Bugles in the Afternoon (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Dark U.S. Cavalry Western of Wounded Honor, Frontier Rivalry, and the Road to Little BighornBy Ernest Haycox
Length13h 4m
About this audiobook
Bugles in the Afternoon is Haycox's darkly burnished cavalry novel of the northern plains, a romance of wounded honor moving toward the historical catastrophe of the Little Bighorn. Through Kern Shafter, a former officer reduced to the ranks, the book joins private grievance to national myth, setting desire, rivalry, and military ritual against the brittle confidence of Custer's Seventh Cavalry. Haycox's prose is taut, visual, and morally restrained, standing between the popular Western and the serious historical novel of frontier disillusion. Ernest Haycox, one of the most accomplished American Western writers of the twentieth century, brought unusual discipline to a genre often dismissed as formulaic. A veteran of World War I and a careful student of frontier history, he understood both martial ceremony and the loneliness beneath heroic legend. His Oregon background and long engagement with Western landscapes gave his fiction its persuasive physical texture and historical sobriety. Readers seeking a merely triumphant frontier adventure may be surprised by this novel's elegiac intelligence. Bugles in the Afternoon is recommended for those interested in Custer fiction, military romance, and Western literature that examines courage without sentimentalizing violence or defeat.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (150)
Includes Goodreads
GenreAction and Adventure
Length13 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 9, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
16XII. — THE GODS CEASE TO SMILE
2Introduction
17XIII. — THE PAST COMES FORWARD
3Synopsis
18XIV. — A SINNER TURNED HOLY
4Historical Context
19XV. — BOOTS AND SADDLES
5I. — THAT BRIGHT DAY—THAT FAR LAND
20XVI. — WESTWARD MARCH
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6II. — WEST OF THE RIVER
21XVII. — CUSTER PULLS AWAY
7III. — THE RITUAL OF ACCEPTANCE
22XVIII. — THE ORDEAL BEGINS
8IV. — ON OFFICERS' ROW
23XIX. — CHARGE AND RETREAT
9V. — REHEARSAL FOR A TRAGEDY
24XX. — FAREWELL TO GLORY
10VI. — THE RIDE TO RICE
25XXI. — BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON
11VII. — OF MANY INCIDENTS
26XXII. — "IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK"
12VIII. — AT THE STUD HORSE
27THE END
13IX. — WORD FROM THE PAST
28Analysis
14X. — MR. GARNETT TRIES HIS LUCK
29Reflection
15XI. — MEMORY OF A WOMAN
30Memorable Quotes
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