A man can run only so far . . . so fast.
Jamison Jakes is a well meaning - but friendless - heavy drinking drifter who left his boyhood home in Kentucky in search of nothing; and found it at every turn. Now, at age 34, he is merely surviving and in desperate need of something to give his life purpose. After signing on as a wrangler in Dakota Territory and working a four-month cattle drive, he finds himself in Cheyenne, once again out of work. But it's in Cheyenne that, by chance, Jakes meets two people who will change his life forever: a brash, cocky illiterate teenage boy and a college teacher turned bounty hunter.
Jim Kennison is a writer who combines his experience as educator, world traveler, and student of the human condition to provide in-depth views into the thoughts and emotions of his characters. Letters From a Bounty Hunter pulls together action, adventure, history and romance to create a truly unique Western novel. Jim and his wife Elletta live on the central Oregon coast.
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January 19, 2007: I found this book to be hard to put down. I could hardly wait to discover the reason for the title. The author is very descriptive, and I felt as if I were a part of it. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
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January 13, 2007: Delightful. I was drawn into the lives of each character immedialtely. The decriptions of time and place made you feel like you were right there with them, good times and sad. I would recommend this to anyone .. even those who don't usually think of reading a Western ...