Butcher's Crossing

Paperback Published on: 05/12/2013
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Butcher's Crossing
Butcher’s Crossing
In spite of being a tonal shift compared to the likes of his slow burn of a campus novel in Stoner, Butcher’s Crossing captures something of past America a... READ MORE
George at Redditch

Synopsis

**NOW A MAJOR FILM**

BY THE AUTHOR OF STONER

Will Andrews is no academic. He longs for wildness, freedom, hope and vigour. He leaves Harvard and sets out for the West to discover a new way of living.

In a small town called Butcher's Crossing he meets a hunter with a story of a lost herd of buffalo in a remote Colorado valley, just waiting to be taken by a team of men brave and crazy enough to find them. Will makes up his mind to be one of those men, but the journey, the killing, harsh conditions and sheer hard luck will test his mind and body to their limits.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • ISBN: 9780099589679
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
  • Weight: 242g
  • Languages: English

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Butcher's Crossing
An immersive experience
A story with heart and soul; a western with richly evoked landscape and vivid characters. People will know John Williams more for 'Stoner', which is perfe... READ MORE
Ian C
Butcher's Crossing
A Look into America: American Exceptionalism and Myth
John Williams (best known for Stoner) takes the reader on a journey of a Buffalo hunt in the Kansas frontier in the 1870s that is as haunting as it is beau... READ MORE
KJ
Butcher's Crossing
Mildly engaging.
While it had some interesting parts, overall it felt a bit flat and didn’t fully capture my attention.
Haseeb