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Born of the Sun
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 1978
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April 14, 2018
I loved this book about a teen and his 2 young friends, who, after his uncle dies on a cattle drive, decides he has to finish the cattle drive for his family. He and his young friends meet many adventures along the way... Indians, and crooks, gunfights and danger. The book was funny, spoken in his local dialect. There were a few quotes in the book I liked, such as:
"As you read deeper in these pages, you will wonder why boys so young did the things we did in the Concho. It was a hard land in those days and short of men for the work to do. When you were old enough to lift an axe, you chopped wood. When you could lift a rifle, you learned to shoot it, and with Indians about you learned mighty soon to hit what you aimed at, or next time you weren't there to pull the trigger. It was a wild frontier, bu if you lived long enough to be brought up natural, you came out a pretty good man and stood on your own hind legs."
"I tell you, when I look back now, I wonder what things in that time made folks the great good men they were. It was a hard land and many hard men lived in it. But beyond the evil some did, the good of others floated over the bloody earth like clean white clouds. Some of the men around the fire that night were most as ignorant as me and Joe and Colt, but there was something in each one of them that made him look another man in the eye like a man ought to, and he talked like a man and he acted like a man, asking nothing in return for favors, but just doing the good he did square and honest out of his own heart. There can be a goodness in men that beats anything that ever walked this earth."
This is an older book, published in 1959, but in MY book, a definite keeper.
This book was read for https://twogalsandabook.com/ Alphabet Challenge for the letter "B".
"As you read deeper in these pages, you will wonder why boys so young did the things we did in the Concho. It was a hard land in those days and short of men for the work to do. When you were old enough to lift an axe, you chopped wood. When you could lift a rifle, you learned to shoot it, and with Indians about you learned mighty soon to hit what you aimed at, or next time you weren't there to pull the trigger. It was a wild frontier, bu if you lived long enough to be brought up natural, you came out a pretty good man and stood on your own hind legs."
"I tell you, when I look back now, I wonder what things in that time made folks the great good men they were. It was a hard land and many hard men lived in it. But beyond the evil some did, the good of others floated over the bloody earth like clean white clouds. Some of the men around the fire that night were most as ignorant as me and Joe and Colt, but there was something in each one of them that made him look another man in the eye like a man ought to, and he talked like a man and he acted like a man, asking nothing in return for favors, but just doing the good he did square and honest out of his own heart. There can be a goodness in men that beats anything that ever walked this earth."
This is an older book, published in 1959, but in MY book, a definite keeper.
This book was read for https://twogalsandabook.com/ Alphabet Challenge for the letter "B".
January 18, 2013
I first read this when I was about 14 years old. I laughed, cried and absolutely enjoyed this book. I have read it many times since and it is always wonderful. The first time I read it, it was a library book. Finally, I couldn't find it anymore and it was out of print and expensive. Recently I was able to buy my own copy and consider it a treasure.
December 21, 2025
An amazingly good novel. I read this book shortly after its publication, while I was in my late teens. It is still one of my favorite reads. A coming of age story set on the Texas frontier, it takes the reader on the journey of a young boy as he grows to a young man amid the adventures of the western frontier. A wonderfully written novel, it is a treasure for fans of Lonesome Dove to Tom Sawyer. I highly recommend it.
July 8, 2020
It's about the life of a Texan boy, the challenges he faced, the fun he had; about his day to day life. To be honest, it was quite difficult to understand the language (Texan language) used in the book, had to read the first few chapters 4-5 times to get little understanding. Then as proceeded further, understood better and better.
Can be read as time pass book, if nothing else is available.
Can be read as time pass book, if nothing else is available.
November 11, 2018
I didn't like this book as well as Bright Feathers, but it's quite a tale. It's truly amazing what those early cattlemen went through and achieved.
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