A Pilgrim Shadow - by Alan C Huffines (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

In this powerful, fact-based novel, Alan Huffines has created a new Western classic. Beginning with Indian Territory's Marlow family and their real-life struggle for justice on the Texas frontier, Huffines combines a historian's grasp of period details and authentic language with a storyteller's ability to make readers lose sleep, sweat, and pace the floor. An unforgettable tale.

Alan C. Huffines is the author of "Blood of Noble Men: The Alamo Siege and Battle" and has been a Selected Author of the Texas Book Festival. He has also been featured on C-Span's "Book TV." He holds a master's degree in history, and his writing has appeared in several historical journals. A Persian Gulf War veteran, he is an active-duty combat arms officer. He is a member of the Western Writers of America.

Review Quotes

"In the tradition of The Ox-Bow Incident, Alan C. Huffines has delivered a powerful tale of frontier retribution that doubles as a thoughtful inquiry into the nature of justice. This is passionate and memorable storytelling at its best."-Scott Zesch, author of "Alamo Heights" (TCU, 1999)

"A Pilgrim Shadow is a shattering read. For those who have become inured to the Hollywood-ization of the Western novel, this work will come as a sobering and tragic reminder of how truly dangerous and capricious life could be on America's frontier. Huffines has done a remarkable job of reconstructing not only a period but the attitudes, language, and values which made that time unique to this country and its frontier. When you pick up this book make sure you have the time to finish it, because you will not want to put it down ... you won't be able to do it, the story is that riveting."-Frederick]. Chiaventone, author of the award-winning "A Road We Do Not Know" (Simon & Schuster, 1996) and Absaroka (Tor-Forge, 2001)

"A Pilgrim Shadow is a strikingly authentic novel, not just in the way it flaw­lessly conjures up the vanished world of nineteenth-century Texas, but in its guileless disregard of genre cliches or literary posturing. Alan C. Huffines is a confident and compelling writer, and his story of the ordeal of the Marlow brothers is full of unexpected turns, dead-on details, and powerful feeling."-Stephen Harrigan, author of the Spur and Wrangler award-winning bestseller "The Gates of the Alamo" (Knopf, 2000)