The Cowboy and the Cossack by Clair Huffaker

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Original Title: The Cowboy and the Cossack

ISBN:
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Autor: Clair Huffaker
Rating: 4.3 of 5 stars (3372) counts
Original Format: Kindle Edition, 384 pages
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Published: December 4th 2012 / by AmazonEncore / (first published 1973)
Language: English
Genre(s):
Western- 54 users
Fiction- 32 users
Historical Fiction- 26 users
Adventure- 12 users
Cultural >Russia- 10 users
Historical- 8 users

Description:

Fifteen Montana cowboys sail into Vladivostok with a herd of five hundred longhorns, ready to
cross a thousand miles of Siberian wilderness. When a band of Cossacks, Russias elite
horsemen and warriors, shows up to escort these rough and ready Americans to their destination,
the clash of cultures begins. The feud between American six shooter and Russian saber is
embodied in two men: Shad, the leader of the Montana cowboys, and Rostov, the Cossack
commander. Nature and man are enemies that will force them to work togetherand a ruthless
Tartar army that stands between them and their destination. The code of the cowboy West and the
credo of the Cossack East seem to be two different measures of a manbut honor and courage
are the same in any language when a common enemy must be faced. Lonesome Dove meets Dr.
Zhivago in this rousing tale of West meets East in the days of the Russian Tsars and the Wild
West.

About Author:

Clair Huffaker was a U.S. author of westerns and other fiction, many of which were turned into
films. His sreenplays included such films as "Flaming Star" (1960), "The Commancheros" (1961),
"Rio Conchos" (1964), and "The War Wagon" (1967). His TV scripts showed up on "The
Virginian", "Lawman" and "Bonanza". Clair wrote screenplays for 3 Euro-westerns, "100 Rifles"
(1969), "The Deserter" (1971), "Chino" (1973) and was thanked along with Sergio Corbucci in the
1995 film "Jonathan of the Bears" (1995).
He was married to Norma Lee Fink, a legendary attorney. Their daughter is Samantha C. Kirkeby,
a prominent script supervisor who has worked on scores of big pictures including the Pirates of
the Caribbean trilogy and 3000 miles to Graceland.

Other Editions:

- The Cowboy and the Cossack (Hardcover)

- The Cowboy and the Cossack (Paperback)

- The Cowboy and the Cossack (Hardcover)

- The Cowboy and the Cossack (Audio CD)

- The Cowboy and the Cossack (Hardcover)

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- Guns Of Rio Conchos

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Rewiews:

Feb 21, 2010

Kiran
Rated it: it was amazing
Frankly, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this read. This was my first foray into the western
genre and while it encompassed many of the traits one would expect from the genre such as
cowboys and the herd, it was truly unusual and a bit over the top. I would recommend this book to
any person, man or woman, who wants a really fantastic story with compelling, well thought out
characters. I couldn't help but feel a bit sad when it all came to an end. Also worth noting are the
fantastic illustr
Frankly, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this read. This was my first foray into the western
genre and while it encompassed many of the traits one would expect from the genre such as
cowboys and the herd, it was truly unusual and a bit over the top. I would recommend this book to
any person, man or woman, who wants a really fantastic story with compelling, well thought out
characters. I couldn't help but feel a bit sad when it all came to an end. Also worth noting are the
fantastic illustrations by Brad Holland in this edition.
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4 comments

Kiran
Marnie, thanks for letting me know. I guess all my friends will be getting a copy this year for the
holidays!

Nov 29, 2012 10:41PM

Marnie
Amazon says that if you order it before Dec. 4, they give 50% off.

Nov 30, 2012 12:22AM