity of Mike's killers. But with Texas now in the throes of seceding from the Union, Rusty has his hands full fighting for the law in lawless Texas and for the life of the woman he loves. If that were not enough of a burden, Rusty is also heading for a showdown with the Comanche warrior who killed his family over 20 years ago.

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really great

wish it wasn't over, also would like to hear the rest of the story

Kelton Delivers. Guidall Delivers

Kelton’s Texas stories make this New Mexico born and raised man glad. He is a great western writer that weaves a lot of history into his stories while making his characters live lives that result in strengths and weaknesses.
George Guidall always tells the stories so very well.

I am not a fan of Westerns

But this is the start of one of the most engaging series I have ever listened to. All nine kept my rapt attention. Elmer Kelton is not only a great story teller and writer, but a fine observer and chronicler of the human condition.

lonesome dove style

The book is a very lonesome dove style of the Texas Rangers , It is well narrated as all of George's books are. You can imagine the life of the early Rangers and Frontier .

Lives of the Texas Rangers

I continue to be fascinated by the early years of the Texas Rangers. Indian fighting was always part of the ethos and this book brings to life the struggles of the Civil War as it profoundly changed the lives of frontier Texans

Love the story, the performance, the characters, everything

Excellent story reviews. Everything characters are fabulous much better than any newer other authors. This is the only good author for the last hundred years for this kind of story.

Great First Book Of A Series

Confession first: Elmer Kelton's "The Time It Never Rained" was the most God awful depressing thing I've ever tried (key word) to read. I was extremely hesitant to give this book a try and I have to confess that I am HOOKED on this series.
The greatest thing about Mr Kelton is he was a Son of Texas and it shows. Nothing worse to a Texan reading about Texas by someone who doesn't do their homework first. Kelton didn't have to, he lived it!
Good story, great character development for the upcoming books.
OK....so I know the narrator is some renowned but I found him somewhat irritating. Nothing like a Native American that sounds Irish! Hard to understand him too at times BUT I'm not young either.

Great Western Story!

George Guidall is excellent as usual. Sad time in our history as the Indians are being removed from their land and Texans are deciding whether to secede from the country…

Three Thumbs Up! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great characters, storyline build up and leaves me wanting more! And I don’t really like western genre, but this was fabulously crafted.

This book is an "okay" read.

The book maintained my interest but in my opinion, there was not much of an ending which I felt was lacking. The plot was a little bit cookie cutter and manufactured and the ending was anticlimactic. Over all the book is worth a read and return.