A Distant Trumpet is a story of the American West, hailed as "a first-rate historical novel about the eternally mystifying, fascinating, dramatic complexities of human character."
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A Distant Trumpet is a story of the American West, hailed as "a first-rate historical novel about the eternally mystifying, fascinating, dramatic complexities of human character."
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Add this copy of Distant Trumpet to cart. $3.94, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Nonpareil Books.
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The item shows wear from consistent use but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover if applicable. Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs access code or other supplemental materials.
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Paperback. NOT Ex-library. Good condition. Slight bumping to hardcover corners. Slight edgewear and bumping. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona.
Add this copy of A Distant Trumpet to cart. $7.37, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by Farrar Straus Giroux.
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I shuffled this book to the bottom of the pile twice before I caved in and read it. It is touted, currently, as a Western, and on the cover of the older editions, it is said to be a love story. Turns out what it is, is a book that I plan to add to my keeper shelf, that shelf of books that ought to get 6 stars minimum, once I get a copy that stays in one piece. The glue on the spine of the 1962 paperback from Crest/Fawcett seems determined to dry out and let go of the pages.
When Abraham Lincoln rolls through town, Matthew Hazard is one very, very determined boy: he?s going to meet Lincoln! He does, of course, and their meeting sets Matthew?s life on a path to the Arizona Territory, via West Point. Hazard?s determination is one of his greatest characteristics. It brings him everything he has in his life, including his wife Laura, whose mother was none too keen on her daughter marrying a man who would drag her to the end of civilization and beyond. Their life is full of the sort of adventure that makes up the best and bravest, and the worst and saddest, in our history.
The first surprise for me was that this really is a love story. And the second was that it isn?t. There are several stories of couples here, and most of them are love stories, but they?re more than that. Who the characters are in their relationships ? romantic and otherwise ? defines who they are when the chips are down, and the chips are down often out west at that time. Many, many books weave sub-stories in and out, some successfully, some predictably. A Distant Trumpet is far more successful than others. What a wonderful surprise this book turned out to be!
