Brokentrail : a novel

Format:

Book

Title:

Brokentrail : a novel

Other title(s):

Broken trail

Author:

Geoffrion, Alan.

ISBN:

9781555916053

9780739470312

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Physical Description:

245 pages ; 21 cm

Summary:

After the death of his sister, cowboy Print Ritter and his young nephew find adventure while driving horses to Wyoming, and attempt to rescue five young Chinese girls from being forced into prostitution.

Subject(s):

Ranchers -- Fiction.

Chinese fiction -- West (U.S.)

Young women -- Fiction.

Prostitution -- Fiction.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Independence Public Library	WESTERN - GEOFFRION	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Fulcrum's first novel and the inspiration for the AMC original miniseries starring Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church. The story follows the lives of five Chinese women brought to Wyoming to serve as prostitutes in an outpost town, a common practice of the time. Their fates intertwine with those of two western horsemen -- one of which, Print Ritter (Duvall's character), undergoes a period of personal growth, from rough-and-tumble cowboy to father figure.

Author Notes

Alan Geoffrion has written short stories and screenplays, including Time and Chance, and has been in the horse business for more than 40 years. He was educated at the University of Tennessee, served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and spent a number of years in newspaper and magazine publishing. Geoffrion lives in the Virginia Piedmont.