Badger Boy

By: Elmer Kelton

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

The Texas Frontier, 1865

The Civil War is over and Texas is reluctantly yielding to the Union soldiers spreading across the state, even into the dangerous Comanche country. David "Rusty" Shannon, proud member of a "ranging company" attempting to protect Texas settlers from Indian depredations, finds that the rangers are being disbanded. He makes his way home to his land on the Red River, hoping to take up the life of a farmer and the hand of the beloved girl he left behind, Geneva Monahan.

But Geneva has married in Rusty's long absence and the country is filled with hostiles—not just Indians, but hate-filled Confederates, overbearing Union soldiers, and army renegades. Rusty's youth as a captive of the Comanches returns to haunt him when, in pursuit of Indian raiders, he takes as prisoner Badger Boy, a white child taken from his murdered parents by a Comanche warrior.

©2001 Elmer Kelton

Critic reviews

"[A] polished and tightly wrapped yarn of duty, honor, courage and gunsmoke." (Publishers Weekly)

Adds Depth to Characters

I liked the back story. However the jumps back and forth between present and past confused me. I was expecting a more linear approach. So that’s on me. Excellent in all regards.

Good story line

I love Elmer Kelton’s stories. Good plots, lots of action. Funny comments here and there so I get to laugh too. 😁

Love Elmer Kelton

I loved it. made me cry a little bit and smile other times. Elmer Kelton weaves a wonderful yarn.

Enjoyable book!

This is a second book in a series. If you like a good, clean story this is your book.

interesting plot

A story of a situation that really happened more than we think in that era. small children taken and raised by indians.